Hi, all, I got some pegs like this one (link below) that looks like the pegs my little old Bassot came with and I love them. We used a little violin planetary, since we'd already bought it before seeing these, Craig shortened as the tirant peg. He's going to use the rest of the pegs we bought on some other instrument he's built. I've seriously had enough of friction pegs in my life (harp, dulcimer, autoharp, daughter's violin...) and these work beautifully and look really good.
#945C http://www.lessonsinlutherie.com/Part_numbering_12_pegs_pg_2.htm Have I told you what I use to scrape my wheel? I have an Allway mini glass scraper (like this one: http://www.castlewholesalers.com/ALLWAY-GSM-Mini-Glass-Scraper-w-1-Blade.html . I believe Craig got it at a home show). I drag the single-edged razor blade across a steel and I get a nice little curled edge, very delicate. When it gets worn, I toss the blade and put in a fresh one. This is particularly useful to me, as I do not have the hang of proper rosining (being a beginner with a shiny, fresh disk of rosin) and I have to shave off the high points, even after running the wheel against a cloth. It is also quite lightweight and I can hold it against a cottoned chanterelle to get the proper angle. Don't worry, I am very, very slow, careful and conservative, mainly because the whole process scares me. I tried sharpening a plane blade (spent hours with the whet stone) and dragging it across a steel, and tried using broken glass. I'm just not good enough and those were too gross taking too much wood and sometimes leaving little shallow grooves as I was truing my new wheel. The single-edged razor blade is just right. Craig and I had the same idea at the same time and he found me this tiny plastic scraper instead of the larger, heavier metal one I was using. I am looking forward to Over the Water in the fall to better learn how to deal with and enjoy my little old ruin. I've fended off two familial assaults on that time so far. Now that I get more than screeches and rattles (learned to fill, drill and tap keys I'd stripped using the metal rod/bolt type of tangent... so many things to learn), I'm beginning to get the hang of the keyboard and having fun playing French and Breton dance tunes I've heard others playing in session, but not really getting the coups de poignee. I can make the dog buzz pretty much in time, but I can't say I have any precision and there is more impact on the other drones than I care for. Also, not entirely regulated, yet. I think my eardrums may be callousing over ;^). I also was using too much cotton on my chanterelles. Now, I'm doing better and I have my cigarette papers in place. Craig doesn't like that, considers it a lutherie failure. He wants to fill the bridge grooves and shave them down again, but I think there will always be times in an HG's life it needs cigarette papers. There is a difference between having my Bassot in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and driving it the short distance to the coast. I have to give it a day to adjust to the humidity and temperature change or it sounds horrid. Thanks to Mel and Ann at Hurdy Gurdy Crafters for fixing my crank problem. I had a squeak and they sent me more grease, but that leached out and caused the nut to fall off. They sent me a little leather washer for the handle side of the crank, I cleaned the grooves of the bolt with alcohol, the handle hasn't squeaked and the nut hasn't fallen off since. Still dealing with my upper register. The tangents/keys hang up on one another. I don't know quite what to do with that. My HG case is turning into quite a little hardware store. Well, I'm hearing thunder. I'd better sign off. Hope Craig is well rehearsing under the bridge in Portland. http://www.portlandactors.com/2009aLear.htm All the Best, Barbara On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Jon <[email protected]> wrote: > > Anybody using these tuners - look like traditional ebony tuners, but > are mechanical with 4:1 ratio: > > http://www.hurdy-gurdy.org.uk/pegheds.html > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
