Okay, folks, I'm going tone deaf and nuts. Please help me understand. I'm working over my wooden tangents on my little old Bassot hg, switched over from metal shafts after OTW and lots of good advice. Craig made blanks and I'm sizing and shaping them.
First oddity: the wooden tangents are more generally straight than the metal ones. Why does that make a difference? Isn't a vibrating length a vibrating length? Why does it matter what the stop is made of? Second: After tuning the open string, I get a tangent set so it is straight up perfect on the tuner. Ten minutes later, after checking the open string tuning again, I have to turn the tangent a quarter turn to get into tune. What the...? Third: what do you do if your tangent growls at you? Barbara -- 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.
