Hello,
> A little while back someone posted links to pictures of an Italian > Piedmontese style hurdy-gurdy (ghironda?) the instrument is in the Music instruments collection of the Kunsthistorische Museum in Vienna/Austria, its origin is as far as I know unknown, oral tradition :-) claims its from Pemont (is there anyone ión this list who can provide any certainty?). with an unusual trompette > mechanism (Hungarian?). I was unable to discern how it was constructed and > functioned, in distinction to the chien-style trompette bridge. Can anyone > help with some descriptive information or links to diagrams? its not unusual its just not french ;-) here is a detailed photo: http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:TekeroBassBuzzing.jpg you can see this system also has got a "chien" - like bridge for the buzzing string. In general this buzzing bridge ist fixed to the soundboard by the buzzing string that presses it down. This is the same principle as for a violin bridge. The buzzing occures because the drag of the wheel against the buzzing string is lifting the buzzing string from the soundboard. To control the pressure, there is a device. So far the same procedure as always. In case of the particular buzzing system, the device is a wedge that presses the string down. The wedge is supported by a bracket from above. Moving the wedge left and right or out and in adjusts the pressure. Down in the right corner of the picture you can see the wedge and the bracket. Sometimes today you find that the wedge can be controlled by an extra screw (You can see the - wooden - head of such a screw in the picture too). regards, Simon -- 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.
