Hello, > Could be that I have to shim
to see if it is the shimming there is a test: turn the wheel very slow - start from stop - and listen. There should be a nice tone from the first moment on, a quiet one in the beginning, getting louder with faster turning. If not, there are two possible missbehaviours: a scratchy noise or the wheel slips under the string. If so, this misbehaviour is effected by one of two adjustment elements: the pressure (the shiming) and the rosin. To tell which of the two is the case, test all strings solo to see if they react the same: if so its the rosin that is too much/too less. If its different for the different strings (buzzing string, chanters, drones) its the string pressure. As this is a balance between two factors (rosin, pressure), there is more than one solution for a good tone: you can adjust for much rosin and less pressure or for less rosin and much pressure. kind 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. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hurdygurdy+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
