Thanks for the validation Arle. My concern about sonority has more to due with making sure whatever I patch with has similar enough density and "bite" to the original material to hold rosin consistent with the original surface. I'm also worried about long term durability since it's the keybox edge that needs repair. Ideally, I do this repair once, but I'm prepared to chuck the wheel out the window if that's what it takes to prevent this mishap from occurring again.
I have never scraped a wheel before, but I have experience with lathes, both wood and metal. I intend to devise a fixture that can be used while the wheel is in place, since it already runs concentric, and can be adjusted single-handed like a cross-slide on a manual lathe. I need to contact the builder of my instrument to verify the composition of the wheel to do more research. I have heard of some resins degrading due to exposure to sulfur containing emissions (read: smog) and I live on a very heavily traveled corridor filled with diesel vehicles. On Mar 30, 9:22 am, Arle <[email protected]> wrote: > Jason, the sonority of the product should not be affected in any way > if you can get the surface sufficiently smooth where you patch the > wheel. -- 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.
