I would suggest that this might happen if you use a lot of cotton (or perhaps, more than the maker assumed when he built the keybox). The extra weight of the cotton will flatten the pitch of the high notes more than the low ones because the vibrating string itself is shorter - and therefore lighter - for the high notes, and so the extra mass of the cotton is greater in proportion. The tangents will need to compensate, i.e. the further up the string you go, the more more they will need to be twisted towards the wheel.
Paul On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Martin Lodahl <[email protected]> wrote: > ... but for the life of me, I can't recall its significance. I found the > cotton configuration that made the d" chanterelle stable enough to tune the > movable bridge, and could then put the whole keyboard in tune. I saw a > pattern develop, though, that I know I've seen before: The octave tangent > strikes the string at a 90-degree angle, and all the others seem to be > leaning away from it. That is to say, the tangents for the higher notes > incline toward the wheel, and those for the lower notes, toward the pegbox, > as if the keys were placed too closely together. What does this mean? > > - Marty > > -- > Martin Lodahl of Auburn, California > UNIX Pro, Musician, Motorcyclist > > -- > 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]<hurdygurdy%[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, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > -- 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.
