Hallo Simon, I was recently looking for LL levers for g --> a in both trompette and drone, but could not find where to buy them, even online.
Is there an online retailer for those levers? (I'll take your advice for 6 and an 8 size) Thanks a lot, Oscar. On 2 mayo, 13:27, Simon Wascher <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Am 01.05.2010 um 22:42 schrieb Simon Wascher: > Some more words on the Loveland levers (LL). > > > If you look for the perfect capo for the gurdy it should: > > not interfere with the string in open position > > the LL come in different sizes with different openings between the > bolt that blocks (a catch) and the arm that presses the string against > this catch. One can choose the size of the "horizontal" opening for > the vibrating string by choosing the size of the lever. With the LL > the basis is only a brass plate so also the "vertical" space for the > vibrating string is quite wide. > > > not move the string away from the wheel or much towards it but > > Allow an adjustment for the horizontal angle of the string in closed > > position > > Here the LL is a working compromise: The LL presses the string towards > the wheel a bit, which is effectively exactly whats needed to achive > near to identical reaction from the buzzing bridge when the string > gets shortened. The LL is ok for a range of about a third up from the > open string, depending on the strings amplitude. For capos higher up > the string the open strings amplitude gets in conflict with the > correct catch position for the closed capo. for capos higher up it > would be needed that the a catch also is moveable, to allow a big > opening with a small alteration of the a catch position. > Alternatively systems without a catch would be a solution. > > > not change the (vertical) angles between string and soundboard (the > > pressure of the chien against the soundbard > > The LL moves the string towards the wheel as described above, not up > or away. > > > not be higher than the distance between the strings (to use them on > > neighbouring strings) > > this is only an issue if more than one string needs to be shortened. > The LL is at the limit for general height, there are levers that are > "thinner", but the LL winns because only the thin brass plate is > positioned between the strings, unlike other capos where the base is > "thicker" narrowing the space for the vibrating string. > > > include some reproduceable method of fine tuning > > like all modern harp levers the LL comes with a built in fine tuning > system: the hole for the screw that fixes it is a slot, so the base of > the lever can be moved when the screw is slacken a bit. > > > be reliable over many years of usage > > about 35 levers are installed on one harp, and on the harp single > levers might get switched at each turn of a tune, and there are > thousands of harps out there. So, harp levers are really, really > tested heavy duty, for millions of times. Why invent the wheel if you > can allready order one? > > > emergency-replaceable > > the LL levers are made up from simple removeable parts, the screws are > standard parts, a spare lever is a cheap invetion. By the way till now > I did not manage to break one. Thouse who know me, know this means a > lot: they are (nearly?) unbreakable. > > > be of adjustable firmness > > a screw let adjust you how hard the arm gets moved. > > > effortless and handsome > > The LL has a second catch that limits the movement of the arm in both > positions open and closed. So it is really on and of. The switch is > done with a simple movement, no skillful finger adjustment. Assumed > the finetuning is done well, it is possible to switch the LL at any > moment whilst playing (as it gets done with the lever harps and > therefore is the case for all modern harp levers). > > > beautyful > > The LL is *not* beautiful. If someone comes up with a more beautiful > one, that equals the LL in its practical characteristics, I will switch. > > > cheap > > its cheap, about 10 $ each. > > > available > > its available per mailorder in 15 different sizes. > > Close: I am in no private or economic relation with Loveland, I just > think they do a good job for the hurdy gurdy (supposedly without > knowing). > I sorted through numerous harp lever types, some of them are close > matches too, others are completely useless for the gurdy. > I belive its sensible to open our hurdy gurdy minds for the outside > world, for the solutions already arround, to be able to concentrate on > the unsolved problems, to get ourselves, the dwarfes, onto the > sholders of our ancestors and not to waste time inventing the wheel > from scratch. > > cheers, > 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 athttp://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found > athttp://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. 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