Hello Gasper, welcome to the mailing list.
Looks like a nice work you did building your own gurdy. Unique the way you built the keys and attched the tangents - i rarely saw it this way, just some pictures in Marianne Bröckers thesis showed keys like yours. Anyway. It is hard to analyze the "guest tones" on a gurdy. Assumed the cotton is properly applied what I would do first is checking if both tangents do touch the twos strings exactly at the same time. If one tangent hits the string and in this moment the other one is just only close to the string but not touching it at the same time like the other it may cause annoying sounds. But while wirting this I saw Simon wrote a letter telling you about a gathering where experts could have a look at the instrument. And Simon is right: if you can make it there you should do so because doing remote diagnosis of gurdy sound problems is nearly impossible becausse of the many reasons that could lead to annoying sounds. Good luck and best wishes, Uli Am 08.09.10 04:17 schrieb "wsteinmayer" unter <[email protected]>: > > On Sep 7, 2010, at 7:45:28 AM, "Gašper Kvartič" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> From:">"Gašper Kvartič" <[email protected]> >> Subject:[HG-new] New member >> Date:September 7, 2010 7:45:28 AM EDT >> To:[email protected] >> Hello! >> >> My name is Gašper, I am from Slovenia and have just joined your mailing list. >> The reason I did so is that I like the wheel fiddle very much and last year >> me and my uncle, who is a craftsman, built a unique hurdy-gurdy (but not the >> Dennis Havlena type, mind) at his home. >> >> It is teardrop-shaped, has no buzzing bridge (yet, maybe), 2 drones and two >> melody strings. It is tuned in C, with drones lower C and G. >> >> Pictures here: >> http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs225.snc4/38591_106855502702676_ >> 100001346811936_47863_2197672_n.jpg >> http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs164.snc4/37537_106855446036015_ >> 100001346811936_47859_1708840_n.jpg >> >> And let my first mail be a question as well: >> >> Because my hurdy is homemade, it is harder to set up to play properly. I am >> still working on it and now it sounds quite nice. >> >> BUT: >> >> There is an irritating problem with one of the notes I play. I use brass >> shafts and wooden pegs, seen here (sorry for the bad quality): >> >> http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs109.ash2/38773_106855512702675_ >> 100001346811936_47864_4313182_n.jpg >> >> The problem is that the fourth key (4 semitones up, E), when pressed against >> the vibrating string, makes a really annoying noise, like a small wood >> chipper. At times, the note is normal, I can play it like any other. But at >> other times it just makes me wanna buy a hurdy that works fine =). >> >> The same thing, just no so loud, you almost can't notice, happens on the 5th >> key (F) and the eighth (A). >> >> I'm not sure what is causing the problem. I've tried replacing the string, >> didn't work, replaced the peg, also didn't work .. What can be causing this >> horible sound? >> >> If any of you has some idea, please let me know. I will be grateful. >> >> See you around, >> >> Gašper >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> Greetings, Gašper! >> >> Although I am not an expert on the instrument, it sounds as if the resonances >> on those notes may be making the key rods vibrate in their slots. It might >> not even be those particular keys themselves, but some of the other keys >> vibrating in sympathy. >> >> To diagnose this, you could remove the other keys ,one by one, and test those >> notes; then see if the vibrations stop. If you can pinpoint the offending >> keys, you might try putting some sort of bushing in the slots to cushion them >> - perhaps a fine layer of felt or leather? >> >> Interesting action, by the way: I have sketched some similar ideas myself. >> One detail seems unclear, though: how do you tune the tangents? >> >> I hope my suggestions may be of some help. >> >> -Bill -- Ulrich Joosten, Nettergasse 35, 41539 Dormagen, Tel. 02133-210900 [email protected] [email protected] www.gambrinus-folk.de -- 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. 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