Be careful with rosin on the stem of the tangent. It can end up essentially gluing the tangent in place, requiring you to then cut the thing off, drill the stem out, and then create a new tangent. While it may work for a time, it's risky.
-Arle On Oct 13, 2010, at 17:38 , George Leverett-Altarwind Hurdy Gurdies wrote: > Augusto: > Sometimes you can get by with rubbing the tangent stem with rosin to create > more friction. (if it's too far gone this may not work). Use as dark of > rosin as you can get. Liquid rosin would make this an easy fix. If you > have liquid rosin, you could also try squirting a drop or two in the > receiving hole in the keyshaft. > > You can make your own liquid rosin by dissolving rosin in either acetone or > ethyl alcohol (denatured alcohol would work too, but it's poisonous). > > Good luck > George -- 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.
