thats what you get for buying a french instrument, english and austrian instruments have a warrenty on the tuning of the sympathetic strings......
but seriously, Weichselbaumer has a key that the peg slides into. I didnt get one with my instrument so i used a small set of pliers to tune the sympathetics till i was able to get said key. derek From: Barbara Currier Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [HG-new] tuning sympathetics The tuning peg grips are flat, as if one could grip and turn with the fingers, but my fingers are not that strong, nor are anyone else's, I think. The pegs are too narrow and close together to get a good grip. My husband has an idea for making a key, but I wondered what everybody else did. Thanks, again, Barbara On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Barbara Currier <[email protected]> wrote: R. T. asked him about it and M. Boudet said it was sewing machine oil, which I do have. Now, what do people use for tuning the sympathetic strings when fine tuners aren't enough or when the strings need changing? At first glance, I thought an autoharp key, but the shape is actually quite different. Thanks, everyone, Barbara -- 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. -- 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.
