didn't the luthier provide the tuning key with the instrument? Mine did... Mine kinda looks like a harp tuning key. Just ask your maker for a key you should use with it...
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Derek Lofthouse <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > 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 <[email protected]> > *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. > -- 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.
