No problem--when I get to Vancouver tonight I'll post some pics. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions so far! Still sorting my options and will prob know more tonight/tomorrow. Firstly I'm hoping Ben Bagby doesn't have a heart attack when he sees the thing! It still drones, which is a saving graces, butI kinda needs those keys, heh heh...
Cheers, more soon. Vlad On 27 Jul 2011, at 15:30, Arle Lommel wrote: > Vlad, > > If you have not already made the repair, any chance you can post a photo of > the damage online? From your description I'm not entirely certain that I > understand the nature of the damage to the peg end (I get where the failure > on the backside of the keybox occurred). Others seem to get it, and it's > possible the repair is already done following, for instance, Mel's > instructions, but this is a case where a picture may be worth a thousand > words. > > -Arle > > On Jul 26, 2011, at 23:37 , Wolodymyr Smishkewych wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> Sorry that I've been mostly lurking the list these days--my new job in >> Ireland has been keeping me quite busy! >> I'm writing to ask for a small bit of help: Just yesterday when I was taking >> out my organistrum that I use with ensemble Sequentia, to my horror I >> discovered that the lid had come clean off--by cracking cleanly across the >> weak areas of the key slots on the back of the keybox. Since the keybox is >> open in the direction of the wheel, and the glue line on the tuning pins end >> failed, there is nothing keeping the back of the keybox from coming off, so >> I now have a lid and a chunk of keybox held together by hinges, and the rest >> of the organistrum itself, keys in just the front slots of the keybox. >> Mirculously, whatever prompted the break of the keybox didn't cause any >> damage to the rest of the instrument, so it plays the strings fine. >> >> I am enroute to Vancouver from Ireland (writing this as I travel to the >> airport) and arrive tonight, Wednesday. This weekend I have a concert with >> Sequentia, and teach a two-week workshop (need the HG for the concert, not >> essential for the course, but would be nice). I'm confident I can repair it >> before then, and so I brought a first-aid kit of tools and some small >> 'harigane' clamps with me. However, I couldn't get any wood for the repair, >> and so I am wondering if there are any luthier friends in the area, on the >> list or folks some of you may know, that might be able to help me source >> some wood I'll need for the repair (not yet sure if I will just make cleats >> for the back inside of the keybox wall, or make a thin but strong >> reinforcing wall to glue to the inside of the keybox once the pieces have >> been mated. Any thoughts on this would also be appreciated, as I haven't >> done this kind of repair before. >> >> So, if any of you are, or know, luthiers (any kind!--or even good >> woodworkers) who might be able to help me with this some time Thursday, that >> would be great. THanks so much! >> >> Vlad >> >> -- >> 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.
