maybe someone who plays the Tekero (the hungarian gurdy) would be better suited to suggest you strings. They are in many ways a quite different animal from our regular french-style HGs...
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Bruno Fournier <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Elizabeth, > > OK, so : > > the chanterelle is the melody string. in order to determine what > guauge you should be using, you will need to > > 1. determine the pitch at which you want to play: most hurdy gurdies > have a chanterelle starting on G, and drones at unison and 5th. but > then again you might want have a melody string in D: I'm not sure > what hungarian hurdy gurdies use for tuning. > > 2. you need to determine the vibrating string length, that is the > distance between the bridge next to the wheel and the nut. > > 3. get yourself a micrometer, and check the thickness of the string > you are using for the melody string. > > > get back to me with the information , and then I may be able to help you > more. > > The melody string should be gut, you can get some from various hurdy > gurdy builders or from lute builders such as Dan Larson > > http://www.gamutstrings.com/catalog.html?Vl=21&Tp=2 > > I typically use lute strings ( since I am also a lute player) and even > second grade strings used for Frets on the lute. > > Savarez also makes strings for Hurdy Gurdies: > http://www.savarez.fr/p-instanci-exp-vielle.html > > > Bruno > > > > > On 10/24/11, Elizabeth Gilmore <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Bruno, I am new to hurdy gurdys.... I have a hungarian hurdy > gurdy I > > purchased in 1987.. it has only 3 strings: 2 drone and 1 melody. It is > a > > pretty basic hurdy gurdy.... I am not sure what you mean by > > chantarelles.... are those the drones? Dont cringe.....when I first got > it > > they told me to use tennis racket gut.... they liked the sound loud > (eros, > > in Hungarian) So I am not too familiar with buying strings for it > > either..... I am newly playing music again after a long dry spell of no > > music.... > > Where is a good source to buy said strings.... the smaller the number... > the > > lighter the guage and the gentler the sound? is that how it works? > > I am looking at a local hurdy gurdy maker and am considering buying a new > > one, more to my liking.... but for now.... I need new strings for the one > I > > have. > > thank-you for your response! > > Sincerely Beth Gilmore > > > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Bruno Fournier <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> get a lighter gauge string, or play only on one chanterelle instead of > >> two...( assuming you have two chanterelles). A 1.00 mm gut string will > be > >> quite loud, as it will tightened more than a .80 mm string to obtain the > >> same pitch. > >> > >> Bruno > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Elizabeth Gilmore > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >>> Is there a string that you can get that will make the voice of the > >>> instrument gentler and quieter... or is that just a function of the > >>> shape of the instrument? Mine is fairly loud and I wish to make it > >>> quieter and gentler cause I want to play with others and dont want to > >>> overpower them. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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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