Hello Bruno.. Wow! Thanks... I will do what you suggested.... It may take me a while to find a mic... my brother probably has one. One of the strings and I b elieve it is the melody string, I bought from a man who makes gut strings... Damian Dlugolecki.. but I dont know if it was a good size... I The tuning I believe was A melody and E drones... doent matter, I am not currently playing any hungarian music on it. I will get back to you...I will save your address if you dont mind? .. thanks again... Beth On 10/25/11, 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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