Excellent, that seems to answer several questions. I surmise the extra chanter strings, aside from tuning the tangents slightly off each other to get a "chorus" or vibrato effect, also serves to increase the volume of the melody strings in relation to the drones?
That would seem to suggest that our hypothetical model should have two drones, and two chanters for the most flexibility, but that will add some complexity to the build as the tangents will have to be carefully adjusted laterally to apply equal pressure on both strings. -S On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 2:51 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ** As it happens, Steven, the Hackman's "minstrel" model is three > stringed; one chanter, a trompette and one drone. Mine doesn't have a lot > of volume compared to other gurdies, but the trompette and chanter are more > than enough for it to sound like a gurdy. > ------------------------------ > * > * > -- 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.
