Hi Roy, Thanks for the help!
I'm building Graeme McCormack's Jiri, not the symphonia. But I will listen to your voice of experience, glady. I am pretty ignorant about hurdy gurdies still. The Jiri is two octave chromatic (360mm scale), with four chanters, three trompette and three base drones. I can't remember which strings are which without checking with my notes yet. It also has sympathetic strings. The wheel is about 7 1/2", I think. Thanks for the tip about the delrin, too. I have a lot to learn, Tim I'll need to read the archives, I don't know of the other RT yet. Take care On Nov 2, 8:42 am, Roy Trotter <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, I'm AN RT.... not THE RT..... different guy. Although I'm > flattered, I can't the credit (all that awesomeness &c, &c, &c) ...... > That's one reason I don't use many initials. > > But ... I need to point out (voice of experience) that you will probably > not be satisfied with a symphonia. You really do want/need a 5 or 6 string > Vielle. Also, generally you probably don't want a small wheel -- much less > than 5 inches (Reminder: I am now handicapped and it could take all day to > type these little "bullets". Explaining "why" Is a bit beyond my > capabilities. Feel free to discuss, tho.) > And then, you really don't want an authentic, historical instrument; The > wheel would wobble. I'm not sure about the time frame: Alden would know, > the real RT might. The good techniques and materials didn't happen until > the 1960's? for wheels anyway. So you really don't want a "historically > accurate" gurdy as a first project. You got enough on yer plate as it is. > Maybe someday you can do an all wood and bone (oh, yeah... + gut) > instrument, but for now you'll be happier with delrin and cold-rolled > steel. .... Take my word for it.... > > Not the Real RT, (the unreal one?) > Roy T. > > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 8:42 AM, timw <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you, Norm! > > > I appreciate every little clue and roadmap I can get on this 'journey, > > or as RT said, 'gurdymania'. I will check it out. Another book I have > > found that is helpful is: > > > Historical Lute Construction, Robert Lundberg > > Guild of American Luthiers > > ISBN-13 978-o-9626447-4-0 > > ISBN-10-0-9626447-4-9 > > > This book is pricey, and is on building lutes, rather than gurdies,but > > should help building the body. Would I recommend buying it for gurdie > > making? I am undecided, maybe someone else here would offer their > > opinion. If it is available at a public library, rather than buying > > it, yes. > > > I'm betting Norm's recommendation, even in German, would be more > > helpful. Thanks, Norm. Tim > > > On Nov 1, 9:21 pm, Norm Sohl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On another tangent, Tim mentions building the Jiri from scratch, and I > > > wanted to suggest that he (and any amateur thinking about a luteback) > > > consider ordering a copy of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum's Lasnier > > > luteback plan, MIN52. > >http://forschung.gnm.de/ressourcen/musikinstrumente/service/gnm_tz_ro.... > > > pdf has more information and ordering info. Personally, I found it 27 > > euros > > > well spent. It requires a little work to muddle through the German if > > you > > > don't already speak the language, but not that difficult, and the rewards > > > are worth it, at least in my opinion. That way you would invest your > > time > > > building forms and tools for a more traditional looking instrument. Of > > > course, if you have fallen in love with the Jiri, I say just go for it! > > > --Norm > > > -- > > 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.
