Our "standard" HG wheel is 7" diameter. Alden
On Nov 5, 8:53 pm, Kazimierz Verkmastare <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, so 345mm chanter string scale length it is. Now to start to figure out > how high above the soundboard that string goes, it is second most important > to figure out wheel diameter. > > > > My sinphone has a 6 inch wheel, I don't even begin to claim that is optimal > or close to it because aside from how fast you have to crank to get a > reasonable 'bow' speed I don't know anything that wheel size helps or hinders. > > > > Do we just make an arbitrary guess, or do we involve our player friends with > pro instruments and those with plans to give us a few functional sizes and > opinions, and get our expert builders to give a brief overview of the theory > behind wheel size? > > > > I'm all for the expert input option myself > > > > Chris -- 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.
