I'll second Arle's thought. It's possible to use a smaller wheel, but I would recommend staying with 178mm (7"). Alden F.M. Hackmann [email protected] "Beati illi qui in circulum circumeunt, fient enim magnae rotae." On Mon, 7 Nov 2011, Arle Lommel wrote:
6" seems to be the break point for different playing styles. Hungarian instruments with smaller wheels than this are difficult (although not impossible) to articulate in the French style, and are much more suitable for the syncopated twos and fours of Hungarian music. By contrast, if you take a 7" wheel, the wheel ends up moving too fast over the course of a revolution to get the Hungarian articulations just right. So wheel size is important, with 6" really the minimum for Western instruments. -Arle
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