Is this a g (an octave below the chanter) trompette or a g' (same note as the chanter) trompette? I have two trompettes on my 3-chanter flatback, one of them tuned to the g note an octave below the chanter, and the other a conventional c'/d' trompette with a harp tuner capo. While my g trompette works (unlike yours at the moment), I don't find the g trompette all that useful. It's inevitably going to have a pretty weak buzz with that low a note. I've also setting it up at the same pitch as the g' chanter (my luthier thoughtfully provided strings and dogs for both g and g' trompettes, so I could choose between them), but I liked the high g' trompette even less. In G/C tuning, the only trompette setup I find that I like the sound and feel of is the conventional c'/d' trompette with a capo system. It's all personal preference I guess (I know other players who like having a g or g' trompette), but I for one am not that impressed with the idea of having a second trompette. I could have left that feature off my gurdy, saved a little money, and had a perfectly good g mouche there (which is pretty much how I use it now). Just one player's 2 cents. Mitch Gordon Guerneville, California, US In a message dated 3/9/2012 8:21:37 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
I might start out by taking a regular emery board (a nail file) and making one or two light passes on the side of the tail end of the dog where it pivots. It only takes a bit of humidity to swell wood, and while you don't want a floppy fit, a single pass or two might get it freed up. Remember, the forces that cause the buzz are small but very predictable, and it is difficult to tell just by feel if the dog is free enough. this is only one of the many things that can happen when you move an instrument from a location with one temperature/humidity standard to another. Another reason to learn how to carve a dog if you own a gurdy - lots of things might be out of the reach of the average owner to fix, but careful study and some time with some basic hand tools and you will become a pro dog carver in no time. Chris > Hello all. I'm the proud owner of a brand-new G/C Siorat hurdy- > gurdy which arrived yesterday. A beautiful instrument with a > delighful tone. It has two trompettes. The C-trompette buzzes > easily, but I am having difficulty with the G-trompette. The > trompette plays OK as a drone, but I am really struggling to get > any kind of buzz out of it. I've obviously played with the tirant, > and even if I tighten this to the point where there is a continual > buzz, it is very, very weak sounding. Not a real buzz at all. The > dog moves OK (and I've taken it out and put it back). I tried re- > cottoning the string and rosining the wheel. I'm sure this must be > some kind of set-up issue - maybe induced by the French and Dutch > postal services, but I have no idea how to get the dog buzzing! > Can anyone advise what the issue might be and how I could resolve > it? > > Thanks, > > Paul -- 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_ (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_ (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.
