On May 6, 9:25 am, Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > Is the bridge side lower than > the keybox side?
No. > Is the distance from the key box side to the string the same at the nut and > at the wheel end? Yes. > How hard do you press on the keys? The string lifts away immediately when the tangent hits the string. > Is the wheel tipping down at the keybox side more than it used to? > Not sure I understand what you mean here... I'm thinking I may need to lower the bridge just a little bit on that side (there is a small bit of range for adjustment). > Scott > > > > > > > > Paul Makinen <[email protected]> wrote: > >My gurdy (tuned in octave D, 2.5 octaves worth of keys from E to high D, > >2 melody strings) has developed a curious problem: When playing at the > >high end of the keybox (say, above high E), the tangents push one of the > >melody strings away from the wheel to the point that the string is not > >being driven by the wheel. > > >The bridge has vertical adjustment screws, but no apparent horizontal > >adjustment other than filing the string grooves in the bridge. > > >I'm hoping that people can tell me the best way to fix this... > > >-- > >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 > >athttp://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.
