When you press the tangent, does it lift the string?
Have you checked for a damaged post?
The tangent shouldn't really move the string that much so it sounds like
it's lifting it instead. No wear on the end of the tangent - may have
worn into a wedge shape and is lifting the string. It really does sound
as though the angle has changed (I'm presuming it hasn't always been
like this of course).
Colin Hill
On 07/05/2012 00:13, Harry Wass wrote:
As an easy fix you could try a slightly thicker gauge string... giving
you more tension
cheers Harry
On 5/7/12, [email protected]<[email protected]> wrote:
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...
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