I've heard this, but either my hg is unusually stable, or I'm unusually tolerant. Maybe both. I think Balázs Nagy, who made my hg, might make them unusually reliable and stable. I've taken it camping to music festivals, played in a slight drizzle or snow, etc, and it's never required what I would consider an annoying amount of adjustment.
I think the fact that I (at least used to, three kids ago) play it for about four hours a day, almost every day, meant that I had a good playing:adjustment ratio. Also, I keep a Dampit (humidifying sponge) in the case with it, so it never got too dry. Also, I almost never change the tuning of the strings. The strings have been playing the same notes for years. Any instrument will go out of tune if you keep trying to retune the strings and don't give it a chance to settle in to one tuning. Melissa the Loud Sent from my iPhone (pardon my brevity). > On May 2, 2016, at 5:21 AM, Michael Muskett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I have read many complaints that the HG always needs constant adjustments. It > occurs to me that beginners may not realise that hur dy-gurdies swell and and > contract with the changes in temperature and humidity, changing the pressure > of the strings on the wheel. > Bouin, writing in the 18th century, recommended that instruments should be > kept away from heat in a stable environment. wrote, 'On rising you should > place the vielle in your bed, covering it well. And tat was central France > where the climate is fairly stable. In Britain we are between two weather > systems in constant conflict.. . And the US with its many weather systems. > How do you cope? Sorry. I mean how do you manage? I am told that Americans > do not cope. They fix it. > Happy days. >> >> [email protected] Google Groups >> Topic digest >> View all topics >> Musette - 2 Updates >> Musette >> Joosten Ulrich <[email protected]>: Apr 30 12:21PM +0200 >> >> If you like the idea you absolutely should check out: >> >> http://www.germandiaz.net/cardiofonico/ >> >> Best, >> Ulrich >> >> Felicia Dale <[email protected]>: Apr 30 04:51PM -0700 >> >> Thank you, Ulrich! I’ll give this a look. >> >> Felicia. >> >> Back to top >> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this >> group. You can change your settings on the group membership page. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an >> email to [email protected]. > > -- > -- > 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. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hurdygurdy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
