[HG] synthetic Wheels?

good morning ... this would be my first quizzical post to the board. i would like as much information and as many personal experiences that any of you have had with the synthetic wheels being used lately. i have heard great things about them but being a traditionalist on matters of the gurdy

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is the symphony from usa ? sylvain - Original Message - From: Jim Petersen To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:05 AM Subject: [HG] synthetic Wheels? good morning ... this would be my first quizzical post to the board. i

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ANDWHAT ABOUT HUMIDITY WITH MDF ARLE? THANKS SYLVAIN - Original Message - From: Arle Lommel To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [HG] synthetic Wheels? Hi Jim, What do you consider a synthetic? I've recently seen an

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i am talking about cast resin as far as the wheel goes. i am sorry i wasn't clear in my original post. i guess MDF doesn't fit my definition of synthetic seeing it is made from wood product. given the choice between MDF and a good hardwood laminate i would go with the laminate... but as i said

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I've been playing a horrible lil symphonie that fits this description - and will continue to play it until the economy improves or someone wants to volunteer to be my sugar daddy. The manufacturer's website claims that the plastic parts are precision molded. I have not experienced any issues

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Hello, Am 17.09.2008 um 16:05 schrieb Jim Petersen: i would like as much information and as many personal experiences that any of you have had with the synthetic wheels being used lately. the first synthetic wheel I saw was that of an hungarian instrument somewhen in the late eighties. I

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I have a synthetic wheel on my hg - a renaissance HG made by Olympic musical instruments. I'm sure Alden can speak to construction of the wheel and composition - wouldn't presume to say anything on that topic. As a player who plays outside a lot - I have found the synthetic wheel to work just

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Germán Diaz from Spain plays a (I think) Weichselbaumer (/I think) with a plastic wheel... he uses liquid rosin also, on the wheel and specially to tight the cotton on the strings, so that he can play the wheel both ways, like a cello... Amazing effect... On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 12:10 AM, Jocelyn

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With MDF I suppose if you immersed the wheel in water it would swell (but if you keep your instrument in a bucket of water, that's likely to be the least of your problems). For normal use, however, humidity does not affect MDF. It is, in fact, made from wood particles in a resin binder.

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this symphony is a realy better buy than a musikit anyway , at 700-800. , my son have one , and he is ok with this .sylvain- Original Message - From: L Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 6:55 PM Subject: Re: [HG] synthetic

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They use MDF in bathroom furniture *because* it is basically impervious to humidity. thanks arle , bye sylvain - Original Message - From: Arle Lommel To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:47 PM Subject: Re: [HG] synthetic Wheels? With MDF I