Re: [HG] sympathetic strings

2008-10-09 Thread Roy Trotter
P.S, I neglected to mention: per DH Guitar B (metal) is recommended for every tuning. Roy On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Roy Trotter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- On Sat, 9/27/08, Jim Petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the sound board question didnt seem to be very popular. so lets

Re: [HG] sympathetic strings

2008-10-06 Thread Roy Trotter
--- On Sat, 9/27/08, Jim Petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the sound board question didnt seem to be very popular. so lets try this. Guess I missed that one.   regarding sympathetic strings any special rules such as length spacing height from the sound board... Never seen any rules.

Re: [HG] sympathetic strings

2008-09-29 Thread Reymen Marc
Hello jim, I hear you have the same interests as I have. I'm a hg builder and i asked questions like yours to on the site but I discouverd to that the inerest for these items is minimal on this site. I'dd like to discuss these and others items like these but i think we can better do this not on

Re: [HG] sympathetic strings

2008-09-29 Thread Arle Lommel
Would it make sense to set up a Google or Yahoo Group just for makers and those interested in building hurdy-gurdies? While I don't want to fracture the group on this list, I wonder if a dedicaed group might not attract those who don't want to participate on a general HG list. It would

Re: [HG] sympathetic strings

2008-09-29 Thread Reymen Marc
certainly very interested...altough i'm prepaired to share everything with everybody... Marc - Original Message - From: Arle Lommel To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [HG] sympathetic strings Would it make sense to set up a Google

RE: [HG] sympathetic strings

2008-09-29 Thread Lauwers Pieter
Everything?? Pieter From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Reymen Marc Sent: 29 September 2008 13:18 To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Subject: Re: [HG] sympathetic strings certainly very interested...altough i'm prepaired to share

Re: [HG] sympathetic strings

2008-09-29 Thread Melvin Dorries
We are very interested as well Arle.   Hurdygurdycrafters Mel and Ann --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Reymen Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Reymen Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [HG] sympathetic strings To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 7:18 AM certainly very

Re: [HG] sympathetic strings

2008-09-29 Thread Colin
] sympathetic strings certainly very interested...altough i'm prepaired to share everything with everybody... Marc - Original Message - From: Arle Lommel To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [HG] sympathetic strings Would

Re: [HG] sympathetic strings

2008-09-29 Thread George Leverett-Altarwind Music
I would be interested George - Original Message - From: Arle Lommel To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 3:22 AM Subject: Re: [HG] sympathetic strings Would it make sense to set up a Google or Yahoo Group just for makers and those interested

Re: [HG] sympathetic strings

2008-09-29 Thread Arle Lommel
- the list is endless. Where would one place rosin and cotton? Ah, a HG maintenance forum maybe? Please let's keep it all in one place. Colin Hill - Original Message - From: Reymen Marc To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [HG] sympathetic strings certainly

Re: [HG] sympathetic strings

2008-09-29 Thread Tony Vincent
At 06:22 AM 9/29/2008 -0400, you wrote: Would it make sense to set up a Group just for makers and those interested in building hurdy-gurdies? Hi Arle, I am predominatly an instrument maker, albeit very amatuer! rather than a player and would certainly be interested (although there is

Re: [HG] sympathetic strings

2007-11-20 Thread Oscar Picazo Ruiz
Now that we are about strings have you tried a trompette string for C/D one octave lower than the normal tuning for this string? I mean, a gut string of about 1.20. Would it work fine? for me the G one fifth above works like a charm, I guess how it would result with this low C trompette.

Re: [HG] sympathetic strings

2007-11-15 Thread james vanderberg
Tony, Do you have any pictures of your new creation? I'd love to see them. Regards, james v. - Original Message From: Tony Vincent [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 5:23:35 PM Subject: [HG] sympathetic strings Hi Folks, I've just finished