C natural on my higher D chanter

[Rique Meirelles]

Hey, folks,

I've been dealing with some issues concerning my C natural when I play on my higher D chanter... It makes a really unpleasant sound, but only if I play a long note.

I know it could a number of things. I thought that maybe the string was too close to the wheel - or maybe not close enough?

I'm attaching a really lousy recording to this message. Please turn up your soundboxes in order to listen to it and give me your opinion.

Something else concerning the higher chanter... Do your string usually wear out easily? Or do you tend to cover with cotton ll the area in touch with the wheel?

Thanks in advance for your help,

Rique,

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[George Leverett-Altarwind Hurdy Gurdies]

Hi Rique:
Sounds to me like you have a low spot on the wheel; a place where the wheel isn't connecting very well with the string.  You could try to scrape the wheel a little to true it up; sometimes you can squeek by with just lowering the bridge a tiny bit (or filing it, if you don't have adjusters)

 

Re: high chanter- That string is usually so thin (nylon) that if it gets nicked, it's on borrowed time after that.  Aside from that, my experience is that it  seems to last a good while (about as long as my other strings).

 

Good luck

George

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[George Leverett-Altarwind Hurdy Gurdies]

PS:  That last email I sent assumes that your wheel is properly rosined up.   It could also be that you have a thirsty spot on the wheel (need more rosin).  Try that first...

 

George

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From: Rique Meirelles

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Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 3:20 AM

Subject: [HG-new] C natural on my higher D chanter

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