Hurdy Gurdy tutorials - Troubleshooting

What to do when your hurdy gurdy stops playing, starts screeching, etc?
Find out with the first instalment of the pirate tutorials!
Here I tackle issues such as trompette adjustment, shimming, rosin, cottoning, skipping, vibrations, sicky keys and much more!

[@AlessandroAlfieriAlfioMN]

Ecco bravo.

[@BirdWhisperer46]

This site is one day old. How do I find the rest? ;O)

[@Lucius1958]

I wonder whether the soundboard can be damaged by the trompette? On my instrument, it seems there is a slight indentation caused by the chien, which has been sounding rather erratic. Would inlaying a piece of harder material improve its performance? (I have a Gotschy Da Vinci, with two trompettes: it's the lower, C trompette which is acting up).

[@FitZhurdygurdy]

Yes, many luthiers use a square of bone inlaid underneath the chien to provide a stronger tapping surface.

[@CaptainGurdy]

It would be a very unfortunate situation but yes it could happen. I don't know if you can see it but there's a "chip" of metal just under my chien in this gurdy.

[@lightningspirit2166]

@@FitZhurdygurdy yes but it requires very precise fitting,best lift to an expert,