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Post by Charlie Huang on Apr 3, 2007 17:47:16 GMT
I was re-stringing back to silk when the inner goose foot came off!   The foot wasn't glued in. I suppose because just in case in the future when the qin had to be opened up, the feet must come off easily. Luckily, I rotated it 180 degrees around and re-inserted it and it fitted in more securely. I should do the same for the outer one next time around since that one is loose and wobbly. |
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Post by Si on Apr 3, 2007 18:22:03 GMT
whats all that gunk inside.........
wow this forum has been a ghost townn these few weeks - at last a blizzard of posts!!!!!
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Post by Charlie Huang on Apr 3, 2007 18:26:35 GMT
The 'gunk' is sawdust! I had to get a pencil to scoop it out...
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Post by guzhenglover on Apr 16, 2007 7:53:19 GMT
Hi Charlie/utmostvacuity2 - this was the first time I hear about goose feet breaking off - not that it comes as a complete surprise, either, considering all the tension it endures from the tight strings. Are guqins known to have this problem? Can this be prevented? Is this a sign of the quality of the qin/workmanship (no offence, Charlie - your qin looks like a gem of an instrument). Just curious - guqinlover
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Post by Charlie Huang on Apr 16, 2007 8:51:34 GMT
It didn't 'broke off', it came off!
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Post by guzhenglover on Apr 16, 2007 9:52:21 GMT
How can it just come off? Well that is surprising then.
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Post by Charlie Huang on Apr 16, 2007 16:04:27 GMT
'Break off' denotes that the goose feet is part of the qin itself and not a separate entity; or that it severed into two pieces. 'Came off' denotes that it is not part of the same wood/object and that it was inserted.
I already explained that the feet were inserted and not glued into the foot holes, so it can come out if you pull it out with sufficent force. The feet can become unstable after re-stringing a lot as you will apply tension to it and it will incline either way, thus losening it a bit.
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Post by guzhenglover on Apr 17, 2007 2:41:11 GMT
Oh, that explains it then. Do you know if all goose feet these days are inserted, rather than glued, into the foot holes?
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Post by Charlie Huang on Apr 17, 2007 8:19:51 GMT
I wouldn't know since it is up to the maker...
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