Nerdy Gurdy Basic : How to finish the wheel!

[@flamingomtn]

This one is going to be one of the most-watched Nerdy videos of all time. WONDERFUL!!! Thank you so much!

[@JohnStewart-xz6ro]

That's what I did to get mine true . Very nice.

[@CaptainZuurpruim]

Goed bezig Jimi en Sanne

[@elektrovolt]

Thanks Arv!

[@channel98747]

Great work! Video is dead helpfull

[@martymccullough3526]

So helpful! Thank you!

[@andreasengholm9532]

Thank you for the beautiful and thorough instruction. I am not quite there yet, and wondered if you could help me get closer. I am building a 6.3 It seems that either the moulded insert for the rod is slightly off axis, or the drilled hole for the rod has been slightly off axis. This results in about 2-3 mm wobble on the wheel, when mounted and turned. Do you have any suggestions on what to do about this? How will it affect the playing if there is a wobble of that scale? I hope you can give me a hint, since I would not like to make a bad decision at this place. Thank you again for the time and effort you put into making gurdys available for us - Andreas

[@elektrovolt]

The inserts can be troublesome, best to print a few of the wheel core inserts until you have one that is completely straight. There needs to be a nut against the wheel core, the helps to stabilise the wheel core. 2-3 mm is far too much, get a few spare cores and try again.

[@andreasengholm9532]

@@elektrovolt thank you so much for your reply and advice, I will follow up on it :)

[@Spacecookie-]

What happens if you make the wheel face rounded, so it had a smaller contact with the strings?

[@elektrovolt]

The instrument will sound weaker with less grip on the strings and much less control over the trompette coups.

[@alexharden848]

I used this to true the wheel on my 6.3. It is very true but my strings were all high and I had to do a lot of work to get them down. I didn’t take off as much as this. Is this video only for NG basic?

[@elektrovolt]

This method works for both the Basic and the regular Nerdy.

[@alexharden848]

Thanks. I also set my blade into a scraper which helped me keep the angles consistent

[@dreacul]

Does already ensembled nerdy gurdies come with all this process done or I will still need to do it? I'm going to gift myself one very very soon :D Like weeks soon!

[@elektrovolt]

If you buy a pre built Nerdy Gurdy Basic directly, this already has been done by us. All of them are built, finished, setup, adjusted and played before shipping. When you purchase a DIY kit you will need to do all that by yourself.