i am talking about cast resin as far as the wheel goes. i am sorry i wasn't clear in my original post. i guess MDF doesn't fit my definition of synthetic seeing it is made from wood product. given the choice between MDF and a good hardwood laminate i would go with the laminate...
but as i said my question is on the Cast Resin wheels being used... i have heard they are really nice because you can actually wash them if some one desicrates your wheel weith greasy fingers... never warp so i am curious of anyones experience with them. thanks ps... i dont really want to mention the maker of the symphonie ... but there was a lot of plastic (ew shudder) in his work... Grey Aengus (aka Jim)http://www.greyaengus.com often in error, never in doubt --- On Wed, 9/17/08, Arle Lommel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Arle Lommel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [HG] synthetic Wheels? To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 9:10 PM Hi Jim, What do you consider a synthetic? I've recently seen an MDF (medium density fiberboard) wheel. That's not plastic, but it's not really wood either. MDF has some real advantages as a wheel in that it's as stable as can be (the same reason it gets used for bathroom cabinetry). The maker I saw who uses it doesn't even band the wheels with it: he says it's fine as is, but there's no reason you couldn't band a wheel made from MDF, in which case you'd have a traditional wheel for all playing purposes, but one that is super stable. -Arle On Sep 17, 2008, at 4:05 PM, Jim Petersen wrote: good morning ... this would be my first quizzical post to the board. i would like as much information and as many personal experiences that any of you have had with the synthetic wheels being used lately. i have heard great things about them but being a traditionalist on matters of the gurdy ... they kind of scare me. i would like to hear both good and bad and are all synthetics the same are their good ones and bad ones... i have only seen one and it was on a horrible lil symphonie thanks for your support. jim Grey Aengus (aka Jim)http://www.greyaengus.com often in error, never in doubt
