[HG] back to the list

[Alison Gowan]

Hello all,
I am a HG player from Eastern Ontario and I  have taken a little 
hiatus from the list... but am back with questions.

I tried to find the info on the archives, but had a tough time wading 
through it all.

I was wondering if anyone had reviews/ recommendations about 
instruments. I am going to be up-grading and am debating between a 
Gotschy or Kerbouef instrument, French lute-back model. I will 
consider others as well, but those are some that at least I have 
heard/tried out and know are very reputable makers.

Also, I play in D-tuning, I am thinking about changing my strings on 
my old gurdy to G-tuning when I acquire the new baby. Has anyone 
tried that with any success?

I look forward to any comments, it will be fun to reconnect with the 
world of hurdy-gurdy players


Thanks,
Alison