I do not know about the HG in New England , here in New France ,
there are only two
documented presence on HG players ,
The first in 1632 , a young boy , servant to the Jesuites was known to
play for the Indians
it is the one portrayed in the film " black robe " ( in the film the "
young boy " is Daniel Thonon
and the HG is a post 1700 lute back , well ... nice enough so far )
The other one was in Acadia , in Louisbourg the document is available
on the web and
the repro instrument at the Louisbourg museum was also made by Daniel
Thonon .
It is possible that another instrument was caried by an army officer
who took it back in 1761
but if it was never sold , stolen or mentionned in a will or a wedding
inventory , there is not
trace of it .
By the way , no bagpipe of any kind , but a pipe &tabor method was once
sold .
Henry
In Nouvelle France ( Québec )
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A partir de: Jocelyn Demuth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:44:43 -0400
A: [email protected]
Sujet: [HG] HG in Colonial America
I live in New England and recently played the HG at a colonial craft day. I
told the organizers that I didn't think the
HG was very big in colonial America but they didn't care. It was old, it
was cool looking at it was loud - so I played
anyway. It then dawned on me that I have absolutely no knowledge of the
history of the HG in the US. Anyone know
how the HG was used in the US? I guess some of them must have been packed
with the clothes, pots, pans and
other stuff people brougth from Europe - but anyone know anything more than
that?
- Jocelyn
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