If it's the one I'm thinking of, what struck me was some features that looked like the Polish instuments that Stefan brings in to OTW. He makes them. ( Actually he does a cleaner job.). Haven't seen that picture in years, is it still up?
--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a very strange nstrument , I spent some time looking at a > picture of it > trying to find wich was the most irritating detail and suddenly I > realised > that > all the keys are equally spaced . So, forget a french or french > canadian > origin . > > Later , in life , I came to look at pictures or " lyrnikis " > (spl?) > russian hg players of the > 1930 period , not only their HG look much like the one at the museum > but > they also > have equally spaced keys . On a french HG forum , I have been told > that > it would > make sense for playing some old modal scales . I wish I had the > musical > education > to make sense out of that affirmation. > > Henry > who wish to find a solid evidence of HG playing in Nouvelle France . > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: Nan Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:09:47 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [HG] HG in Colonial America > > > For many years in the musical instrument exhibit room at the Museum > of Fine > Arts in Boston, there was an incredibly, ummm "rustic" hurdy gurdy on > > display. If my memory serves me well, it was either made by a > French-Canadian (or someone coming down from that region?), and was > at > least > 100 years old, although I'm less confident about the second point. > What > was > particularly memorable about the instrument was its extremely crude > construction--I'm not sure the instrument was ever really playable. > Does > anyone else from the Boston/New England area remember this > instrument, and > if so, can they confirm, correct and/or amplify my memory of it? > > Not sure if this would move your research forward, Jocelyn! But if > you > live > near to the MFA, and haven't seen this particular instrument, it > would be > worth seeing, if the staff would retrieve it for you from wherever > they > keep > the collections that are not currently on display. > > Nan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 12:10 AM > Subject: RE: [HG] HG in Colonial America > > > > > 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 ) > > > > Message Original: > > ----------------- > > 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 > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > mail2web - Vérifiez votre courrier électronique depuis le web sur > > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > >
