Those would be pegs, I think. A banjo head is the skin bit. But the answe is yes.
JR On 1/2/07 10:28 AM, "Jacqueline Burrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Everyone > > I have banjo heads on my gurdy and it seems one of them is slipping/needs > tightening. Do I do this using the screw in the centre of the head? > > Many thanks > > Jacqueline > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Cecilia Patko > Sent: 02 January 2007 09:39 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [HG] .mp3, photos, etc. needed for Wikipedia > > Hi, > > I have a CD ROM from Bela Szerenyi with brilliant photos of his tekeros, he > released this on the occasion that he completed the 250th tekero last year. > It is a publicity material with very good photos, but let me check with him > first if we could use it (can we put on the website something like this: > "photo: courtesy of www.szerenyi.hu"?). I could also ask using the mp3-s > from this CD ROM the same way, it is of course Hungarian music. I think he > will realise the marketing value of this, especially if the reference to his > name or website can be made. > > Cecilia > > > On 1/1/07 23:15, "Arle Lommel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> If you haven't visited Wikipedia's hurdy-gurdy page ( http:// >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurdy_gurdy ) for a while, I would encourage >> you to visit it. The folks who have been editing the page have a few >> requests that the folks on this list might be able to help with: >> >> 1. A public-domain photo of a tekerő, and public domain photos of any >> of the other sorts of HGs listed in the article. The tekerő shown in >> the page is not a good one. If you happen to have any of these types >> of instruments and can snap a digital photo of them, please either >> upload them to the Wikipedia site and then add them to the article, >> or send them to me and I'll do it for you. Note that you should only >> send photos that you are willing to have in the public domain, i.e., >> anyone can use them for anything, anywhere, at any time, without >> further permission. >> >> 2. A demo .mp3 file of what a HG sounds like. I don't have the >> equipment to create a good sample, but the ideal would be a thirty- >> second audio clip that allows someone who doesn't know the instrument >> to quickly understand what it sounds like. Again, if posted, it >> should be something you are willing to release into the public >> domain, so don't post anything containing copyrighted tunes or >> anything you would not want others to use freely. If you have a >> sample but are not comfortable posting it, please send it to me and I >> will add it. >> >> 3. Less glamorous, but citations are needed for many of the items >> stated in the article. If you happen to know references for facts, >> please go ahead and add them following the format seen in the >> article. If you are not comfortable adding them yourself, please feel >> free to e-mail any citation information directly. >> >> 4. If you see anything in the article that needs correction or >> expansion, you are welcome to contribute to the project directly by >> adding what you think is missing. >> >> 5. Right now the article tends to emphasize the vielle and the >> tekerő. If you play another sort, please review the article to make >> sure that what is written is either accurate for your type of >> instrument or sufficiently qualified as to the type of HG it refers to. >> >> Wikipedia is one of the most popular sites on the Internet and many >> people will visit the site to learn about the hurdy gurdy. Anything >> we can do to improve the article will help others who want to learn >> about the instrument. >> >> Best, >> >> Arle >
