Hi Jay, I bought an Alto because of the fantastic sound!! I heard Simon Wascher playing it. I have had my Alto for over a year now and I am still very much a beginner. My main problem is the tuning, it just get's out of tune when carrying from one room to another. Even my HG teacher has problems tuning it, but she herself plays different HG's. Mark Egea and also Chris Eaton are able to tune it brilliantly, but both have other Weichselbaumer HG's and are brilliant players.
Meanwhile I have spoken to so many HG players and *all* say that the tuning problems iare *NOT* typical for Weichselbaumer HG's. They say that tuning * any* HG is a piece of art (and can drive a beginner to distraction!!) The Alto is a wonderful instrument, easy to play (when tuned properly beautiful to the ears), the handle turns with ease and is steady ........... I can only recommend it. :-))) Bye the way, I have just moved to Spain. Does anybody on the list know a HG player in the Valencia area? All the best Christa On 02/11/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear Fellow Members of the HG Clan: > > I am seriously considering purchasing a Weichselbaumer "Alto" model HG. I > love the sound and the look of this HG. I thought I would reach out to the > HG community to get your thoughts and input on this very important > decision. I have heard it played extensively by Matthias Loibner - a most > gifted HG artist along with sound files from Wolfgang's web site. > > Thanks, > > Jay > ------------------------------ > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL > Mail<http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000970> > ! > > --
