[HG] Hello

[Gabriel Orgrease]

I do not own an HG. I cannot even say that I play any instrument other 
than the Jaws Harp (7-11 or Doubles, inhale and exhale). But I do enjoy 
this list immensely that I have been lurking for a few years now. The 
thread about cotton and tampons has kept me enthralled, even through all 
of Turkey Day. My interest in the HG comes from many many years ago my 
having a record of heritage instruments applied to Vivaldi. I very much 
enjoyed the comments on the tangent of the string skipping off the wheel 
and creating a strange effect... and moreso to watch the YouTube video. 
I have been watching all the YouTube videos that I can catch of what 
have been recommended. That guy w/ the electronic HG his solo was truly 
amazing. About a year ago my binary music collection that was in several 
gigs died. It hurts like when your baby birds die. I have been slowly 
rebuilding my interest and my music collection. I express this because 
you all here on this list have been my guides. Whenever there is mention 
of an HG CD I go out and buy it. I have one goal in life which is to 
obtain a Tibetan Long Horn... I am caught by the idea of a music that is 
meant to communicate to the other side... as if all music does not do 
that? Regardless, I am in the business of restoration of heritage 
architecture and have the parts sitting here to build the $20 HG that is 
on the internet... I would not build it for the reason of fine music. I 
would build it from the inspiration to show up at a gathering of 
traditional building tradespersons and to show them an accessibility of 
the creation of music in their own lives. That said, and as my kind wife 
suspects, I would like to know where I can find, or learn to build, a 
sort of halfway nice and not too expensive HG for a modestly musically 
dolty person to obtain. To spend a grand on an HG when one is as 
backwards as me is difficult to explain.

Thnx,
Gabriel Orgrease (south shore LI, NY)