I HAD THE SAME IDEAS THAN YOU AND ORDERED FINALLY A CHINOOK ..YOU MUST BE PATIENT ... REMEMBER ALDEN FIRST OR SECOND OF JANNUARY LOL. I DONT SAW MY INSTRUMENT ON PROGRESS PAGE UNTIL NOW ..
.WHAT I THINK ,,I CAN NOT LEARN TO PLAY WELL IF I HAVE A BAD INSTRUMENT IN MY HAND ..I THINK THIS RULE WORK FOR ALL KIND OF IMSTRUMENT .BAGPIPE OR.. HAVE A GOOD DAY.....SYLVAIN .. THE FROG . ----- Original Message ----- From: Arle Lommel To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 1:05 PM Subject: Re: [HG] Customizing a kit Joe, On this list you will get few kind words about the kits. Let's just say that they all have deficiencies that are especially problematic when you do not yet know how to take care of problems. The Musikit one is especially bad in many ways. While you can get a *playable* instrument from them, you will spend large amounts of time (and need access to tools and materials) to rectify its problems. With a kit the best I think you can aspire to is an "OK" instrument, and that only with a lot of work. Starting the hurdy gurdy is a challenge as it is and having a bad/mediocre instrument makes it that much harder. (I speak from experience, unfortunately.) If you want relatively inexpensive, yet good quality, consider ordering the Hackmans' Chinook model: http://www.hurdygurdy.com/products/chinook.htm ($1800) Where are you located Joe? It might make sense to see if there are any players in your area whom you could visit and learn from before you decide what you want to do. Even with a kit, your time investment is going to be substantial, so you should be sure you're getting what you want. And if you're going to plunk down a minimum of $1800 for an instrument, you'll really want to do your homework. -Arle On Dec 17, 2007, at 12:16 PM, Joe Mejia wrote: Hello group, My name is Joe and I'm brand new to the hurdy-gurdy. As a matter of fact, I neither know how to play nor do I own a hurdy-gurdy. But I am looking into fixing both of those problems soon. I've been researching the instrument and watching this mailing list for a little while and I've come to the conclusion that I want a hurdy with a chromatic keyboard. I read that it opens up many more options for playing music. I also want one that is affordable, since I am but a poor college student trying to finish up school. The latter part has been a real issue so far. This isn't a cheap hobby! So, I found some kits on the internet in my price range, but the problem is they have diatonic keyboards (Or tangents? What is the correct term?). I was wondering, since I am somewhat handy at tinkering, would it be possible to convert a diatonic kit, such as the one found at musikit.com (http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=hurdy), into a chromatic keyboard setup? Thanks in advance, - Joe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live. Share now! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.4/1187 - Release Date: 2007-12-16 11:36
