Hi Sylvian, I miss what you are talking about. Which book is this? This sounds really interesting!
Regards, Douwe > From: sylvain gagnon mini moteur 2000 inc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 12:43:53 -0500 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [HG] Kit or no kit? And if so which one? > > it is a complete course !!!! not only plans all !! each part have > his description kind of wood how does it work is it a remoovable > part of not , and in the second bood how to adjust ,,strings , bridge > all .and simple . i was nut at school but this i understand ... i eat > these 2 book 800 desings and picture.!! plans. realy interesting . 10000 > thousan light year from a kit ..sylvain > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sylvain gagnon mini moteur 2000 inc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:03 PM > Subject: Re: [HG] Kit or no kit? And if so which one? > > >> hi douwe ...it is very funny to see all of us ,newbeeeeessss)arrive here >> with musikit in mind lollllll. >> >> musikit you can made a x on this , i just finished one for my young >> boy 10 years old i even dont know if it will work .but as first >> building experience i must admit i had fun to build ... but the >> other kit seemms better , other member will tell you if it is good , i >> am curious to know what is the price of the second one .. thanks >> sylvain >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Douwe Boschma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:20 AM >> Subject: [HG] Kit or no kit? And if so which one? >> >> >>> Hello everybody, >>> >>> I am new on the list as well and I have a newbie question that I am >>> unable >>> to find an answer about. >>> >>> But lets start properly with a small introduction. I am Douwe, a 38 yo >>> male >>> living in the Norwegian moutains on a small farm with my wife and two >>> girls >>> (0 and 6). Originally I am Dutch and I work (amongst some of other >>> trades) >>> as a graphic designer. >>> >>> Since my youth I have had a medieval gen buzzing in my system. It >>> expresses >>> itself in many ways but it especially starts to resonate franticly if I >>> hear >>> the sound of the hurdygurdy. I get a lyrical feeling that I don't have >>> with >>> any other instrument even though I play some different instruments. >>> >>> Because of this lingering love I have been thinking for years about >>> buying a >>> hurdygurdy, but as with a lot of people my income goes straight into the >>> household so I am on budget too low to afford one that would be to my >>> taste. >>> Because of this I decided to build one. I already have a plan for a >>> hungarian HG from the music museum in Stockholm ;-) I love the >>> "no-frills" >>> form, it is a large one (and I am a very tall guy) and I expect a warm >>> and >>> rich sound, lest the right kind of tone wood will be used. But before I >>> start with that undertaking I want to get a good feel for the instrument >>> (on >>> the inside and outside) so I considered buying a kit to get me going. >>> >>> Now I found two kits on internet. >>> >>> The musikit.com one is well advertised but also one that I'm sure I don't >>> want because of it would need a lot of work to get a reasonable sound and >>> versatility out of it. >>> >>> I am talking about this one: >>> >>> http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=hurd >>> y >>> >>> And I have found an other one that I can't find any additional >>> information >>> about and that is this one: >>> >>> http://www.masterkit.com/rwc/products/hurdy.htm >>> >>> I seems to have all the specs I am looking for except from a lacking key >>> as >>> I understood about this 18th century french model. But does anyone have >>> experience with this HG-kit, or has anyone heard about it? Can I expect >>> it >>> to be good enough for a starter? Or is it a toy to hang on the wall? ;-). >>> >>> It is a budget thing really, as I can't spend more what that one would >>> cost >>> me. It is even above my budget. In usd bout 1000. In euros about 740. >>> >>> So that is the only option I found out about that might be a valid one, >>> but >>> it is something that I wish to validate with knowledgeable people! Maybe >>> there are other options too that I don't know about! I'm all eyes and >>> ears. >>> >>> Sorry for this very long mail, but I though that it would be right to >>> show a >>> bit about myself trough in it as I am new here. Any next on will be more >>> to >>> the point. >>> >>> With best regards, >>> >>> Douwe >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1207 - Release Date: >>> 2008-01-02 11:29 >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: >> 269.17.13/1207 - Release Date: 2008-01-02 11:29 >> >> > >
