www.saitenklang.de The Spiellent by Helmut Seibert (link on left).
It's basic (no fancy bits/extras etc) but sounds well, is as tough as old boots
and I was playing it with trompette (only once per turn) within five minutes of
getting it out of the box (yes, still in tune) and I had never seen a real one
before much less played one. That, to me, says a lot.
It's 1090 Euros plus postage but, of course, the exchange rates need to be
considered.
At the time, the cost for one from the USA was reasonable (again, because of
exchange rates) but a call to HM Customs warned me there would a lot of tax to
pay on it (although they did have to guess that it would be charged as a
mechanical violin which may, or may not, be right.
That's around $1600 US or £820 UK..
As I say, very basic but playable (2 melody, 2 drone and tronpette) and Herr
Seibert is a very nice person but his English not too good (but good enough).
The sound sample on the page is accurate although I think he's only using one
melody string as it's a little quieter than mine.There is another on the list
(Susan from NZ) who has, I think, his very first one.
Bear in mind, I have never seen or heard any other HG except in videos etc nor
do I know the first thing about making them but what I have suits me fine.
Colin Hill
----- Original Message -----
From: Seth
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] Kit or no kit? And if so which one? For Colin
What German maker/model do you have??? Seth
Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I see that the price for it made is £1500 (£3000 US).
Doesn't that equate to around the price of a "decent" locally-built HG?
Strikes me that you would have to be pretty skilled to build one and know what
you were doing, as well.
I'll stick to my £800 ($1600US) German-built budget one, I think, for the
foreseeable future. ( I'm a carpenter, not a joiner).
Colin Hill
----- Original Message -----
From: Seth
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] Kit or no kit? And if so which one?
I checked the price list for the 2nd kit on masterkit.com
KHG Hurdy Gurdy - Henry III style £563,94 Inc VAT
So that's about 1,112.52 USD
sylvain gagnon mini moteur 2000 inc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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"
To:
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
>
>
>
>
>
>
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