Scott--
The Antes plans you mention are the ones I had that were inadequate.
The main problem was, if I remember correctly, no allowance for a sound
post.
Regards,
Leonard Williams
On 1/4/08 2:44 PM, "Scott McKee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> I have just joined the list and I must say I am amazed at the volume of e-mail
> and the enthusiasm shown for the hurdy gurdy. My name is Scott and I live on
> the west coast of Canada on Vancouver Island. I am a lifetime woodworker and I
> have had a passion for building musical instruments for most of my woodworking
> career though I haven't made my living as a luthier. I have built quite a few
> acoustic guitars over the years and have always wanted to build a hurdy gurdy.
> I have an old hg plan from 1978 that was drawn by Scott Antes. However, it
> seems to be lacking in detail.
>
> I'm sure this question has been asked here many times but where can I purchase
> a set of plans that are detailed enough to allow me to build a high quality
> hurdy gurdy? I followed the discussion started by Douwe yesterday with great
> interest and checked out many of the links. I was particularly interested in
> the La Vielle à Roue by Michel Pignol http://vielleroue.free.fr website.
> Although I don't speak French I think I could manage to decipher most of the
> text given the French I learned in high school with a bit of help from the
> Internet translation engines. I would prefer, at least for a first instrument,
> not to build a French style lute backed hg as it seems that the project would
> be complicated enough without adding curved staves to the equation. I do like
> the general outline of the French style hurdy gurdies.
>
> I have found many sets of plans offered on the Internet but with little hg
> experience it's hard to know which plans are 'good' and which would be an
> exercise in frustration.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Scott
