Strenght comes with practice. So can carpel tunnel. Keep them wrists straight! Judgement comes with experience. Too much rosin is a very temporary problem: it's easy to remove it by holding a rag to the wheel and cranking a few times. or if you can stand it, just play and it will come off by itself...eventually.....You will learn how much it takes. Alden frequently sez YMMV: but with rosin it probably will vary. People are always asking "How much?" and the answer is "As little as possible." You have to learn what works for you and and your instrument and the tune, etc,etc, etc. I'll give you a hint: "Too much" sounds harsh and jarring. As your tone improves you lose crispness in the dog. I tend to rosin up if I'm playing a snappy dance with a lot of dog work and save the pretty, slow tunes for later because I like the tone and legato feel.
Eric Beharrell. It is beautifully made for a not all that expensive > instrument (relatively speaking <g> ). Of course I don't know how the > sound > quality is for a hurdy gurdy having never really met one before but I am > hopeful that I can make beautiful music with it-eventually ;-]. Might > need > to get a strap as it didn't come with one. > > My main concern is to do the cotton and rosin right. I understand you can > overdo the rosin. It certainly is an instrument you want to get down and > dirty with right away. Thinking I might have to go to the gym to build up > my arm muscle strength, though that may come with practice <g>. > > Fi > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 14 February 2008 5:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [HG] So now what? > > > My beautiful new hurdy gurdy arrived today from England. It has 2 > > chanterelles in D, one drone in D and a Trompette in G. It is a lute > back > > with two rows of keys the bottom with 12 and the top with 9. > > Who's the maker? > > > Now I just have to learn to set it up and play it. The maker sent > cotton > > and spare strings and I have some violin rosin. I will probably use the > > pirastro as the others are cheap cakes that came with chinese made > violins > > unless there is a better option. > > Step 1: Sit down > Step 2: Strap in > Step 3: Crank! > > Alden > > > >
