Dear Sylvain, I am very glad that everyone was impressed with the Chinook. It is a very fine instrument. As for it needing adjustment, Ben or any other experiences player should have told you that a brand new instrument needs time to settle in and especially one which has been sent from Washington State to Quebec where the weather is very, very different. In a very short time it will adjust and you will have a stable instrument which only needs to be tuned in the regular manner. If you read the instructions we send with the instrument you will find information about this.
I'm also happy that Ben looked at the instrument for you and liked it. We respect Ben as an excellent player. However, Ben is not aware of all the factors and decisions which we use to set up an instrument for its optimal sound. Not all hurdy-gurdies are made alike and Alden and I have done a lot of research and have balanced all the factors to get the sound that we want. I'm sure each luthier on the list will tell you the same thing about their instruments. Sylvain, it is really important that you understand that the hurdy-gurdy list is not the place to send personal messages to Alden and I. We have private e-mail. Our address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do not send communications about business to the list. Have I made myself clear? We understand that english is not your first language and we are not worried about grammer. If I had to post in french I wouldn't do nearly so well. Just please follow the list rules and post on topic and appropriately and everything will be just fine. Cali Hackmann > ho boy ,,i just read my message ...,,i made a lot of grammatical > mistakes on my message . shame on me ,,shame on me ., sorry sylvain > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sylvain gagnon mini moteur 2000 inc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 8:31 PM > Subject: Re: [HG] 1660 pelican flight case????
