I also vote with Chris, Melissa and Simon: I prefer one list as I also enjoy the discussions on how to built a hg and all problems related to it, because it makes me understanding the instrument much better.
Christa 2008/9/29 Chris Nogy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Really, in looking back at the contents of this list from the time I > joined, I can say that this is definitely NOT a players list. There are > very few discussions of techniques, of arrangement methods, of playing > techniques. There is a lot of discussion of events, of bands, of music to > listen to. There are a few requests for tunes. There are a LOT of requests > for information about how to get started, but very little about intermediate > or advanced playing. Most of the information I see that is more than just > topical has to do with the instrument itself - setting up, information about > strings and tensions and adjustments. I find this information is > particualarly part of 'builders' discussions. > > It seems like most of the replies and responses we see on the list are of a > technical (instrument) nature rather than a technical (playing) nature. > > And it seems every once in a while someone approaches the topic of > 'technical' discussion as if they were mistreated by someone on the list - > there are numerous apologies for posting building / adjusting / modifying > information, as if people get yelled at for bringing that discussion to this > list. I haven't been a member for more than a couple fo years, but I have > bnever seen the reason to be apologetic for posting technical 'builder' > questions or comments - nobody ever yelled at me for doing it, and a lot of > people respond to the threads. > > I think that much of the lack of advanced discussion on the list is because > of the nature of the beast - the Hurdy-Gurdy is a limited-interest > insturment, and nobody, either player or builder, wants to simply 'throw' > their specialty knowledge out for general consumption. > > I guess that I feel that a seperate builders list would turn into an > amateur hobby builders list right off the bat and stay that way. I know > that it would be fun to discuss the trials and tribulations, and what does > and doesn't work for us, but I fear we would not end up with a significant > presence of master builders on the list, and it would become more just a > 'social gathering spot' than a real resource for building (at least I don't > think it would be a better resource than this list). > > Besides, as Melissa said, people on this list actually enjoy these > discussions as well - And with the shape the world economy is in, I have a > feeling a lot more people are going to be trying their hands at building a > lot more of their own stuff (instruments and everything else) so keeping the > largest community possible as diverse and useful as possible might not be > the worst thing we can do. > > That being said, i would actually participate in a hobby-builders hang-out > group, but I think I would still expect my best information to come from > this list. > > Chris > > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > On 9/29/2008 at 10:20 AM Melissa Kacalanos wrote: > > >While I'm not a builder myself and have no plans to be > >one, I still find builders' discussions interesting, > >and enjoy reading them on this list. They help me > >better appreciate all the work that went into my hg. > >I'd vote for leaving these discussions here, since > >then I wouldn't have to check a separate group for > >them. > > > >Are there builders who are uninterested in this list's > >discussions of tunes and bands and such? In that case, > >I guess I could see why they'd want their own private > >space free from all that, so I can't force them to > >have their discussions here where I can conveniently > >eavesdrop on them. > > > >Melissa > > > > > >--- Arle Lommel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Would it make sense to set up a Google or Yahoo > >> Group just for makers > >> and those interested in building hurdy-gurdies? > >> While I don't want to > >> fracture the group on this list, I wonder if a > >> dedicaed group might > >> not attract those who don't want to participate on a > >> general HG list. > >> It would also allow those with an interest in > >> detailed building > >> questions to discuss as much as they want without > >> overwhelming those > >> who have an interest in playing only. My other > >> thought is that often > >> enough I've seen people say that they'd take such a > >> discussion off > >> list (like Marc proposes here), in which case the > >> result of that > >> discussion is lost to anyone else who might be > >> interested, while a > >> Google group would allow that to be recorded. > >> > >> If there is enough interest in a builders' group, > >> I'd be willing to > >> set it up. > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> Arle > >> > >> > >> On Sep 29, 2008, at 3:13 AM, Reymen Marc wrote: > >> > >> > Hello jim, > >> > I hear you have the same interests as I have. > >> > I'm a hg builder and i asked questions like yours > >> to on the site but > >> > I discouverd to that the inerest for these items > >> is minimal on this > >> > site. > >> > I'dd like to discuss these and others items like > >> these but i think > >> > we can better do this not on the site... > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > marc > > > > --
