Well done you guys !! Any chance of posting some pics ?
Graham Barbara Currier wrote: > Hi, folks, > > I am playing tunes on my Bassot HG! Craig handed it to me and wished > me many happy hours adjusting. I still have a lot of adjusting to do, > which can sound pretty nasty, but the hurdy's got a generally rich, > and very loud, voice. The gros bourdon reminds me of a didgeridoo, > mainly because my cranking isn't smooth, yet. There are things to be > done. We used the tangents that are vertical rods with brass feet and > we still need to damp the clacking when the feet hit the side of the > keybox. The old wooden tangents hit a leather strip, but the brass > feet hit lower. I'm not sure the chien is right, but I don't know > enough to know what isn't. I got two controlled buzzes per rotation > last night. That was cool. Also very loud. There was a piece of glass > under the chien. Craig replaced it with mammoth ivory, as he used to > fabricate the missing key heads and with ebony and purfling strips to > reconstruct the binding. > > We are also dealing with my being a beginner on the instrument. My > week at OTW two years ago was invaluable. So much is coming back to > me. Thank you to everyone who taught me, formally and informally. I'm > working on those tunes I heard every night in the cafeteria. I hope to > come back next year. I may get to the Northwest Folklife Festival > Memorial Day weekend, though I have to work that Saturday, so I'll > miss that day of it. > > I've taken a wheeled duffel bag and fitted it with foam and a fleece > blanket as a rather large case for a relatively small instrument, but > I feel better about it in there. I'm a klutz and would ding it up > without all the protection. > > All the Best, > Barbara > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
