Hello, Am 03.09.2009 um 20:28 schrieb Jon: > Hurdy-gurdy by Stefan Weiss (Austrian?). > Anybody familiar with this builder or his instruments? > Quality of instruments, playability, any comments welcome. > See pictures here: > http://www.dragonflybridge.com/HurdyGurdyWeiss/
Here is what the hurdy-gurdy-wiki (http://drehleierwiki.a.wiki-site.com/index.php/Wei%C3%9F%2C_Stefan ) knows: Stefan Weiß Hartl 25 A-8362 Übersbach t: +43 33 87.23 27 w: http://www.saiteninstrumente.at e: weiss(AT)saiteninstrumente.at this instrument looks as if its the one that was for sale in 2001, here the mails from the archives http://www.hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/hg_arch_0112.htm : > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:41:19 -0800 (PST) > From: David Smith <dtsmithnet _at_ yahoo.com> > Subject: [HG] Hurdy Gurdy for sale > > Hello everyone, > I noticed that there is a nice looking Hurdy Gurdy for > sale at Elderly Music in Lansing, Michigan USA. It is > a beautiful and unusual gamba shaped instrument made > in the 1990's in Austria by Stefan Weiss. The price > is $2900. Visit the link below to read about it and > see several photos. > > http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/200U-242.htm > > Enjoy, > David Smith > Dearborn, Michigan USA > > back then I replied: > > Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 00:02:38 +0100 > From: Simon Wascher <Simon.Wascher _at_ chello.at> > Subject: Re: [HG] Hurdy Gurdy for sale > > Hello, > > David Smith: > > Hello everyone, > > I noticed that there is a nice looking Hurdy Gurdy for > > sale at Elderly Music in Lansing, Michigan USA. It is > > a beautiful and unusual gamba shaped instrument made > > in the 1990's in Austria by Stefan Weiss. The price > > is $2900. Visit the link below to read about it and > > see several photos. > > http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/200U-242.htm > > I know the maker of the instrument, he makes very nice looking > instruments, hurdy gurdies, bagpipes, violins, viola da gambas and > others. He is a carpenter specialiced on restoration and > reconstruction > of old furniture and passionate musican playing button accordeon, > hurdy > gurdy and other instruments. > > 2900 USD are are more than the original price of the instrument I > suppose, maybe due to changing currency exchange rates since the buy. > The instrument is very beautyfull and would fit nicely in every music > instruments collection, but is rather not a first instrument or an > instrument to play it all the time. > > regards > > Simon Wascher - Vienna, Austria Intresting though it seems to be again for sale at elderly's (?) now, but a bit cheaper: http://elderly.com//vintage/items/200U-1282.htm https://www.premierguitar.com/Gear/Store/Inventory/1875417/209/Elderly_Instruments.aspx?keyword=weiss hope that helps Simon --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
