Hello, by these are photos from the same serie: form the acctual offer: http://www.dragonflybridge.com/HurdyGurdyWeiss/weiss6.jpg from the 2001 offer: http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/images/200U/200U-242_peg-box-back.jpg
so it seems all the fotos are from 2001, and might not show the condition of the instrument today. S. Am 03.09.2009 um 21:09 schrieb Simon Wascher: > > 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
