Neil tells me I am the first to purchase his latest production model, the Wren. The first production Wren is now living in the San Francisco area of California - beautiful plumage and voice on this diminutive bird.
In this YouTube video, Neil is playing the instrument I purchased: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdPY8_B8_3I Tuned G/C - 2 chanters in octaves, 2 trompettes, 2 drones with selectors, capo. String chart: treble (normal) chanter - 38 thou low twist gut, 60mm long, tuned g' bass chanter - Corelli Crystal Violin g, tuned g main trompette - 1.2mm Perlon, tuned c', capo to d' 2nd trompette- 0.8mm Perlon, tuned g' petit bourdon - Pirastro Aricore Cello G, tuned c gros bourdon - Pirastro Aricore Cello C, tuned G 4 x sympathetics - g,c',g',c" - using 1/2 of a mandolin string set Will be posting some detailed pictures and YouTube video soon - stay tuned. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
