I have played his D/G Wren and it sounded great. There were 4 other gurdies playing and I could hear myself play on the little Wren no problem.
It is perfectly playable and easy to adjust. I was surprised at how big it sounded. You will not regret buying it. The instrument was tuned D/G but of curse you an tune it to G/C as well. Hope this helps, Scott -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Oct 10, 2009 8:16 am Subject: [HG-new] Re: Neil Brook's Wren Hurdy-Gurdy Thanks. ?I am a little frusterated as I have bought three gurdies. ?Two from makers and are unplayable and the third, used but needs work. ?I just want a gurdy that isn't trash and sounds nice. ?I am tired of being taken for a ride. ?So this is a good gurdy? I like the sound but then I liked the sound of two I bought from websites. -- Sent from my Palm Pre Jon wrote: Neil was in Los Angeles visiting family, and he brought with this G/C Wren with him. I paid $2,200.00 USD, and he shipped it to me from Los Angeles to the San Francisco area. Included were a 2nd trompette and a capo, which will be options above the base price. Neil tells me he "will be putting a more structured price list on the site in due course". Jon On Oct 9, 2:54?pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Am I missing something as I don't seem to see it on his website. ?How much is > this rascal? > > -- Sent from my Palm Pre > > Jon wrote: > > 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
