When you say "unplayable" do you mean too badly made to get playing? If so, what did the makers say when you told the (without naming names, of course). Just wondering if you meant they took a lot of setting up and fiddling with and tuning (or even broken) etc after transit or just too badly made. It seems you have been very unlucky. Mine was in tune and set up and played right out off the box as well.
Colin Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 4:16 PM 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
