Hi folks,I live in Denver and have been enamored by the Hurdy Gurdy for several years now. I have played other traditional instruments, including the Hammered Dulcimer, which I recently bought bows for in order to make it sound hurdy gurdyish... I am considering selling a couple of instruments I have, a dulcimer and martin guitar, in order to purchase an HG. However, I would like to get some exposure to the instrument in real life, and to learn which instrument is best for me. I like the mournful sounds of the HG on Lorena McKennets Penelopes Song. But I also like the sounds in the french canadian groups I have heard (the real source of my initial interest). Does anyone know if there is an HG player in Denver, CO, that I could contact? Also is there any place you can rent an instrument from?
Is there a huge difference between instruments made by Altarwind and Olympic? I have seen a considerable difference in price. What about between American and European instruments. I am interested in the difference in sound quality as well as innovations that improve the instrument. Any help would be appreciated. -- 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. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hurdygurdy+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
