And do see the construction diary a member here made with this kit, with details of the modifications he made and all
http://dragonflybridge.com/cgi-bin/SlideShow/Monarch/SlideShowDir.pl On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Augusto de Ornellas Abreu < [email protected]> wrote: > The only kit around that is playable is the one by Hurdy Gurdy Crafters > > http://www.hurdygurdycrafters.com/index.asp?fmt=large > > <http://www.hurdygurdycrafters.com/index.asp?fmt=large>all other kits are > crappy, to say the least. > > > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Jay Perry <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello, >> I have just joined this list. My name is Jay and I am from Nova >> Scotia. I see that another Jay (LVJay) has just joined you from Las >> Vegas; therefore... I'll call myself NSJay so you can tell us apart. >> I am a musician, and have earned part of my income from singing for >> many years. A continuing interest for the last 20 years or more has been >> Early Music and the instruments associated with it. In addition, I have been >> plugging away at learning to read early notation styles and pre-Rennaissance >> English. In particular, I am fascinated by the Hurdy-Gurdy. >> To that end, I would like to acquire one. Unfortunately, I am not in >> an income bracket where I can afford to buy a decent instrument off the >> shelf, ready to play. I do, however, possess the skills necessary to build >> my own, having trained as a cabinet-maker. Rather than find some plans and >> build from scratch, I would rather purchase and build a kit. That way, I >> will actually get it done, unorganized soul that I am. I can also duplicate >> all the parts in top-quality instrument woods, much of which I already >> have, before starting assembly. The kit then becomes a practice instrument >> to be improved in the second build. >> Any information or recommendations anyone can share about kits will >> be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thank you very much. >> >> NSJay >> >> >> -- >> 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]<hurdygurdy%[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. >> > > -- 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.
