The string selection thingie Neil Brook has put on his HGs is amazing... Check his channel on youtube and see it in action there...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIsrDmWA5BQ On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Peter Hebert <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]<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.
