Myself I purchased a kit and it was so bad that I had to send it back for refund of my money. They are so difficult to build and to make work properly, I think it takes lots of experience to make any good one. Jerry
On Jun 5, 12:40 pm, "Colin" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm a very poor woodworker compared to the skill needed to make simple > instruments but I did manage to make a mountain dulcimer from scratch (not a > kit) which actually sounds better than my bought one.. > I would also suggest you consider a bowed psaltery (either a kit or from > scratch). It's fairly simple to make from either method and is fully > chromatic as you require. > There are suppliers for the metal pins etc needed. > Although I bought mine, I could cope with making one. > If you could make a nice little inlaid jewel box with several small > dovetailed drawers etc from some planks of wood, you may just have some of > the skills needed. > You also need all the tools, of course and the other things Simon says. > > A psaltery could be made in far less time an with far less experience > needed to get something that would play and sound pretty good (if you get > the spacings a little "out", a little tuning will correct many mistakes). It > would also be considerably cheaper for you > too.http://www.apsimplepsaltery.com/ > to build your own > andhttp://www.harpkit.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Co... > for a kit. > Suggestion to look at, not recommendations by the way. > If you DO want more advice, I'll ask on the Yahoo BP list for you for a good > kit. > We're a helpful bunch and very ready to give out advice (just like here). > See what you think. > > Colin Hill > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Simon Wascher" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 6:02 PM > Subject: Re: [HG-new] Re: Hurdy Gurdy Question > > > Hello, > > > Am 05.06.2010 um 18:41 schrieb Von: > >>> Hello, I am currently competing in a science competition in my high > >>> school. The object is to build a working musical instrument. > > > except the case you are an experienced woodworker with a complete > > woodworking workshop at your hand > > and are willing to spend some hundred hours on that science project, it > > might be sensible to consider something less challanging than building a > > hurdy-gurdy. > > Try something more simple like any kind of ordinary stringed instrument > > like a guitar or fiddle. If you think this would be too challengeing - a > > hurdy gurdy is a very extraordinary stringed instrument. > > My tip is to go for a dulcimer. > > > Sorry for the honest words, > > > Simon > > > -- > > 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.- Hide quoted > > text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
