Do check out makers in England as well. Neil Brook is particularly good (I'm in love with his string selection stoppers/buttons, and I don't really have one of his HGs - I do intend to get one in the future, though)
His Wren model is compact (good for travelling) and has a pretty good price as well... http://www.hurdy-gurdy.org.uk/ Augusto Brazil On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Greenlynn <[email protected]> wrote: > I am also looking to purchase my first hurdy gurdy. Researching on and > off for about a year and have found only (3) currently making > instruments in the US...about the same as the 1st post located. The > wiki list appears to be a bit out of date. > > http://www.hurdygurdycrafters.com > http://www.hurdygurdy.com > http://altarwind.com > > The list of what to look for was useful if there is an expert about. I > live North East Florida which does not appear to have instructors or > even folks that play (if there are please email!). > Also, can't imagine I am alone on not "upgrading" after a few years of > experience so there is a need to strike a balance of desire and > budget. > > I understand it is a small world...but an honest review would be nice > and they are hard to find. > If not comfortable posting to the list, please email off list. > > Thank you, > Lynn > > On Sep 8, 2:26 am, Simon Wascher <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Am 07.09.2010 um 18:12 schrieb Leah: > > > > > I am saving up to purchase my first one, > > > > in the hurdygurdywiki > > (http://hurdygurdywiki.a.wiki-site.com/) > > you can find a list of hurdy gurdy makershttp:// > drehleierwiki.a.wiki-site.com/index.php/Kategorie:Instrumenten... > > I made a text on "What should a beginner look out for when buying a > > hurdy-gurdy?" that you can find via the wiki or directly: > http://simonwascher.info/HGbuy.htm > > > > > Also do any of you have a suggestions for books that might help or > > > even video that go through the basics of tuning and keys? > > > > I would recomend to meet a good hurdy gurdy player as a tutor instead. > > Even if costs money and time it will be much more useful than any book > > or video. > > > > > Bristol > > > > if Bristol is Bristol, in the UK, for example Cliff stapleton does not > > live that far away, its south of Glastonbury somewhere. > > > > hope that helps, > > 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]<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. > -- 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.
