I play two hurdy gurdies, a Symphony of Chris Allen and an Allegro of Weichselbaumer. Quite different instruments in character, but both very well made and very playable and enjoyable. Comparing these, the Symfony of Chris Allen is really a very good bargain for its quality. But if a Symfony with its modest cahracter is your taste is a question to you.
Anyhow, beware for cheap instruments that are often in bad quality and frustrating for players. I have seen several of these, it is wasted money! Better wait with a new car and spend money for a good hurdy. A new car makes you happy for some weeks, a hurdy gurdy makes you happy all your life! With kind regards Ernic 2010/9/9 Leah <[email protected]> > I must say that the prices that the makers in England, Wales, and > Germany have scare the pants off me. Mostly because for that amount I > could make a good down payment on a newer car. My husband got a good > set of highland pipes for about 1.4k and I would like it if the hurdy > gurdy I save towards is around or even under that price. > > I have been told that a Symphony is a decent style to start out with > given that it is around $800 for it, but so far when I mention it here > or in the yahoo group everyone seems to skirt it and then suggest > models that are 2.2k plus. If there is such a thing as 2nd hand HGs > where would be a good place to start looking? I do want to learn, but > I don't have disposable income. So even in a year from now I may still > be eying HGs that are 1.7k and below, unless I won the lottery. ;) > > > Cheers, > Leah > > -- > 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.
