Thanks, Henry (or should that be Henri?) I'm not planning to use the hg in reenactments, more for my own amusement. It does seem to be difficult to get started, though.
On Dec 12, 11:13 pm, Henry Boucher <[email protected]> wrote: > To Nick Bacon , > > As a XVII and XVIII th cent historical reenactor in > Nouvelle France ( Québec and Lake Champlain area ) > May I suggest you check for documented presence of hurgy > gurdies in your area in the XVII th cent before > spending hard earned money on an instrument that could be > of the wrong time period or wrong regional style ? > > Henry Boucher , also known as Tourblanche > > Le 10-12-12 à 02:52, [email protected] a écrit : > > > > > > > TJeeves <[email protected]> Dec 11 07:23AM -0800 ^ > > > I'm thinking seriously about taking up the Hurdy Gurdy. I was heavily > > involved in historical reenactment (17th Century) in England for 25 > > years before moving to the States. Outside Plimouth Plantation and > > Jamestown, both of which employ professional reenactors, there is > > little scope for 17th century activity here. In any event, I'm getting > > too old to carry a 16' pike or matchlock musket! > > > I've seen and heard Hurdy Gurdies in England, and rather like the idea > > of learning how to play one. > > > I'm a total novice - so the first step would probably be to see if I > > even have the manual dexterity to even work one. > > > Does anyone know of anyone in New York City who could help? -- 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.
