Jon, I just had a vision of you leading the pipers down the Esplanade at the Tattoo...
(Or replacing the Lone Piper... ) On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 4:35 PM, JULIE BARKER <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Jon > The two strap method I use is.. > One around the waist as usual but maybe a bit tighter. > The second strap with one end on the button at the head end and the other > end of the strap on the bottom button below the handle after first threading > it through under the first strap. I learnt this method from Isabel Pignol of > Dedale. There is film of me using this strap configuration with a flat-back > Siorat on my website www.drohne.co.uk . What I like about this set-up is > that the instrument sits very snuggly into the players body making you very > much at one with the instrument. > The traditional method of playing whilst standing can be seen in many > pictures of Gaston Riviere and costumed gurdy players. This involves taking > the second strap to the lower button via under the tailpiece. I have never > felt too happy with this method but all the French traditional players of > the last few centuries can't all be wrong. > Phil > > Philip G Martin aka Drohne > www.drohne.co.uk > > --- On *Mon, 4/4/11, Jon Redpath <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Jon Redpath <[email protected]> > Subject: [HG-new] Standing > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, 4 April, 2011, 21:13 > > > After years of playing sitting down I would like to learn to play > standing up. Ok no real problem, except, that I value my gurdies more than > money. One strap is very precarious. I know when I was at St.Chartier people > played with two straps. Can anyone recommend a safe and comfortable way to > play standing up or walking around. JON > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
