My gurdy is a little on the large and heavy side, and without the support of
a lap it likes to move when I get cranking. I use two guitar straps, both
tied at the head and ³buttoned² under the crank at the tail. One goes over
the right shoulder so that my left (keyboard) arm is free in reaching over
the top; the other, which had to be shortened a little, goes around back
and stabilizes the whole works. The waist strap has a clip or strap lock so
it¹s easy getting the thing on; shoulder strap doesn¹t need it, just slips
over my head.
Regards,
Leonard Williams
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On 4/4/11 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 <http://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
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