Hi, Jon-
I look forward to meeting you some time. Do come up and say hello and
tell me who you are if you come to one of our gigs.
Take care,
Felicia.
On Apr 8, 2011, at 5:36 PM, Jon Lucas wrote:
Hi Felicia
Yes, I just skimmed Captains Courageous on the Gutenberg website, and
there is this slight mention of it: "Manuel drew out a tiny guitar-
like thing with metal strings which he called a machette." Hollywood
turned it into a hurdy gurdy and killed off Manuel (Spencer Tracey) so
the boy could inherit it at the end, which didn't happen in the book.
There are several scenes of Spencer Tracey playing the HG; don't know
who was really playing it. Well, that's Hollywood! I have searched
'machette' without success; don't know what Kipling had in mind.
Yes I know about the Couth Buzzard and have been meaning to go. I
look forward to seeing you there.
On Apr 8, 1:08 pm, Felicia Dale <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi, Jon,
I've read Captains Courageous a number of times but I can't remember
the exact instrument in the book. However, it doesn't play that
big a
role in the story which may be part of why I don't remember it. I
didn't care for the movie as it departed so strongly from the book
which I read first. I imagine Kipling knew about gurdies but
frankly,
taking one on even a steel ship would be troublesome for everyone let
alone the instrument! I have read of a French sailor carrying one
with him on board of a sailing ship but when he took it out to play
(on land after a long sea voyage) it had essentially fallen apart due
to dampness during the trip. I've played on board of a variety of
boats from permanently moored "exhibit" ships such as the ones at
Mystic or San Francisco and on boats under sail. Neither situation
was easy despite having a very stable Volksgurdy.
Not to pry, but if you live near Seattle you aren't so far from me
and
a lot of other players. Come out to the jam at the Couth Buzzard if
you get the chance! We'd love to meet you and your instrument. The
Couth Buzzard is a very nice bookstore/coffee house in Greenwood
and a
great place to play.
Hope to see you there!
Felicia.
On Apr 7, 2011, at 2:18 PM, Jon Lucas wrote:
Just received my instrument (finally!) so this seemed a good time to
introduce myself to the forum. I'm a retired Master Mariner
living in
a small town near Seattle. I'm especially interested in old
Scottish
songs and transcribing themes from classical music and adapting them
to the HG. I've wanted a hurdy gurdy for a long time but it wasn't
practical taking it on ship board. Now I'm retired, maybe I can
learn
to play the beast. BTW, I chanced to see the old movie Captains
Courageous the other day and was intrigued to see a hurdy gurdy as a
main plot device. Does anyone know of other movies which feature
the
instrument as part of the story, rather than just a walk-on
appearance?
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