An excellent argument, Michael - I shouldn't be such a snob :-) Congratulations on building from scratch! Are you actually building another one? I have an old lute body which I am thinking of matching with one of HurdyGurdyCrafters' kits, and see if I end up with a "real" lute-back HG.
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Michael McMillan <[email protected]> wrote: >> I doubt that his customers are happy... > > They all left positive feedback. At least they could see what they were > getting. > > If you've gotta have a gurdy, but haven't "robbed any banks" lately, what's > a desperate person to do? ;o) My first one I made from scratch and it could > hardly be said to be a "GSO," as it is box-shaped. I had fun fiddling with > it, but it only made me want a better one, which I suppose will happen with > some of these folks eventually, which is good. My "toy" one still impressed > a lot of people who knew nothing about hurdy-gurdies. > > And I'm no musician, so what business do I have getting a horrendously > expensive instrument that a fine musician would find acceptable? Other > people will be in the same boat. But I do have aspirations, and am working > on a much better one. > > I'm not defending these particular instruments, just saying people are at > different levels and need instruments to match. > > --Michael > > > > -- > 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.
