Sad, sad, sad :-( That was exactly my point, and exactly why I brought this up. I wish there was some way we could get these "sewing machines" off the market, but I guess there's no hope of that. I don't really blame the person who's building these kits (he is filling a market desire, and probably doesn't know much about HGs) - it's the original kit designer/builder who has a lot to answer for.
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Felicia Dale <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with you, Martin. > Felicia. > On Apr 13, 2011, at 12:13 PM, Martin Lodahl wrote: > > On 04/13/2011 11:41 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Well said, Felicia! > > We went through the same thing recently, trying to give a beginning lesson > and spend some setup time with someone who came to us with her unplayable > "gurdy". It was a painful experience for all parties concerned. > > I too have to agree with Felicia and Mitch. Even with a good instrument the > learning curve is amazingly steep. Money spent on a junk instrument is > simply lost. Less tragic is to buy the instrument that's playable, but only > in limited contexts. For example, a diatonic keyboard limits you to one key > and its relative minor. If your friends only play music that doesn't > modulate, if they transpose readily and don't mind a certain monotony of > sound, that's fine, but with a bit more of an investment you can avoid such > limitations. Drones are limiting enough. > > - M > > -- > Martin Lodahl of Auburn, California > UNIX Pro, Musician, Motorcyclist > > -- > 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.
