Where do you live, Michael? The nearest HG player around here is over 3000 km away, and are all amateur players. Good players and teachers are at least 9000 km away across at least an ocean or two.
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Michael McMillan <[email protected] > wrote: > > I think I've only been able to help about three or four of the twenty or > more people who asked me due to the poor quality of the gurdy they bought. > > Part of the problem [besides expense] is that gurdies are so rare in many > places. Some people will never actually lay eyes on a fine instrument, much > less hear a good player live, and they are even less likely to be able to > get good advice from someone one-on-one. Thus far, I fall into all these > categories. > > I'm not interested in buying a GSO, but I still hear a lot of complaining > by real musicians about the real things, too! ;o) If an isolated individual > who is not a musician buys a super 'gurdy, and can get no help with it, I > can imagine he may also be quite frustrated. > --Michael > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Felicia Dale <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wed, April 13, 2011 3:03:37 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [HG-new] GSO on eBay > > It's just so depressing!!! Here is this enthusiastic, eager, ready to > learn person with an unusable instrument that they spent good money on. :( > It's just so depressing- and so frustrating and it happens WAY more often > than is necessary. I think I've only been able to help about three or four > of the twenty or more people who asked me due to the poor quality of the > gurdy they bought. > > Felicia. > > > > -- > 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.
