Amen to that! Wise words from Mitch, as usual :-) I would add to that and say to read the archives thoroughly, and DON'T LURK! Ask questions, lots of them. There will be many people willing to answer and help, and we'll all learn something on the way.
If you're looking for more information, I strongly recommend www.gurdypedia.com. This is a compendium of useful information of all sorts, including links to lots of other sites, which will have links of their own, and so on. You will be surprised at the things you will find. Good luck with your Walk On The Wild Side, and I hope to see you at Folk College in May. David On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 11:16 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Sally - > > That will be great for you to spend time around players and a builder at > Folk College! > > Not wishing to be too much of a wet blanket, but cautionary words are in > order to anyone who contemplates buying their first gurdy. Have a look in > our archives for the recent thread on GSOs (gurdy shaped objects). Generally > expect to spend $2000 for a good beginning to intermediate level instrument > (unless you want the simpler medieval style, which is less money, but not > suitable to the music of more recent centuries). Decent used instruments are > few and far between, although our list is a good source for the ones that > come up. There are two good US based shops I can suggest with good new > beginner-intermediate instruments, and some builders in UK and western > Europe. Shortest turnaround for a new one from these sources is 6 months, > longest can be a year and a half or more (much longer for higher end > instruments sometimes). > > And if you come across a maker you're not familiar with, please ask here. > We may be able to spare you some real misery. > > Mitch Gordon > Guerneville, California, US > > In a message dated 4/27/2011 7:55:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hi Sally, > > Your timing is perfect! If you have any plans for Memorial Day weekend, > cancel them! If you come to Folk College (www.folkcollege.com) at Juniata > College in Huntingdon, PA that weekend (May 27th - 29th) you will meet at > least nine other hurdy gurdy players, talk with them, try out a hurdy gurdy, > and talk to a hurdy gurdy builder. > > Folk College is a multi-instrument event (the website will give you all the > details), so bring your flute, your guitar, your voice, and anything else > you play, and have a great time! > > David Gillett > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Ian Porteous <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Sally, >> >> Welcome to the rabbit hole, a serious can of worms, it's been only one >> month since I joined the group, and I had no idea what I was getting into. >> I've learned more in one short month about Hurdy Gurdy's than I could have >> ever imagined, also made contacts and friends who have helped me so much. >> >> Alden and Cali Hackmann say it best: >> >> "A hurdy-gurdy is a big commitment, for you as the player and us as the >> builders. 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