I am the new member Tim, and you guys are mistaking me for the original poster of this topic. I am NOT the one that wants a free gurdy. I am making Graeme McCormacks Jiri from scratch and hope to share my experience and photos with you guys. It is made from a modified lute, but Graeme's plan shows measurements for making the mold to build your own luteback version. As a prospective new member of this group I surely didn't feel welcome and the rude comments directed at me were, I believe, because I was mistaken as someone asking for something for nothing. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I want to share my experience building Graeme's Jiri from scratch and learn from the experienced builders here. My posts have all been about contributing to this group about building a gurdy - not arguing about why I can't. If it takes several attempts, so much the better. If I am typecast as the bad guy, please reread this thread. I am just looking for a forum that encourages the exchange of ideas on building a gurdy. I did not and would never whine about the cost of kits or whatever, I just want to build one. I have built most of the luthier tools I need to build my violin, but this danged hurdy gurdy bug has bitten me bad and I'm going to build my first and hope to share my experience with a group like this. Sincerely, Tim. Beginning Luthier On Oct 17, 5:40 pm, maesoph <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All: > > Per your advice, I have contacted Hurdy Gurdy Crafters and am quite > pleased with the responses from Mel and Ann there. However, I don't > think I can tackle a Hurdy Gurdy from scratch and can't really afford > the kit. Is there any middle ground out there somewhere? I need to > make an HG that ultimately can be sold, so quality has to be there, > but I can't shell out $900 for a complete kit and only sell the HG for > $1200 or so (just guessing, but it's unlikely I would get more unless > I was a Pro at this). Any chance of getting material cost down to > $500 or less?????? Any ideas would be appreciated - maybe I should > take this straight to Mel and Ann though??? > > Mike -- 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.
