Thanks Roy! "Gurdymania", that is a good description...no known cure. Thanks for the welcome, Roy t. Sincerely, Tim
On Nov 1, 8:14 am, Roy Trotter <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 8:56 PM, timw <[email protected]> wrote: > > you guys are mistaking me for the > > original poster of this topic. ...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. > > No. I was reacting to whatsisnames rudeness. Some members react > un-welcoming-ly to lutherie topics. While always point out to our dear > readers that they are certainly encourage to zone out while we discuss > something important, some will complain about that. There are many that > would like to make the list completely useless. We could be sharing tunes > (for example), but the .abc format got about 7 minutes (metaphorically > speaking, of course). > > So. You are welcome, whether you feel like it or not. Please be aware that > just because the shoe fits, you may wear it, but you needn't feel like you > have to... Anyway, welcome to the HG list and "make ya sef at home. > > > > > I want to share my experience building Graeme's Jiri from scratch ... > > Oh yes, please do > > and > > > learn from the experienced builders here. > > Good luck with that. > > 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, ... > > No, I think that was somebody else.... > > ,,,, 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. > > That's what "gurdymania" is about. As mentioned, I had never seen nor heard > one when I built mine. I found it in a book and just had to know ... So I > built one, with help from some "members", although there wasn't a list yet > when that started. At the time, that's all that mattered, so I took the > name ... So, yeah, I know the bug. > > And once again, to everyone else; If you're not interested in luthierie or > actual music, feel free to skip over ... > and Tim, we do encourage you to place a caveat at the beginning of your > messages, just to clear out the 'lightweights". We never had a system for > people that want to discuss actual boring or trivial topics (i.e. > non-lutherie, & non-actual HG music performance). (Too bad, folks, This is > the HG list, not the ET list. Didn't the lack of a trumpet sound byte clue > you in?) > > Love and Kisses to all. > > Roy T (the HG troll) > > Look forward to hearing from you. > > > > > > > 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. -- 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.
