I have to say, this whole discussion has been really interesting to read. Thank you all for sharing!
I just wanted to pop in and say that if any of you find yourself stuck on certain parts of those German books, I might be able to help - I'm a German-to-English translator. :) I don't know much about building hurdy gurdies, but if you come across some vital sentences in those books that Google Translate can't help you with, I'd be happy to try to help decipher them. -sam On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:14 AM, timw <[email protected]> wrote: > No worries, David. You got there first. I had to order it new because > I was asleep at the wheel. Enjoy, Tim. > > On Nov 2, 3:18 pm, David Gillett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmmm! I wonder who got there first! David > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 5:57 PM, timw <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks again, Norm. I ordered the Helmut Gotschy book. I can't read > > > german, but I bet the pictures 'are worth 1,000 words'. > > > > > I didn't find the Lasnier MIN52 plan yet, the link didn't work for me, > > > but later I'll try finding it through the museum's website. Tim > > > > > On Nov 2, 2:01 pm, Norm Sohl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I liked "Historical Lute Construction", but it is oddly silent on the > > > > subject of form building as I recall. Lovely book though. There is > an > > > > excellent book (in German again) that follows the construction of a > > > luteback > > > > based on the plans I mentioned in my last note called Bau einer > > > Drehleier, > > > > by the HG builder Helmut Gotschy. I notice that Amazon has it second > > > hand > > > > at the moment for a reasonable price: > > > > > > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FSNIX2/sr=8-1/qid=1320248385/ref... > > > > oduct_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1320248385&sr=8-1&seller= > > > > > > The pictures alone are worth it! > > > > --Norm > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] > > > On > > > > > > Behalf Of timw > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 6:43 AM > > > > To: hurdygurdy > > > > Subject: [HG-new] Re: Sources for Lute-Back HG making > > > > > > Thank you, Norm! > > > > > > I appreciate every little clue and roadmap I can get on this > 'journey, > > > or as > > > > RT said, 'gurdymania'. I will check it out. Another book I have found > > > that > > > > is helpful is: > > > > > > Historical Lute Construction, Robert Lundberg Guild of American > Luthiers > > > > ISBN-13 978-o-9626447-4-0 > > > > ISBN-10-0-9626447-4-9 > > > > > > This book is pricey, and is on building lutes, rather than > gurdies,but > > > > should help building the body. Would I recommend buying it for gurdie > > > > making? I am undecided, maybe someone else here would offer their > > > opinion. > > > > If it is available at a public library, rather than buying it, yes. > > > > > > I'm betting Norm's recommendation, even in German, would be more > > > > helpful. Thanks, Norm. Tim > > > > > > On Nov 1, 9:21 pm, Norm Sohl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On another tangent, Tim mentions building the Jiri from scratch, > and I > > > > > wanted to suggest that he (and any amateur thinking about a > luteback) > > > > > consider ordering a copy of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum's > Lasnier > > > > > luteback plan, > > > > MIN52. > > >http://forschung.gnm.de/ressourcen/musikinstrumente/service/gnm_tz_ro. > > > > ... > > > > > pdf has more information and ordering info. Personally, I found it > 27 > > > > > euros well spent. It requires a little work to muddle through the > > > > > German if you don't already speak the language, but not that > > > > > difficult, and the rewards are worth it, at least in my opinion. > That > > > > > way you would invest your time building forms and tools for a more > > > > > traditional looking instrument. Of course, if you have fallen in > love > > > > with the Jiri, I say just go for it! > > > > > --Norm > > > > > > -- > > > > 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 athttp:// > > > groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > > > > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be > found > > > athttp://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. 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