Seems to me that on this list, a few centuries ago, there was discussion about a translation of Helmut Gotschey's book - done with his approval?
Does this sound familiar? Was there ever any outcome? ~ Matt On Nov 2, 2011, at 7:37 PM, Samantha Riffle wrote: > 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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