Supposedly. but it got kinda dead ended by the publisher. I may still have
the pages somewhere.

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Matthew Szostak <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
>> >
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