*The hurdy-gurdy has a reputation of being difficult to play, this needn't be the case.*
*Oh, oh, don't say that!!!!!!* *I have had good and stable relationships all my life: in work, family, friends and most things :-))). Unfortunately I can't say the same about me and my hurdy; to say the least: it's been volatile, unpredictable and at times seems to be impossible to master. I can play it once it's tuned correctly, but the tuning seems to be somehow above my abilities. Sometimes I master it and then I feel like I lifted the Titanic singlehandedly from the bottom of the ocean and about 10 minutes later it is out of tune again. I have a Weichselbaumer and this really is a very good instrument but sometimes experienced players cannot tune it, players who have other types of instruments. I remember some years ago Felicitas Dale came to play in the U.K. I knew nothing about hurdies then. During the break I opened the window (which was next to her hurdy) because the air was very sticky. Felicitas ran over from the other side of the room, calling out: "Please don't open the window, please shut it. My hurdy doesn't like it!" I was totally confused and not quite sure wether I had heard correctly or wether she was somehow from a very different planet. She closed the window, noticed my very confused expression and explained that hurdies get quickly out of tune when the humidity changes, and that hurdies are very difficlt to tune. Well, now I know and battle ..............................................and each time I try to tune my instrument I think of Felicita and her visit to the U.K. :-))) Christa * On 19 December 2011 15:25, JULIE BARKER <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't sell it. If you want to play bad enough you will succeed. You quite > clearly have a good instrument and just need a little support to get up to > speed. The hurdy-gurdy has a reputation of being difficult to play, this > needn't be the case. Obviously you need to put in some time as with any > instrument but with good guidence it is possible to reach a good standard. > In many cases this can even be achieved without ever having to learn to > read music. > I am sure there will be people on this list who could help and maybe even > live close to you. > > Philip G Martin aka Drohne > www.drohne.co.uk > > --- On *Mon, 19/12/11, Jake <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Jake <[email protected]> > Subject: [HG-new] May be selling my hurdy gurdy > To: "hurdygurdy" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, 19 December, 2011, 7:05 > > May have to sell my custom-made Volksgurdy hurdy gurdy next year if I > can't learn how to play it. It was built around 2002 and cost almost > $6,000. There was a two-year waiting period just to begin getting it > built. > > It has a 3-pickup amplification system, built-in tuner, sympathetic > strings, outputs for various situations (1/4", XLR). It's old world > meets modern technology. Really hope to try and make some progress > learning how to play it otherwise I should consider giving it a good > home. Will consider selling it privately first before going on eBay. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://uk.mc877.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://uk.mc877.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[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. -- * "Wo der Wind des Wandels weht, bauen die einen Mauern und die anderen Windmühlen." Chinesische Redensart "Where the wind of change is blowing some build walls and others windmills." Chinese proverb "Cuando el viento de cambio sopla unos construyen muros y otros molinos de viento." Proverbio chino * -- 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.
