First off, Bruno, I take exception to some of your comments. As far as being* *“amazed how people have expensive instruments made for them, without knowing how to play them”: Would you rather I buy a cheap poorly-built instrument? And your comment: “I would have tried to rent one before coming to the conclusion of buying a $6000 instrument”: I was on this list when I was considering buying a hurdy gurdy and wanted to rent one. I don’t know anybody here who had a spare hurdy gurdy willing to rent to a perfect stranger. And, I didn’t know of any music shops that were renting hurdy gurdies. And, your presumption that “I guess for some people, money is no object” is really not just ridiculous, it’s stupid. If you have nothing positive to say, don’t bother giving your opinion. My mother left her children her savings account when she died and, if it wasn’t for that, I would not be able to afford a hurdy gurdy (even today).
I first saw a person (Don Heller) performing on a hurdy gurdy in the 1980’s and immediately fell in love with the instrument. Later saw Jake Walton playing a gurdy in NYC in a concert with Jez Lowe. I wanted to get a gurdy but didn’t have the money until my mother left me a portion of her savings. I have over 50 musical instruments. Most are fretted instruments. The hurdy gurdy is a high maintenance instrument which needs a great deal of care. I’m sure if I put my mind and energy to it, I should be able to learn how to play it. There are no local hurdy gurdy players in New Jersey. The nearest players are in New England. And, driving 3 to 5 hours for lessons would be difficult. On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 12:28 PM, Bruno Fournier <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope you stick to it, however I am always amazed how people have > expensive instruments made for them, without knowing how to play them. > Grant you a cheap HG is worse, however, I would have tried to rent one > before coming to the conclusion of buying a $6000 instrument. I found the > same kind of thinking with lute players. There are people at the lute > Society of America, who cannot play the simplest lute tablature on their > very expensive lutes... I guess for some people, money is no object. > > Bruno > lutenist and poor HG player ( but I built my own...) > > On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Gmail <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Agreed! >> Where do you live? Maybe there are other players in your area who would >> like to get together. >> >> 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] >> >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. >> 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. 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