Hi All, sorry, but WHAT is so high maintenance about a hurdy gurdy? as compared to any other wooden instrument with strings? Beth
On 12/20/11, Jake Conte <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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