Hi Kevin, Thanks for all this information. I didn't note your mails until today as my mail program didn't alert me when they came in, so apologies for my tardy response. Interesting that the person who made the notes (I don't find the name right off) was aware of the deficiencies. He also notes the following at the end:
The hurdy-gurdy used for this recording has a very good rhythmic effect, clear and strong, but the melody has no volume. The reason is that it was designed for a D tuning, id set, with two “chanterelles” supporting a high tension. The G tuning, used by Mr. Vasson on the record, is lower, and the string vibrations may be improper in comparison of the [sic] body. You may have noticed it when you first listened to that record. As it was impossible to make to make Mr. Vasson play on another hurdy-gurdy, we tried our best with what we had, without using electronic system [sic] to modify the natural sound. I was talking to Bob Green once and he said that one of his biggest frustrations in teaching people was that he'd spend a few hours getting their instruments into what he considered playable shape and by the next day they’d have them back to the way they were, completely undoing everything they did. He said the problem was that people knew what they wanted and would go back to it, even if it wasn't right for the music he was teaching them. Seems like Vasson knew what his instrument should sound like and stuck to it, even if others disagreed. Best, Arle On Dec 27, 2011, at 20:50 , Kevin Hughes wrote: > Arle Lommel wrote: >> This one is performed a violone, so you can hear that the wheel is out and >> the rosin is less than ideal. > > This is mentioned in the notes ( > http://lfs.alexanderstreet.com/liner/2dc384e01e7f768afacc547b9b5e8d1c/FW08747.pdf > ) : > … -- 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.
