Well, we (some of us, usually the less reverent!) call Irish style bouzouki's "Zooks" or, as I call them in my shop, CBOM. Cittern, Bouzouki and Octave Mandolin! CBOMs or Zooks, are my specialty and I've made a lot of them. I also make lutes off and on. Using one of my a large bodied lute "boats", I began making a Hurdy Gurdy after years of gathering material. This project is ongoing and entirely of my own design with bits and pieces from here and there coupled with some engineering of my own. Also some things to watch out for. My friend Gerald Trimble played one professionally for a while, one he had made for him, a guitar-bodied one and its wheel was out of true. So that's something I'm avoiding. I will be providing web address for photos of this project and sharing these ideas soon. Since I am a decorative artist and inlay specialist, this device is also a presentation grade instrument.
Dave Bucher, citteraro. The Golden Wood Stringed Musical Instruments -- 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.
