Hi Luke, Where are you located?
Scott Luke Raymond <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi everyone! First I'd like to say hello as a new member to the group. I >ordered my first hurdy gurdy in early December 2012 from Altarwind Music >and am anxiously awaiting its arrival. I've never even seen or heard a >hurdy gurdy in person but when I first saw a video of Nigel Eaton playing >with Page and Plant I was blown away and thus began a bit of an obsesson >with the HG. A couple years later I finally have the means to purchase one. >I'm really excited to begin learning a new instrument , and such a unique >one at that. So, before I even have the gurdy I already have a question. >Drone capos: yes or no? When I spoke with George at Altarwind he said the >capos were pretty much the last thing that goes on the instrument so if I >decide I want them before it ships out I can always add them. Are they used >that often? Would I regret not having capos or is it more of a novelty? I >ordered the Moncur model which has 4 drone strings. I assume I'd need 4 >capos at $45 each if I decided to get them? What about tuning; on a guitar >there are frets so as long as the capo is between the frets you're good. >But on a fret-less instrument like the hurdy gurdy I would think the capos >would have to be in just the right place on the string to be in tune and >then you're trying to tune capos against each other plus the melody >strings. Sounds like it could turn into quite a hassle. As you can see, >I've thought about this quite a bit. It consumes my waking hours lol. >Anyways, I'd appreciate any advice and I look forward to becoming a hurdy >gurdiests! > >Cheers! > >-- >-- >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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
