Thank you Arle. Very interesting instrument. When are you coming to Bloomington for a visit?
Best, Tom Lozano. On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Arle Lommel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Thought I would share a great opportunity to pick up a full-featured and > innovative HG at a great price. Balázs Nagy has just produced a new style > of instrument with a different sort of lute-shaped body and some nice > features (two buzzing bridges—one Hungarian style and one French style—, > capos, three melody strings, built-in preamp and pick-ups etc.). > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/261242708270 > > His asking price is $2500 (US), which means this is a great opportunity > for someone looking for a nice instrument at a good price with no waiting > period. (For comparison, one of Balázs’ older instruments, with fewer > features, was just on sale for over $3000 on eBay.) > > While I've not played this particular instrument, I've played one of > Balázs’ instruments as my primary instrument since 2005 and have always > been happy with it. Balázs’ instruments are known for a very robust and > bright sound with a powerful buzzing bridge, so they are great for someone > looking to play for dancers or in situations where you want a strong > rhythmic potential. > > This is definitely not just a beginner’s instrument (which you would > expect for the price), but one that has a lot of nice features. I'm hoping > it goes to a good home and wish I had some extra money sitting arond now to > pick it up for myself. > > Best, > > Arle > > -- > -- > 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.
