I know we are all wondering this, what does the hurdy-gurdy look like? --Andrew
On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 4:55 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Yes. He was a luthier in the New Orleans area (Gretna, specifically) who > made many of the instruments for the Tulane-based ensemble Musica da Camera > (http://www.nomdc.org/) for decades. You might contact the director, > Milton Scheuermann, or Thais St. Julienne, whom you will find listed on > their website. > > His output included two tromba marinas (one medium, one very large), > numerous violas da gamba (he made two for me, one for a friend, and a full > ensemble for LSU) not to mention several for the ensemble and one for > himself. He also made the vielle for me, and a hurdy-gurdy. I asked for the > vielle because I had heard one he made for one of the da Camera > musicians. There was almost nothing he could not make, but he was mostly > known among us, and we scarfed up his instruments and were usually put on a > waiting list. Last I heard of him he was pushing maybe 90 years, and that > was before Hurricane Katrina hit. I do not know if he is still alive. > > I could play the thing for you on the phone, if we could arrange an > appointment. > > Once I attended a Viola da Gamba Society annual to-do, and there was a > vielle class. Everyone there, including the teacher, agreed that it was a > first-rate example of its kind. > > Hope to hear from you soon, > Alice Wallace > 337-856-4260 > > In a message dated 8/13/2013 12:08:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hi Alice. > It looks very nice, but I can't find any information about the maker, > Chuck Foster. Do you have any references for him and his work? > > -- > -- > 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.
