I see why you prefer the 3-strain Reavely version as more
consistent,
but the Crawhall strain 4 is worth having - perhaps better if
tweaked to fit the others from Reavely.
I should have another look in that case, thanks.
I have been thinking about this, and Lord
I've been away and only just seen this exchange. I'm also completely
ignorant of this area. However.
I've a sort of memory of having seen somewhere pictures of two
different sorts of hurdygurdy next to each other or in the same
article. One looked like the familiar (French?) version, with a
Well, obviously I'm biased, but I recommend
Matt Seattle Band ~ Reivers of the Heart
from [1]dragonflymusic.co.uk
Traditional and Original Music from the Borders and Northumberland,
including state-of-the-art versions of some Northumbrian classics (I
did say I was biased)
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organistrum for another name, a description,
and a good picture.
John
From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Philip
Gruar [phi...@gruar.clara.net]
Sent: 02 November 2010 17:50
To:
All you need to know:
http://www.hurdygurdy.farmcom.net/front.html
I actually play a flatback gurdy (not by this maker) from Germany made by
Helmut Seibert..
There's something about drones..
Colin Hill
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