I was just in the process of posting here to ask for advice when my gurdy fell and the key box and body have parted company. LoL. I was so surprised I...
Just to repeat my shout and press the issue a bit further: If you are interested in meeting other HG players, playing together, sharing and learning HG tunes,...
Hello I would like some advice please, I wish to learn the Hurdy Gurdy and as yet do not have an instrument. What should I be looking for. Something second...
Hello, There is another hurdy gurdy from Hungarian Maker, Bela Szerenyi for sale. I have put pictures in the photo folder, the subfolder's name is Lutebacked...
Greetings unto the List. I've been wondering whether anybody knows whether natural (i.e. fresh-picked direct from the plant) is usable on gurdies, or whether...
Hi All, I'm getting to the tricky bits in my restoration of a Bernard Ellis guitar shaped gurdy and I wonder if any members have a link to an article or...
MM I've been playing the Hurdy Gurdy now for a year and three months. But not met many other Gurdy players in the flesh (so to speak) which means I can't get...
Hi All, I've got a rather selfish request for the next meeting of the Forum. Is there any chance that we could move the meeting from the 24th June to the next...
Hope you don't mind me doing this.... My band, Nuada, are about to release a new CD. We're very excited about it as it's been a long time in the making, but...
Way back in Feb Scott suggested I post my thoughts on solid state recorders. I didn't have much to add then but since then I've got myself one of the Boss...
Hello, My email system has been down since Friday morning due to a dead server at the provider's side. If you sent me an email sorry, but I couldn't read it ....
It is never too soon to start organising... Especially because participants of the first one were mostly beginners and we decided to invite Michael Muskett to...
Thought it was about time I uploaded a shot of myself in the members photos. It was taken on Sunday at Little Moreton Hall in Cheshire, where I was creating a...
Just looking at the string gauge database and need to point out that the second chanterelle should be 38 thou, not 48 as is listed. The bourdons are Pirastro...
Just come across this one and feel I need to warn prospective buyers about the immediately obvious problems. The acoustic system seems to be back to front with...
Who else is going to Blowout next month (8th-10th June)? It would be really cool to get together as many forum members as possible. Paul Sherwood is going and...
Hi everyone My name is Steev, and I'm a Hurdy Gurdy fan. I have always loved the music (I'm a big fan of early and medieval music too), and always wanted to...
I'd like to start learning this instrument and I wonder if there's amyone in Chicago who plays. I appreciate also if anyone knows about Hungarian-style...
Hi all, I have had my Chris Eaton luteback for a while now and I really like the acoustic sound I have never managed to get a pleasant sound from the pickups...
Barrie Marshall (no relation!) sent me the following link to some great photographs he took at the festival http://bazzer.smugmug.com/gallery/2746309#145930549...
Its a bit sad, but Charles Topham has decided to sell his hurdy- gurdies due to arthritis problems to concentrate on playing slide guitar. I am hoping to find...
My thoughts for my workshops at the Bagpipe Society Blowout;- 1. A medieval polyphonic piece, possibly something from the Lancaster festival set. At least one...
Just to say thankyou so much to everyone who has email post festival, it has been lovely to hear from you all, and it has really helped get the festival...
Roy....its the exact one Mike has on his website @ £1,400 new, so maybe Charles will have to revise his price, it does come with a custom made hard case...
