Hello to all! To introduce myself. My name is Taizo, from Japan. I'm Gagaku(Japanese Ancient Court Music) performer. I am very interested in HG. But there is...
Three new CD's recently released - all completely different musical styles, but all with gurdies. So, what are you waiting for - order your copies! 1. Nuada -...
Hi Neil Thank you for your help. I will contact to Mr. Daniel Mantey. He seems to be researching and playing the Japanese traditional music, not only European...
Here's one for you proper players out there! A friend mentioned retuning a gurdy from G/C to D/G the other day. Is this something that can be easily achieved...
Taizo, Last year I've met a Japanese gurdy player in Hungary. He was brilliant at the Hungarian tekero, by the way he is a percussionist studying in Budapest....
The chanterelle melody strings are VERY different on a D/G gurdy You need to change at least one string However you can play perfectly well in D on a G/C...
Hi Geoff, Having one melody string in d and your other in g is a bad idea. You will lose a lot of melody volume that way, playing on a single string. This...
I need to learn a bit more music theory........ ......or buy a D/G gurdy as well! Thanks for the replies, guys. Geoff ... You will ... This will ... playing...
I'm glad you agree with me, Mike Playing in D major is relatively easy Its only one extra top row key C# Playing in D minor is similarily easy Playing in D...
Graham, You say that if you keep the petit bourdon at d you dont have to retune anything. Surely with a C/G instrument you CAN'T keep the petit bourdon tuned...
Mike, Of couse you have to retune when playing in C I am suggesting petit bourdon at D when Geoff is in session with other D/G players He can then swop easily...
... I HAVE A DIFFERNT SET UP ALL TOGETHER MY MELLODY STRINGS ARE dd PETITE BOURDON d GROSS BOURDON c TROMPET g MOUCHE d I LEAVE OF THE GROSS BOURDON TO PLAY...
Hi Graham, Ah ... so we do both agree :-) How long did it take you to feel comfortable playing in D on a C/G instrument? Was it something that came easily...
Hi Robin, This sounds an interesting tuning. Does your trompette give a low pitched growly buzz, or a high pitched hissy buzz? I can see that being tuned to...
... MY TROMPETTE GIVES A LOWER RATHER THAN A HIGHER BUZZ WHICH I FIND QUITE MELLOW I USUALLY LEAVE IT ON WHEN PLAYING IN D I DON'T USUALLY FIND THIS A PROBLEM...
In advance of the Saint Chartier festival which was again great,we decided to visit Montluçon for its collection of hurdy-gurdies well known worldwide.Can you...
What a disappointment for you. In response I Googled for it and it doesn't seem to have a website. How unusual considering the importance (?) of the museum -...
I first visited the Castle museum in Montlucon about 20 years ago and then it was both bagpipes and gurdies. Even then there was doubt about the collection...
Dear hurdy-gurdyists, I hope nobody is offended by my e-mail....I'm not trying to sell you anything! :-) The web site for Different Drummers is completed....
Hello Colin, Years ago I had a look round this museum. It is small but worth a visit as it does have some interesting instruments on show. I was there enjoying...
... <richardhaynes@...> wrote: Richard - we are in Stokesley, the other side of t'moors. Guess about 30 miles away. Apologies for delay but been on hols. If...
A big thanks to Scott for parting with one of his collection of gurdies, and for making me so welcome when I popped in to see him in Lancaster. Don't forgat to...
Hey People I am thinking of adding some more BlowzabellaCDs to the one I already got (Vanilla) Anybody that knows about the rest who wants to tell a bit about...
Blowzabella were (are ) a band so much better live than on album. Vanilla is easily the best album followed by " A Richer Dust ". Not available as a CD and...
My favourite is easily 'Wall of Sound' ! They are/were great live, but all the LPs are interesting. The earlier ones are more 'traditional', the later ones...
Have checked out all my usual sheet music sources and failed. How does one, for example, acquire the music of Dupuits and Marchand? Can anyone help me?...
Thankyou very much. Just returned from a London break myself. My calender is a bit full so please permit me to hold your kind offer in reserve for the time...
Try Sheetmusicplus.com, they have some duos by Dupuits (edited for recorders, as usual for HG music) and also some Marchand, but I'm not sure if it is the...
