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How to Study 3. Precepts for Practice Remember that every time you make a mistake you have taught your fingers to do the wrong thing and you will require more...
Will it do any harm for the Gurdy to live in a room with a de- humidifier? In theory it should be a good idea butsince the de humidifier has been turned on...
Hi John, regarding tickets - not yet, but coming very soon. not sure about about the humidity .. (but I wouldn't expect a very dry room to be a good place for...
Hi I'm due to get my Gurdy this month. I just have query about transportation... Is it safe to transport them vertically for periods of time, ie with the...
Hi Snozz, I carry mine around in a back-pack type case all the time, with the handle facing downwards. I have 2 foam packers which I place either side of the ...
Hi John It is more about what percentage humidity you end up with. You can keep the instrument in a very dry environment if you need to but there is a risk of...
I've had an idea how to make this years workshop more useful. Instead of me prattling on, how about I have a look at - say 6 gurdies that all have different...
Thanks Paul. I will try keeping the Gurdy in a different room for a while and see if it makes a difference. As for the tickets, last year I got the tickets...
Thanks Neil. Yes, I have had to shim the first (nearest)chantrelle and indeed the drone and trompette hasn't changed. There is also a slight rasping sound...
Someone was telling me that the wooden keys can swell in wet weather and are more likely to jam or rub. Has anyone had experience with this. Fi From:...
I have figured out that a HGLO is a hurdy gurdy that is only good as an ornament (or the fire) but I can't seem to find what the actual letters stand for. ...
If you needed to shim one chanterelle, there is every chance the other needs the same shimming. If either string is too hard on the wheel, you are generating...
Not so much swelling as twisting is the problem here. If the offending key is removed, you'll see a shiny spot where it's rubbing. Remove the shiny spot with a...
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Cecilia, Thanks for your encouraging note, you have described what I am going through exactly right! I am trying to get the keys under my fingers....I am...
How to Study. Precepts for Practice 4 You should not expect to enjoy the tune as you practise, but rather take pleasure in the technical mastery you are...
That Neil is a brilliant idea, why hasn't anybody thought of it before. Workshops often do end up as maintainance sessions, just this way it can be done in a...
And remember to screw back the handle afterwards. Yes, I tried something similar and my handle came off (well loose, actually, because it's fastened to the...
Following their recent success at Hollingbourne, Snaketown have been asked to play on Saturday, 23rd February, at Patcham Memorial Hall, Near Brighton, in...
Hi everyone I'm a new member, interested in buying and learning the hurdy gurdy as I've fallen in love with the sound over the last few months. I've been ...
It looks like a Reichman. I am not sure I like the crude dragon head with the marble but that's just me. Scott **************The year's hottest artists on the...
Hi Nick there´s no maker mentioned in the auction. The description is very technical: hg for sale french lute back type string length 35,5cm (13,98") 6...