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I invite all who have registered for my Baroque Workshop to attend the Baroque surgery at 13.00 hrs on Saturday. There is far too much detail to cover in 1½...
Dear Forum members, Those who are interested in Cliff's workshop should now read the information in the Files/Gurdyfest2008/Workshop information folder so they...
INTRODUCTION TO BAROQUE STYLE Energetic dance pieces such as tambourins, rigaudons etc , can be played with the trompette in various articulations to add...
Sorry, wrong arithmetic. Baroque workshops 2008 In preparation it would be helpful if you would grasp two fundamental characteristics of baroque style: 1)...
Thank you Michael. This information is helpful. What does the trompette do during irregular quavers ? Should a person spend night and day working on his...
hu guys i received the gurdy . thanks again to geoffrey . i was surprised ... and my small colector mind was happy to see , the gurdy was miniature....
Circa means something approximately dates back to a cerain time: a hurdy gurdy circa 1900 is a hurdy gurdy constructed in 1900 or around that time. Cheers, ...
Hi Sylvain. Circa = about, approximately, around about. So if you see something written like "Circa 1895", this means "around about 1895" Regards, Frank....
Why just before the festival ... :-) I've just changed both my chanterelles (D/G tuning - one snapped, the other was a wound string where the covering had worn...
... HI My wonderstring does the same if I havn't polished the wheel enough.Also somtimes after re-cottoning it happens but I usually play through it until the...
Richard, I think we should use a word used by Bouin in his work, 'La Vielleuse Habile.' (observe the gender!)He says that certain notes should be 'marked,'...
I am fast running out of options for accommodation in Lancaster as I leave for Vienna in 2 days time. I have tried emailing locations via the Lancaster...
Jane, Please don't panic, given the distance you are travelling we can promise you won't be left on the street! Have you spoken to the accommodation people at...
Michael, Thank you. I would love to see the missing minuet though. I'm intrigued. I made an incorrect assumption about your trompette workshop and, initially...
All, I've had a few queries about people interested in borrowing / buying / selling instruments at the festival. While we can't take any responsibility for...
Hi The wonderstring does the job great but needs a slightly different cottoning approach. My theory is that any fiddle player will bow with the edge , not the...
If any maker, or anyone, coming to the festival has solutions for being able to play my Symphonie standing up e.g. strap + attachment, and / or a suitable...
Hello Forum members, We would like to remind everybody that this is the last week, when you can buy tickets at the discounted £50 rate, from Saturday 12th...
You are a purveyor of fine sooths there Neil - it does indeed cure the problem. Not sure I really understand why unless perhaps that particular string has...
Richard Under 'files' in the members' section you will find details of my workshops. There will be some trompette beginners, so it will be mainly the right...
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Hello, Just a quickie to say that the previous messages were related to the Gurdyfest Hungarian tunes workshop, further files to learn from from Balazs Nagy. ...
Please see in the member's section/files/HG fest/musicianship for music for my Musicianship workshop. This file will be useful to all beginners who are still...
Thuis is the link for the Musicianship workshop link http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/HurdyGurdyForum/files/Lancaster%20Gurdyfest%202008/Musicianship/...
Hi Mark Glad that's sorted. The acetone doesn't seem to harm the string - I use it routinely. Another trick is to roughen the cottoning area with very fine ...
