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#4114

From: "Neil Brook" <hurdygurdy@...>
Date: Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:13 pm
Subject: Re: Tee-shirt

Years ago, Angela Beaumont had the bright idea of printing " It's a
hurdy-gurdy " above the picture which saves a lot of people asking
that question ! Just a thought.

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Cecilia Patko"
<cecilia@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> We still have those Forum T-shirts from the festival, which are
> actually on sale, we have now got the right to sell them properly,
the
> price is �10+postage. I will upload a photo of it, so you can have
a
> look. We also have a plain hurdy-gurdy tee-shirt coming up very
soon.
>
> Cecilia
>
> --- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "mike_from_somerset"
> <mike.eaton@> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone recently produced a hurdy-gurdy tee shirt?  If so, do
you
> > have a photo?
> >
> > Mike
> >
>

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#4115

From: "Augusto de Ornellas Abreu" <augusto.ornellas@...>
Date: Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:01 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Tee-shirt

augusto_orne...

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you could always use print-on-demand webshops like Caf� Press or something to have a nice variety of design T-shirts available without the hassle and initial cost of doing it yourselves. Not only t-shirts, then, why not coffee mugs and other knickknacks?

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Neil Brook <hurdygurdy@...> wrote:

Years ago, Angela Beaumont had the bright idea of printing " It's a
hurdy-gurdy " above the picture which saves a lot of people asking
that question ! Just a thought.

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Cecilia Patko"
<cecilia@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> We still have those Forum T-shirts from the festival, which are
> actually on sale, we have now got the right to sell them properly,
the
> price is �10+postage. I will upload a photo of it, so you can have
a
> look. We also have a plain hurdy-gurdy tee-shirt coming up very
soon.
>
> Cecilia
>
> --- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "mike_from_somerset"

> <mike.eaton@> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone recently produced a hurdy-gurdy tee shirt? If so, do
you
> > have a photo?
> >
> > Mike
> >
>

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#4116

From: MARK VEEVERS <markveevers@...>
Date: Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:14 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Tee-shirt

mark562484

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If I recall, Enzo used to have a large badge which said 'It's a hurdy gurdy, impossible to speak while playing'

Mark.

From: Neil Brook <hurdygurdy@...>
To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
Sent: Saturday, 22 November, 2008 12:13:28 PM
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re: Tee-shirt

Years ago, Angela Beaumont had the bright idea of printing " It's a
hurdy-gurdy " above the picture which saves a lot of people asking
that question ! Just a thought.

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk, "Cecilia Patko"
<cecilia@... > wrote:
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> We still have those Forum T-shirts from the festival, which are
> actually on sale, we have now got the right to sell them properly,
the
> price is £10+postage. I will upload a photo of it, so you can have
a
> look. We also have a plain hurdy-gurdy tee-shirt coming up very
soon.
>
> Cecilia
>
> --- In HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk, "mike_from_somerset "
> <mike.eaton@ > wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone recently produced a hurdy-gurdy tee shirt? If so, do
you
> > have a photo?
> >
> > Mike
> >
>

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#4117

From: "Colin" <c.hl@...>
Date: Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:21 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Tee-shirt

hillneerg

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Oh, NICE.

I make a lot of tee shirts for the summer holidays for myself and family (pretty easy with a sheet of transfer paper, a printer and a hot iron as most transfer papers use ordinary ink) - usually from photos I have taken myself and very cheap shirts from Asda or the like. At least I know nobody else will have the same shirt :)

It's got me thinking now "I'm with the hurdy gurdy player" for my wife maybe?

Colin Hill

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From: MARK VEEVERS

To: HurdyGurdyForum@...

Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 11:14 PM

Subject: Re: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re: Tee-shirt

If I recall, Enzo used to have a large badge which said 'It's a hurdy gurdy, impossible to speak while playing'

Mark.

From: Neil Brook <hurdygurdy@talktalk.net>
To: HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk
Sent: Saturday, 22 November, 2008 12:13:28 PM
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re: Tee-shirt

Years ago, Angela Beaumont had the bright idea of printing " It's a
hurdy-gurdy " above the picture which saves a lot of people asking
that question ! Just a thought.

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk, "Cecilia Patko"
<cecilia@... > wrote:
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> We still have those Forum T-shirts from the festival, which are
> actually on sale, we have now got the right to sell them properly,
the
> price is £10+postage. I will upload a photo of it, so you can have
a
> look. We also have a plain hurdy-gurdy tee-shirt coming up very
soon.
>
> Cecilia
>
> --- In HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk, "mike_from_somerset "
> <mike.eaton@ > wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone recently produced a hurdy-gurdy tee shirt? If so, do
you
> > have a photo?
> >
> > Mike
> >
>

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#4118

From: Ray Attfield <ray@...>
Date: Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:01 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Tee-shirt

attfieldraymond

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Noise of Minstrels, with whom I played for many years, also had (I still have one), badges made cheaply which said "it's a hurdy gurdy".

It worked when playing in the street and helped ward off the inevitable question and the assumption that a curious bystander could stand in front of you while we were giving a street performance,�

cut us off from our audience and expect an�intelligent conversation about the instrument and the music, its history where they can get one obviously totally unaware of their interference in a the event.�

But street performance is a wonderful training ground for almost every aspect of performance - ��building a huge repertoire, playing and keeping together and in tune amidst the bustle and noise of the street,�

talking and playing at the same time, building confidence in public, sense of humour, presentation ............things which make the concert stage performance seem relatively easy�and surprisingly even the�

need to be much more focussed and aware of refinement of the music are also helped.

Ray Attfield

On 22 Nov 2008, at 23:14, MARK VEEVERS wrote:

If I recall, Enzo used to have a large badge which said 'It's a hurdy gurdy, impossible to speak while playing'
Mark.

From:�Neil Brook <hurdygurdy@talktalk.net>
To:�HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk
Sent:�Saturday, 22 November, 2008 12:13:28 PM
Subject:�[HurdyGurdyForum] Re: Tee-shirt

Years ago, Angela Beaumont had the bright idea of printing " It's a�
hurdy-gurdy " above the picture which saves a lot of people asking�
that question ! Just a thought.

--- In�HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk, "Cecilia Patko"�
<cecilia@... > wrote:
>
> Hello Mike,�
>�
> We still have those Forum T-shirts from the festival, which are
> actually on sale, we have now got the right to sell them properly,�
the
> price is �10+postage. I will upload a photo of it, so you can have�
a
> look. We also have a plain hurdy-gurdy tee-shirt coming up very�
soon.
>�
> Cecilia
>�
> --- In�HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk, "mike_from_somerset "
> <mike.eaton@ > wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone recently produced a hurdy-gurdy tee shirt? If so, do�
you�
> > have a photo?
> >�
> > Mike
> >
>

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#4119

From: Mark J Hewitt <m.hewitt@...>
Date: Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:54 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Tee-shirt

elmagnamim

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IIRC, The Bagpipe Society used to have a great instrument box sticker: "Play it? I can hardly carry it!" - I've always wanted one of those - perhaps we can reinvent it for the hurdy-gurdy.

Mark

Ray Attfield wrote:

Noise of Minstrels, with whom I played for many years, also had (I still have one), badges made cheaply which said "it's a hurdy gurdy".
It worked when playing in the street and helped ward off the inevitable question and the assumption that a curious bystander could stand in front of you while we were giving a street performance,

cut us off from our audience and expect an intelligent conversation about the instrument and the music, its history where they can get one obviously totally unaware of their interference in a the event.

But street performance is a wonderful training ground for almost every aspect of performance - building a huge repertoire, playing and keeping together and in tune amidst the bustle and noise of the street,

talking and playing at the same time, building confidence in public, sense of humour, presentation ............things which make the concert stage performance seem relatively easy and surprisingly even the

need to be much more focussed and aware of refinement of the music are also helped.

Ray Attfield

On 22 Nov 2008, at 23:14, MARK VEEVERS wrote:

If I recall, Enzo used to have a large badge which said 'It's a hurdy gurdy, impossible to speak while playing'

Mark.

From: Neil Brook <hurdygurdy@talktalk.net>
To: HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk
Sent: Saturday, 22 November, 2008 12:13:28 PM
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re: Tee-shirt

Years ago, Angela Beaumont had the bright idea of printing " It's a
hurdy-gurdy " above the picture which saves a lot of people asking
that question ! Just a thought.

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk, "Cecilia Patko"
<cecilia@... > wrote:
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> We still have those Forum T-shirts from the festival, which are
> actually on sale, we have now got the right to sell them properly,
the
> price is £10+postage. I will upload a photo of it, so you can have
a
> look. We also have a plain hurdy-gurdy tee-shirt coming up very
soon.
>
> Cecilia
>
> --- In HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk, "mike_from_somerset "
> <mike.eaton@ > wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone recently produced a hurdy-gurdy tee shirt? If so, do
you
> > have a photo?
> >
> > Mike
> >
>

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#4120

From: JULIE BARKER <drohne@...>
Date: Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:35 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Tee-shirt...and stickers.

julie909295

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On the subject of stickers.

Some years ago the promo copies of my Radio Noir album carried a parody version of the "Parental Guidance" sticker that appears on things such as rap albums. Mine said.."Parental guidence, explicit drones". This proved so popular that several gurdy and pipe players wanted an enlarged case sticker version. Alas it was only a paper sticker and wore-out very quickly.

And T shirts... well ask Scott to show his, which is a classic one-off version of the Angela Beaumont design classic but with the addition of the pretentious "C'est une Vielle", and a chavy gold handle. However, don't blame Scott it, was originaly mine but I grew out of it as a result of eating too much French food.
Philip G Martin aka Drohne
www.drohne.co.uk

--- On Sun, 23/11/08, Mark J Hewitt <m.hewitt@...> wrote:

From: Mark J Hewitt <m.hewitt@...>
Subject: Re: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re: Tee-shirt
To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
Date: Sunday, 23 November, 2008, 2:54 PM

IIRC, The Bagpipe Society used to have a great instrument box sticker: "Play it? I can hardly carry it!" - I've always wanted one of those - perhaps we can reinvent it for the hurdy-gurdy.

Mark

Ray Attfield wrote:
Noise of Minstrels, with whom I played for many years, also had (I still have one), badges made cheaply which said "it's a hurdy gurdy".
It worked when playing in the street and helped ward off the inevitable question and the assumption that a curious bystander could stand in front of you while we were giving a street performance,

cut us off from our audience and expect an intelligent conversation about the instrument and the music, its history where they can get one obviously totally unaware of their interference in a the event.

But street performance is a wonderful training ground for almost every aspect of performance - building a huge repertoire, playing and keeping together and in tune amidst the bustle and noise of the street,

talking and playing at the same time, building confidence in public, sense of humour, presentation ............ things which make the concert stage performance seem relatively easy and surprisingly even the

need to be much more focussed and aware of refinement of the music are also helped.

Ray Attfield

On 22 Nov 2008, at 23:14, MARK VEEVERS wrote:

If I recall, Enzo used to have a large badge which said 'It's a hurdy gurdy, impossible to speak while playing'

Mark.

From: Neil Brook <hurdygurdy@talktalk .net>
To: HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk
Sent: Saturday, 22 November, 2008 12:13:28 PM
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re: Tee-shirt

Years ago, Angela Beaumont had the bright idea of printing " It's a
hurdy-gurdy " above the picture which saves a lot of people asking
that question ! Just a thought.

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk, "Cecilia Patko"
<cecilia@... > wrote:
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> We still have those Forum T-shirts from the festival, which are
> actually on sale, we have now got the right to sell them properly,
the
> price is £10+postage. I will upload a photo of it, so you can have
a
> look. We also have a plain hurdy-gurdy tee-shirt coming up very
soon.
>
> Cecilia
>
> --- In HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk, "mike_from_somerset "
> <mike.eaton@ > wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone recently produced a hurdy-gurdy tee shirt? If so, do
you
> > have a photo?
> >
> > Mike
> >
>

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#4121

From: "john276373" <johnmcivor@...>
Date: Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:31 pm
Subject: Re: Tee-shirt

john276373

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This guy does gurdy T-shirts, with a design taken from the 13th
century illustration of two gurdy - sorry symphonie - players having
a chat whilst playing (it's on p.79 of the H-G Method if you want to
have a look at the pic). I wore mine at the Youlgreve gathering in
September. The only downside is that they're based in South Carolina:
However they're V nice people to do business with, and even with the
economy in freefall the cost (including shipping) isn't that
extortionate.

John

http://www.susato.com/konakart/SelectProd.do;jsessionid=F4832FF19400C1
DEC28AD1EDF0BFC23E?prodId=1453&manufacturer=KWHI&category=Hurdy-
Gurdies&name=Susato%20T-Shirt%20Hurdy-Gurdy%20Design&model=MINNHGTS

PS They make some rather nice symphonies as well!

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "mike_from_somerset"
<mike.eaton@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone recently produced a hurdy-gurdy tee shirt?  If so, do
you
> have a photo?
>
> Mike
>

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#4122

From: "ROBIN" <lorna.robin@...>
Date: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:11 pm
Subject: Re: Tee-shirt

lorna9029

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Made my own Tshirt tonight (with a little advice from Colin) Bought
some tshirt transfer paper from Smiths and use my own artwork for the
design. It works really well. I have posted the design in photos,
gurdy art, so if anyone fancies using the design email me direct and i
will send you the jpeg
Regards Robin
Yes the design is back to front



  In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "john276373" <johnmcivor@...>
wrote:
>
> This guy does gurdy T-shirts, with a design taken from the 13th
> century illustration of two gurdy - sorry symphonie - players having
> a chat whilst playing (it's on p.79 of the H-G Method if you want to
> have a look at the pic). I wore mine at the Youlgreve gathering in
> September. The only downside is that they're based in South Carolina:
> However they're V nice people to do business with, and even with the
> economy in freefall the cost (including shipping) isn't that
> extortionate.
>
> John
>
>
> http://www.susato.com/konakart/SelectProd.do;jsessionid=F4832FF19400C1
> DEC28AD1EDF0BFC23E?prodId=1453&manufacturer=KWHI&category=Hurdy-
> Gurdies&name=Susato%20T-Shirt%20Hurdy-Gurdy%20Design&model=MINNHGTS
>
> PS They make some rather nice symphonies as well!
>
>
> --- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "mike_from_somerset"
> <mike.eaton@> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone recently produced a hurdy-gurdy tee shirt?  If so, do
> you
> > have a photo?
> >
> > Mike
> >
>

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#4123

From: "Judith Lindenau" <judith@...>
Date: Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:37 am
Subject: RE: Re: Tee-shirt

judithlindenau

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The gurdy T-shirt I love the most is the one Ben Grossman did....it's black, and
all it has across the front are the key holes in white.  You can see the design
on his Macrophone site (http://www.macrophone.org/main.html)

Judith

(This guy does gurdy T-shirts, with a design taken from the 13th
century illustration of two gurdy - sorry symphonie - players having
a chat whilst playing (it's on p.79 of the H-G Method if you want to
have a look at the pic). I wore mine at the Youlgreve gathering in
September. The only downside is that they're based in South Carolina:
However they're V nice people to do business with, and even with the
economy in freefall the cost (including shipping) isn't that
extortionate.

John

http://www.susato.com/konakart/SelectProd.do;jsessionid=F4832FF19400C1
<http://www.susato.com/konakart/SelectProd.do;jsessionid=F4832FF19400C1>
DEC28AD1EDF0BFC23E?prodId=1453&manufacturer=KWHI&category=Hurdy-
Gurdies&name=Susato%20T-Shirt%20Hurdy-Gurdy%20Design&model=MINNHGTS

PS They make some rather nice symphonies as well!

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@...
<mailto:HurdyGurdyForum%40yahoogroups.co.uk> , "mike_from_somerset"
<mike.eaton@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone recently produced a hurdy-gurdy tee shirt? If so, do
you
> have a photo?
>
> Mike
>

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#4124

From: Ian Waughman <iwaughman@...>
Date: Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:03 pm
Subject: first message

iwaughman

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i'm in hospital for few days and the system is dire so this is just hello and more at the end of the week hopefully

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#4125

From: Geoff Turner <gyldageoff@...>
Date: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:34 pm
Subject: RE: first message

gyldageoff

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In which case get well soon. Are you in a private room..... Is it soundproof......Can you play the hurdy-gurdy in there?

Geoff

To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
From: iwaughman@...
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:03:13 +0000
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] first message

i'm in hospital for few days and the system is dire so this is just hello and more at the end of the week hopefully

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#4126

From: Ian Waughman <iwaughman@...>
Date: Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:56 am
Subject: RE: first message

iwaughman

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umfortunately the theraputic effect of my playing has yet to be appreciated by ward 7, but i think i'm home today

--- On Wed, 26/11/08, Geoff Turner <gyldageoff@...> wrote:

From: Geoff Turner <gyldageoff@...>
Subject: RE: [HurdyGurdyForum] first message
To: "hurdygurdyforum@..." <hurdygurdyforum@...>
Date: Wednesday, 26 November, 2008, 2:34 PM

In which case get well soon. Are you in a private room..... Is it soundproof.. ....Can you play the hurdy-gurdy in there?

Geoff

To: HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk
From: iwaughman@yahoo. co.uk
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:03:13 +0000
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] first message

i'm in hospital for few days and the system is dire so this is just hello and more at the end of the week hopefully

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#4127

From: Ian Waughman <iwaughman@...>
Date: Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:56 am
Subject: RE: first message

iwaughman

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umfortunately the theraputic effect of my playing has yet to be appreciated by ward 7, but i think i'm home today

--- On Wed, 26/11/08, Geoff Turner <gyldageoff@...> wrote:

From: Geoff Turner <gyldageoff@...>
Subject: RE: [HurdyGurdyForum] first message
To: "hurdygurdyforum@..." <hurdygurdyforum@...>
Date: Wednesday, 26 November, 2008, 2:34 PM

In which case get well soon. Are you in a private room..... Is it soundproof.. ....Can you play the hurdy-gurdy in there?

Geoff

To: HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk
From: iwaughman@yahoo. co.uk
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:03:13 +0000
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] first message

i'm in hospital for few days and the system is dire so this is just hello and more at the end of the week hopefully

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#4128

From: "iwaughman" <iwaughman@...>
Date: Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:04 pm
Subject: first message (without nurses)

iwaughman

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Out of hospital and back on a proper keyboard.
I play a Chris Allen Colson HG (tuned DG) and love it. I've been doing
dance and song stuff in primary schools for a while and played in a
couple of bands. I suppose I would like to find two things in this
forum to start with. One would be a chance to exchange ideas with
anyone writing music/songs/dances with a gurdy. (I'm playing with two
other people finding out about how far you can take drone based music
with dijeridoo, percussion, bass, HG, voice etc and inventing as we
go). The other is more a technical thing. Every now and again I get
very poor top end when I need to put in a new D chanterelle and have
to start again, anyone got any good ideas to be more consistent?

Looking forward to hearing from the forum, Ian.

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#4129

From: "magic_bus_uk" <magic_bus_uk@...>
Date: Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:09 pm
Subject: New Member Message

magic_bus_uk

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Hello,

I'm Alex. I don't play a hurdy gurdy yet but love their sound - I go to
a lot of world music events and always find them entrancing. For the
last few years I've been tuning my guitar strangely to try and get a
kind of hurdy sound, and as a next step a friend and I are thinking of
making the $20 one shown on the internet; then after that maybe I'll be
able to buy a proper one...

I spend summers in England and winters in Goa - where I am now.

I joined just to find out as much as I can about them.

Alex

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#4130

From: Geoff Turner <gyldageoff@...>
Date: Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:43 pm
Subject: RE: New Member Message

gyldageoff

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Welcome Alex,

I am sure that it won't happen as you already love them, but if you fail on building the $20 one or fail to get a good sound out of it, don't let it put you off.

Geoff

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From: magic_bus_uk@...
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:09:59 +0000
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] New Member Message

Hello,

I'm Alex. I don't play a hurdy gurdy yet but love their sound - I go to
a lot of world music events and always find them entrancing. For the
last few years I've been tuning my guitar strangely to try and get a
kind of hurdy sound, and as a next step a friend and I are thinking of
making the $20 one shown on the internet; then after that maybe I'll be
able to buy a proper one...

I spend summers in England and winters in Goa - where I am now.

I joined just to find out as much as I can about them.

Alex

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#4131

From: "Graham Whyte" <graham@...>
Date: Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:02 pm
Subject: RE: New Member Message

colsonamirec...

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Hello and welcome Alex

A $20 gurdy simply can't possibly work well if it works at all

Give us the link any you will get more advice I am sure

Graham

-----Original Message-----
From: HurdyGurdyForum@...
[mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@...]On Behalf Of magic_bus_uk
Sent: 28 November 2008 12:10
To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] New Member Message


Hello,

I'm Alex. I don't play a hurdy gurdy yet but love their sound - I go to
a lot of world music events and always find them entrancing. For the
last few years I've been tuning my guitar strangely to try and get a
kind of hurdy sound, and as a next step a friend and I are thinking of
making the $20 one shown on the internet; then after that maybe I'll be
able to buy a proper one...

I spend summers in England and winters in Goa - where I am now.

I joined just to find out as much as I can about them.

Alex


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#4132

From: "ROBIN" <lorna.robin@...>
Date: Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:52 pm
Subject: Re: New Member Message

lorna9029

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HI Alex
A few years back i came across the $20 HG and thought about making it.
I did start but then decided it was only a little bit more work to
make something resembling the real thing. I used second hand wood to
keep the expense down. I did make initial mistakes and it has been
modified over the years but it is a great way to learn how every thing
  works. I think it was Neil Brook who said in an email that making a HG
was an organic thing. Anyway the one I ended up with is in the photos
section of the forum under Robin's homeproject although it has a
different tail piece now. I am sure if you decided to go for it you
would find plenty of advice on the forum.
Regards
Robin
p.s mine was built without any fancy tools but access to a lathe (for
the wheel)is a must.

  In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "magic_bus_uk"
<magic_bus_uk@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm Alex. I don't play a hurdy gurdy yet but love their sound - I go to
> a lot of world music events and always find them entrancing. For the
> last few years I've been tuning my guitar strangely to try and get a
> kind of hurdy sound, and as a next step a friend and I are thinking of
> making the $20 one shown on the internet; then after that maybe I'll be
> able to buy a proper one...
>
> I spend summers in England and winters in Goa - where I am now.
>
> I joined just to find out as much as I can about them.
>
> Alex
>

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#4133

From: "magic_bus_uk" <magic_bus_uk@...>
Date: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:09 am
Subject: Re: New Member Message

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Hi Graham,

So here's the link to the $20 - make yourself - hurdy gurdy. Any
advice on its likely limitations would be most welcome.


regards

Alex

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Graham Whyte" <graham@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello and welcome Alex
>
> A $20 gurdy simply can't possibly work well if it works at all
>
> Give us the link any you will get more advice I am sure
>
> Graham
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> [mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@...]On Behalf Of magic_bus_uk
> Sent: 28 November 2008 12:10
> To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] New Member Message
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm Alex. I don't play a hurdy gurdy yet but love their sound - I
go to
> a lot of world music events and always find them entrancing. For
the
> last few years I've been tuning my guitar strangely to try and get
a
> kind of hurdy sound, and as a next step a friend and I are thinking
of
> making the $20 one shown on the internet; then after that maybe
I'll be
> able to buy a proper one...
>
> I spend summers in England and winters in Goa - where I am now.
>
> I joined just to find out as much as I can about them.
>
> Alex
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
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#4134

From: "magic_bus_uk" <magic_bus_uk@...>
Date: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:14 am
Subject: Re: New Member Message

magic_bus_uk

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Hi Graham,

So I forgot to put the link in....here it is this time:

http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/hurdy.htm

regards

Alex

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Graham Whyte" <graham@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello and welcome Alex
>
> A $20 gurdy simply can't possibly work well if it works at all
>
> Give us the link any you will get more advice I am sure
>
> Graham
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> [mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@...]On Behalf Of magic_bus_uk
> Sent: 28 November 2008 12:10
> To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] New Member Message
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm Alex. I don't play a hurdy gurdy yet but love their sound - I
go to
> a lot of world music events and always find them entrancing. For
the
> last few years I've been tuning my guitar strangely to try and get
a
> kind of hurdy sound, and as a next step a friend and I are thinking
of
> making the $20 one shown on the internet; then after that maybe
I'll be
> able to buy a proper one...
>
> I spend summers in England and winters in Goa - where I am now.
>
> I joined just to find out as much as I can about them.
>
> Alex
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>

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#4135

From: "Graham Whyte" <graham@...>
Date: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:21 am
Subject: RE: Re: New Member Message

colsonamirec...

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Where's the link ?

Graham

-----Original Message-----
From: HurdyGurdyForum@...
[mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@...]On Behalf Of magic_bus_uk
Sent: 29 November 2008 10:10
To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re: New Member Message


Hi Graham,

So here's the link to the $20 - make yourself - hurdy gurdy. Any
advice on its likely limitations would be most welcome.


regards

Alex

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Graham Whyte" <graham@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello and welcome Alex
>
> A $20 gurdy simply can't possibly work well if it works at all
>
> Give us the link any you will get more advice I am sure
>
> Graham
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> [mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@...]On Behalf Of magic_bus_uk
> Sent: 28 November 2008 12:10
> To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] New Member Message
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm Alex. I don't play a hurdy gurdy yet but love their sound - I
go to
> a lot of world music events and always find them entrancing. For
the
> last few years I've been tuning my guitar strangely to try and get
a
> kind of hurdy sound, and as a next step a friend and I are thinking
of
> making the $20 one shown on the internet; then after that maybe
I'll be
> able to buy a proper one...
>
> I spend summers in England and winters in Goa - where I am now.
>
> I joined just to find out as much as I can about them.
>
> Alex
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>



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#4136

From: "ROBIN" <lorna.robin@...>
Date: Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:12 am
Subject: Re: New Member Message

lorna9029

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The $20 guy also does this one which is a step in the right direction

http://dennishavlena.com/hg-main.htm

Regards Robin




  In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "magic_bus_uk"
<magic_bus_uk@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Graham,
>
> So I forgot to put the link in....here it is this time:
>
> http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/hurdy.htm
>
> regards
>
> Alex
>
> --- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Graham Whyte" <graham@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello and welcome Alex
> >
> > A $20 gurdy simply can't possibly work well if it works at all
> >
> > Give us the link any you will get more advice I am sure
> >
> > Graham
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> > [mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@...]On Behalf Of magic_bus_uk
> > Sent: 28 November 2008 12:10
> > To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> > Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] New Member Message
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm Alex. I don't play a hurdy gurdy yet but love their sound - I
> go to
> > a lot of world music events and always find them entrancing. For
> the
> > last few years I've been tuning my guitar strangely to try and get
> a
> > kind of hurdy sound, and as a next step a friend and I are thinking
> of
> > making the $20 one shown on the internet; then after that maybe
> I'll be
> > able to buy a proper one...
> >
> > I spend summers in England and winters in Goa - where I am now.
> >
> > I joined just to find out as much as I can about them.
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
>

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#4137

From: "Colin" <c.hl@...>
Date: Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:46 pm
Subject: Re: Re: New Member Message

hillneerg

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This looks amazingly like a cousin of my mountain dulcimer (made from a strip of pine hollowed out and covered with plywood with frets fitted and then a trapezoid body from offcuts of plywood (and lots of wood filler) and a few spare guitar keys fastened on (yes, it plays and, in fact, a lot better than the one I bought from the Early Music shop). Nothing measured other than the fret spacings either and painted bright green with varnished top.

That actually cost me nothing to make as the bits were all lying around and I only used a pad saw, tenon saw, hammer and a steel rule and pencil.

It may not look to good but it plays fine.

Have to dig out my lathe (drill-powered) and have a go at this. Sounds fun.

OK, it's not a real one but, what the heck, it's a HGLO.

Anyone get the sound sample to work? I can't.

Colin Hill

----- Original Message -----

From: magic_bus_uk

To: HurdyGurdyForum@...

Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:14 AM

Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re: New Member Message

Hi Graham,

So I forgot to put the link in....here it is this time:

http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/hurdy.htm

regards

Alex

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk, "Graham Whyte" <graham@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello and welcome Alex
>
> A $20 gurdy simply can't possibly work well if it works at all
>
> Give us the link any you will get more advice I am sure
>
> Graham
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk
> [mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk]On Behalf Of magic_bus_uk
> Sent: 28 November 2008 12:10
> To: HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk
> Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] New Member Message
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm Alex. I don't play a hurdy gurdy yet but love their sound - I
go to
> a lot of world music events and always find them entrancing. For
the
> last few years I've been tuning my guitar strangely to try and get
a
> kind of hurdy sound, and as a next step a friend and I are thinking
of
> making the $20 one shown on the internet; then after that maybe
I'll be
> able to buy a proper one...
>
> I spend summers in England and winters in Goa - where I am now.
>
> I joined just to find out as much as I can about them.
>
> Alex
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>

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#4138

From: MARK VEEVERS <markveevers@...>
Date: Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:25 am
Subject: Re: Re: Tee-shirt

mark562484

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I love the web site.

Mark.

From: Judith Lindenau <judith@...>
To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
Sent: Wednesday, 26 November, 2008 12:37:21 AM
Subject: RE: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re: Tee-shirt

The gurdy T-shirt I love the most is the one Ben Grossman did....it's black, and all it has across the front are the key holes in white. You can see the design on his Macrophone site (http://www.macropho ne.org/main. html)

Judith

(This guy does gurdy T-shirts, with a design taken from the 13th
century illustration of two gurdy - sorry symphonie - players having
a chat whilst playing (it's on p.79 of the H-G Method if you want to
have a look at the pic). I wore mine at the Youlgreve gathering in
September. The only downside is that they're based in South Carolina:
However they're V nice people to do business with, and even with the
economy in freefall the cost (including shipping) isn't that
extortionate.

John

http://www.susato. com/konakart/ SelectProd. do;jsessionid= F4832FF19400C1 <http://www.susato. com/konakart/ SelectProd. do;jsessionid= F4832FF19400C1>
DEC28AD1EDF0BFC23E? prodId=1453& manufacturer= KWHI&category= Hurdy-
Gurdies&name= Susato%20T- Shirt%20Hurdy- Gurdy%20Design& model=MINNHGTS

PS They make some rather nice symphonies as well!

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk <mailto:HurdyGurdyF orum%40yahoogrou ps.co.uk> , "mike_from_somerset "
<mike.eaton@ ...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone recently produced a hurdy-gurdy tee shirt? If so, do
you
> have a photo?
>
> Mike
>

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#4139

From: Matthew Williams <mattwill75@...>
Date: Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:51 am
Subject: Re-tuning drone strings

mattwill75

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I've recently discovered I can temporarily convert my C-G Soirat gurdy to play in A by slackening the C bourdon and C trompette string down to A. The strings I'm using (NRI high twist 38 thou, Savarez BF1232 respectively) don't seem to mind this too much - in fact I think the rasp of the trompette is if anything groovier, especially for slow pieces.
I play mostly on my own, so the key change was not to match other players. The main advantage is now having the 7th note of the scale available at the left-hand end of the keyboard. You can also play dark minor tunes without having to use so many accidentals.
I'm wondering whether other list members do this sort of thing, or whether most gurdy strings actually don't like being tuned away from the pitch they're intended for.
Matt

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#4140

From: "Graham Whyte" <graham@...>
Date: Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:43 pm
Subject: RE: Re-tuning drone strings

colsonamirec...

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Matthew,

I also play in A minor regularly on my G/C instruments

What I do is tune the Gros Bourdon UP from G to A

Tune the Trompette UP from D to E to get a fifth

Additionally you can tune the Mouche UP from G to A

I leave the Petit Bourdon at C and surprisingly you will find it sounds good to use this as well as the low A

Why a minor third drone sounds good I really don't know

With this tuning you can play with all 6 strings on together

I you really don't like tuning up then drop the chanters 2 semitones from G to F

You will then be playing in G minor with A minor fingering, not a problem if you are playing alone

Which ever way, its a sod to tune accurately by ear

The end result is however pretty stunning

Graham

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 30 November 2008 11:51
To: hurdygurdyforum@...
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re-tuning drone strings

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#4141

From: JULIE BARKER <drohne@...>
Date: Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:47 pm
Subject: RE: Re-tuning drone strings

julie909295

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I regularly play with an A mouch and C trompett on my G gurdy, I find it gives a very contemporary Laurie Anderson kind of sound.

Philip G Martin aka Drohne
www.drohne.co.uk

--- On Sun, 30/11/08, Graham Whyte <graham@...> wrote:

From: Graham Whyte <graham@...>
Subject: RE: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re-tuning drone strings
To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
Date: Sunday, 30 November, 2008, 12:43 PM

Matthew,

I also play in A minor regularly on my G/C instruments

What I do is tune the Gros Bourdon UP from G to A

Tune the Trompette UP from D to E to get a fifth

Additionally you can tune the Mouche UP from G to A

I leave the Petit Bourdon at C and surprisingly you will find it sounds good to use this as well as the low A

Why a minor third drone sounds good I really don't know

With this tuning you can play with all 6 strings on together

I you really don't like tuning up then drop the chanters 2 semitones from G to F

You will then be playing in G minor with A minor fingering, not a problem if you are playing alone

Which ever way, its a sod to tune accurately by ear

The end result is however pretty stunning

Graham

-----Original Message-----
From: HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk [mailto:HurdyGurdyF orum@yahoogroups .co.uk]On Behalf Of Matthew Williams
Sent: 30 November 2008 11:51
To: hurdygurdyforum@ yahoogroups. co.uk
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re-tuning drone strings

I've recently discovered I can temporarily convert my C-G Soirat gurdy to play in A by slackening the C bourdon and C trompette string down to A. The strings I'm using (NRI high twist 38 thou, Savarez BF1232 respectively) don't seem to mind this too much - in fact I think the rasp of the trompette is if anything groovier, especially for slow pieces.
I play mostly on my own, so the key change was not to match other players. The main advantage is now having the 7th note of the scale available at the left-hand end of the keyboard. You can also play dark minor tunes without having to use so many accidentals.
I'm wondering whether other list members do this sort of thing, or whether most gurdy strings actually don't like being tuned away from the pitch they're intended for.
Matt

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#4142

From: "Richard" <mun_ric@...>
Date: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:44 pm
Subject: Re: Re-tuning drone strings

mun_ric

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Try tuning the Mouche to B. I've been using the mouche tuned to A for
some time, it gives a slightly arabic tone but I have found recently  B
works very well for Morris tunes.  I am getting into Playford tunes at
the moment and still haven't worked out the ideal drones, does anyone
have any ideas?

Regards

Richard








--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., JULIE BARKER <drohne@...>
wrote:
>
> I regularly play with an A mouch and� C trompett on my G gurdy, I
find it gives a very contemporary Laurie Anderson kind of sound.
>
> Philip G Martin aka Drohne
> www.drohne.co.uk
>
> --- On Sun, 30/11/08, Graham Whyte graham@... wrote:
>
> From: Graham Whyte graham@...
> Subject: RE: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re-tuning drone strings
> To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> Date: Sunday, 30 November, 2008, 12:43 PM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Matthew,
> �
> I also play in A minor regularly on my G/C instruments
> �
> What I do is tune the Gros Bourdon UP from G to A
> Tune the Trompette UP from D to E to get a fifth
> Additionally you can tune the Mouche� UP from G to A
> �
> I leave the Petit Bourdon at C and surprisingly you will find it
sounds good to use this as well as the low A
> Why a minor third drone sounds good I really don't know
> �
> With this tuning you can play with all 6 strings on together
> �
> I you really don't like tuning up then drop the chanters 2 semitones
from G to F
> You will then be playing in G minor with A minor fingering, not a
problem� if you are playing alone
> �
> Which ever way, its a sod to tune accurately by ear
> The end result is however pretty stunning
> �
> Graham
> �
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk [mailto:HurdyGurdyF
orum@yahoogroups .co.uk]On Behalf Of Matthew Williams
> Sent: 30 November 2008 11:51
> To: hurdygurdyforum@ yahoogroups. co.uk
> Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re-tuning drone strings
>
> I've recently discovered I can temporarily convert my C-G Soirat gurdy
to play in A by slackening the C bourdon and C trompette string down to
A.�  The strings I'm using (NRI high twist 38 thou, Savarez BF1232
respectively) don't seem to mind this too much� - in fact I think the
rasp of the trompette is if anything groovier, especially for slow
pieces.�
> I play mostly on my own, so the key change� was not to match other
players.�  The main advantage is now having the 7th note of the scale
available at the left-hand end of the keyboard.�  You can also play
dark minor tunes without having to use so many accidentals.�
> I'm wondering whether other list members do this sort of thing, or
whether most gurdy strings� actually don't like being tuned away from
the pitch they're intended for.�
> Matt
>
>
>
>
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#4143

From: JULIE BARKER <drohne@...>
Date: Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:46 pm
Subject: RE: Re-tuning drone strings

julie909295

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From: Graham Whyte <graham@...>
Subject: RE: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re-tuning drone strings
To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
Date: Sunday, 30 November, 2008, 12:43 PM

Matthew,

I also play in A minor regularly on my G/C instruments

What I do is tune the Gros Bourdon UP from G to A

Tune the Trompette UP from D to E to get a fifth

Additionally you can tune the Mouche UP from G to A

I leave the Petit Bourdon at C and surprisingly you will find it sounds good to use this as well as the low A

Why a minor third drone sounds good I really don't know

With this tuning you can play with all 6 strings on together

I you really don't like tuning up then drop the chanters 2 semitones from G to F

You will then be playing in G minor with A minor fingering, not a problem if you are playing alone

Which ever way, its a sod to tune accurately by ear

The end result is however pretty stunning

Graham

-----Original Message-----
From: HurdyGurdyForum@ yahoogroups. co.uk [mailto:HurdyGurdyF orum@yahoogroups .co.uk]On Behalf Of Matthew Williams
Sent: 30 November 2008 11:51
To: hurdygurdyforum@ yahoogroups. co.uk
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re-tuning drone strings

I've recently discovered I can temporarily convert my C-G Soirat gurdy to play in A by slackening the C bourdon and C trompette string down to A. The strings I'm using (NRI high twist 38 thou, Savarez BF1232 respectively) don't seem to mind this too much - in fact I think the rasp of the trompette is if anything groovier, especially for slow pieces.
I play mostly on my own, so the key change was not to match other players. The main advantage is now having the 7th note of the scale available at the left-hand end of the keyboard. You can also play dark minor tunes without having to use so many accidentals.
I'm wondering whether other list members do this sort of thing, or whether most gurdy strings actually don't like being tuned away from the pitch they're intended for.
Matt

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