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Hi Everyone Out There - Ive noticed that things have been a bit quiet over the festive season, so as it's freeeezing outside, I thought I'd stay in and wish...
john276373
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Jan 1, 2009
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4214
Hello everyone, Nice to see a message once more. I agree, If you have and play a hurdygurdy basic maintenance is essential and therefore the CD as produced by...
MARK VEEVERS
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Jan 2, 2009
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4215
Good to hear people are finding the dvd useful. It's always a shame to hear good instruments playing poorly. Apart from frustration to the player, casual...
Neil Brook
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Jan 3, 2009
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Hi everyone I am Sarah and I play in a group called the Flying Chaucers based in South Londonish area. Our box player (who is a bit of a technophobe - hence...
sarahtheflute2003
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Jan 4, 2009
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Hi Sarah - I'm near Cambridge and not far from M11. I'd be very happy to chat to your box/gurdy player. Neil Brook is the chap with the excellent DVD - I...
Mike Gilpin
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Jan 4, 2009
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Hi Mike Thanks for a speedy response. I'll follow up those links and talk to Chris about getting in touch with you. Many thanks Sarah To:...
Sarah Pavey
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Jan 4, 2009
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Hello Sarah Firstly I love the name, The Flying Chaucers, why didn't I think of that with us coming from the Canterbury area. The best I could come up with...
JULIE BARKER
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Jan 5, 2009
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4220
Sorry I gave the wrong link in the last email. It should be www.myspace.com/lesbatonsfrenchdancing , failing that www.myspace.com/philipgmartin and click on...
JULIE BARKER
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Jan 5, 2009
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Hi Julie Thanks for all this info - loved the HG pic We were wondering about trotting along to Hollingbourne as our pal Fran who plays fiddle (now with Shave...
Sarah Pavey
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Jan 5, 2009
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pour les interessés. intersesting site . sylvain http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=128890468 ... From: JULIE BARKER...
sylvain gagnon mini m...
lecornemusier
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Jan 5, 2009
2:04 pm
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sorry if this is old hat - are Aussie HG players called viellaroos? Eleanor ... Cygnet folk festival in January 2009. Please come to Cygnet, it appears to be...
eleanorsco
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Jan 5, 2009
3:04 pm
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Hello all, I hurd from a reliable sauce, that they can be referred to as either Sheephurdys or Gurdy Garrahs. All interesting information, really happy to have...
peter
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Jan 5, 2009
3:41 pm
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If so do they carry the smaller gurdy's in pouches. Regards Robin In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "eleanorsco" <eleanorsco@...>...
ROBIN
lorna9029
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Jan 5, 2009
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Hi All, further to Sylvain's post with a link to Eric's MySpace site, I put a link in a while ago to a large chunk of his free music in pdf under LINKS:Hurdy...
Steve Evans
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Jan 5, 2009
8:20 pm
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We even carry the bigger ones in pouches with the feet handing over the top. Did I say feet? Of course I meant head stock. Sometimes when the gurdy is...
Marsbar
semperfidelisau
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Jan 5, 2009
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who does? lollll Robin ... gurdy's with ... <eleanorsco@>...
ROBIN
lorna9029
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Jan 5, 2009
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A happy new year tae ye all, lang may yer lum reek an' dinnae get yer G string caught up in yer sporran. Anyone fancy an afternoon in Dunkeld at the Taybank...
Jon Redpath
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Jan 5, 2009
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Hi Jon Happy new year to you. Yes I ,for one, would be on for it; a bit tied up this month though any suggestions on date. regards Robin ... yer G string...
ROBIN
lorna9029
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Jan 6, 2009
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Hi Jon Robin et al I'd be up for it depending on date chosen. Eleanor...
eleanorsco
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Jan 6, 2009
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A message for all list members within reach of South-East England. The Meridian Eurobash happens on 17th-18th January at Hollingbourne Village Hall near...
JULIE BARKER
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Jan 7, 2009
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Hi everyone. I'm having a problem with the high D chantrelle on my Gotschy gurdy. It was playing fine, then the string snapped after it got cold. I replaced it...
snozz_pipes
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Jan 8, 2009
1:18 pm
4234
It couldn't have thrown out the Um (got to go look up the name of the little dohickeys you adjust) tangents? Ok so it is nearly midnight here. Fi From:...
Marsbar
semperfidelisau
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Jan 8, 2009
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Does it still do that if you only use that chantrelle? I'm presuming that you have a lower D as well (thicker) so maybe the new string isn't being pressed as...
Colin
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Jan 8, 2009
3:23 pm
4236
... new string isn't being pressed as well by the tangents as the old one? ... tangents while pressing the key to see if the contact is good. ... guesswork....
snozz_pipes
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Jan 8, 2009
4:26 pm
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It could be that the string needs time to settle in and stretch.I had a similar problem with a new string that was very very sensitive to the rosin for about...
ROBIN
lorna9029
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Jan 8, 2009
5:44 pm
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You've got some good suggestions. Another one is that if your string geometry is off it can lead to "shudders". I had a similar problem (or a least one that...
arle_lommel
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Jan 8, 2009
10:57 pm
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Hi All, I've listed a set of high quality plans on EBay which may be of interest to constructors. I bought them a couple of years ago from the States to aid me...
Steve Evans
psychotriav
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Jan 9, 2009
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I'm just canvassing opinion about this idea, NOTHING HAS BEEN ARRANGED YET! How about a music session for pipes , gurdies etc in the skittle alley of the Sun...
ectophonic
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Jan 9, 2009
1:40 pm
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Hello people Does anyone know of any sessions in or around Whitby (Yorkshire)or are there any forum members near there. I will be down there for a week later...
ROBIN
lorna9029
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Jan 10, 2009
11:09 am
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I know the venue well, a perfect place for a gurdy and pipes session and I for one would certainly turn up; just one problem, I live about 200 miles away. ...
JULIE BARKER
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