The closest Hurdy Gurdy from where I am is 6 hours away by air... darn spoiled brits! hehe...
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Eaton Mike
mike_from_so...
Jan 12, 2009 9:21 am
Hi Robin, I was on hols near Whitby last year and tried to search out sessions. I never made any in the end, but did discover one regular session at the ...
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Mike Rust
mikerust79
Jan 12, 2009 9:53 am
good morning everyone Whitby two main venues out of the festival week would be The endeavour or the Tap and Spile which might have changed its name but is...
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ROBIN
lorna9029
Jan 12, 2009 6:32 pm
Hi Mike Thanks for that am I right in thinking that Robin hoods bay is only a few miles away from Whitby? Will give them a phone nearer the time. Regards Robin...
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peter haywood
samphorgatherer
Jan 12, 2009 10:22 pm
Hi everyone, I`m new to the group, my name`s Pete and I live on the Lleyn peninsula in North Wales. We have a good crowd of musicians and singers here with a...
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ROBIN
lorna9029
Jan 12, 2009 11:15 pm
Nos Da Pete I am from Wales but have lived in Scotland for about 12 years. I will be down in Wales next week along with my home made HG. Unfortunately I will...
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peter haywood
samphorgatherer
Jan 13, 2009 8:32 am
Thanks Robin, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I`m afraid family committments are likely to prevent me travelling that far unless something...
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Eaton Mike
mike_from_so...
Jan 13, 2009 8:40 am
Hi Robin, Its not far at all. I must say I fell in love with the place - the town has bags of character, interesting history, fascinating geology, a flat...
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Graham Whyte
colsonamirec...
Jan 13, 2009 9:02 am
Hi Peter The standard nut to bridge distance is 345 mm If you look at http://www.hurdygurdy.org/ and click on "Resources" you will find my key positioning...
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peter haywood
samphorgatherer
Jan 13, 2009 10:05 am
Thanks Graham, that`s great. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pete. ...
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Colin
hillneerg
Jan 13, 2009 4:57 pm
Just got (and watched) the DVD on mainainance although I did start sweating at some of the things (visions of great chunks of wheel flying off in my nimble (!)...
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ROBIN
lorna9029
Jan 13, 2009 5:40 pm
Thanks Mike Will look the tune up, see if i can learn it before i go. regards Robin ... town has ... coastal ... shall tell ... play on the ... sessions. I ......
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lorna9029
Jan 13, 2009 5:52 pm
For further reference i have just found out that there is an open session in a pub called "the first in last out" in Whitby every Tuesday and first Saturday in...
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lorna9029
Jan 13, 2009 6:01 pm
Hi Pete Yes 345mm (i new there was a 5 in it somewhere) but you also have some play with this as the nuts are movable. I have yet to get to Sesiwn Fawr but i...
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Graham Whyte
colsonamirec...
Jan 13, 2009 6:27 pm
You get NO play with it The choice of sounding length determines the key positions at design/build time The moveable nuts should be at mid-position at your...
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ROBIN
lorna9029
Jan 13, 2009 6:40 pm
Sorry i should have been more specific when i said "play". What i meant was. If you don't have identical chanter strings, the 2 nuts will not be at identical...
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peter haywood
samphorgatherer
Jan 13, 2009 7:35 pm
Ah, Alan Moller and Chris Knowles! I heard them play several times ( uillean pipes and harp) and have two cassette tapes from around `89-90 ish. I don`t...
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Colin
hillneerg
Jan 13, 2009 7:52 pm
My apologies for not doing what everyone always mumbles about and changing the subject line on my last post which should have been "HG Maintainance DVD" and...
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Neil Brook
gurdymaker
Jan 14, 2009 2:56 pm
I actually think anyone doing a new build would be well advised to take a look at it - I wish I'd seen it 30 years ago ! ... changing the subject line on my...
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peter haywood
samphorgatherer
Jan 14, 2009 8:49 pm
I`ll keep that in mind Neil, Thanks. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pete. ...
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ROBIN
lorna9029
Jan 14, 2009 9:55 pm
Hi everyone Does anyone know of a tune called 'Firbolg' I am assuming it is an Irish tune because of the name; a box player friend of mine has suggested that...
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Marsbar
semperfidelisau
Jan 14, 2009 11:04 pm
Knowing the Irish it probably is spelt completely different to how it is said so goodness knows what it really is <g>. Fi From:...
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ROBIN
lorna9029
Jan 15, 2009 7:30 am
In this case i think it is probably as it sounds Fir (meaning men) ang Bolg (meaning bag) men of the bag. regards Robin...
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Augusto de Ornellas A...
augusto_orne...
Jan 15, 2009 8:02 am
check it out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fir_Bolg...
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Sarah Pavey
sarahtheflut...
Jan 15, 2009 9:52 am
Dots are here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9185 In the key of C Cheers Sarah To: HurdyGurdyForum@...:...
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Eaton Mike
mike_from_so...
Jan 15, 2009 10:15 am
A slight complication Sarah, If you read the comments tab from this link you will see that it's not in C maj but E phrygian, which is the odd-sounding scale...
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lorna9029
Jan 15, 2009 6:14 pm
That looks ok (maybe some tweaking) thanks Sarah Regards Robin In HurdyGurdyForum@..., Sarah Pavey <sarahtheflute@...> ... 09:47:39 +0200Subject:...
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Sarah Pavey
sarahtheflut...
Jan 15, 2009 8:47 pm
Had hoped to make at least part of this but now have to accept defeat. Unfortunately our new hurdy gurdyist is in a similar predicament but hopefully we will...
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ROBIN
lorna9029
Jan 16, 2009 7:43 am
Hi Sarah Not sure if it is in C or something strange , but works with D drone anyway (what did confuse me a bit was the # for the G# is on the left of the...
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Augusto de Ornellas A...
augusto_orne...
Jan 16, 2009 8:46 am
It is in E phrygian, it sounds very exotic, almost Indian or Persian... Does it really work with a D drone? A E drone would be perfect for it... One can always...
