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Hi everyone, we have a couple of spots left in the festival programme
and we are looking for forum members who can play music for dancing. If
you would be interested in playing email me directly at
gurdyfest@...
cheers,
Scott :-)

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#4322

From: "vrabel.mihaly" <vrabel.mihaly@...>
Date: Wed Feb 4, 2009 12:51 pm
Subject: Hurdy-Gurdy maker from Hungary

vrabel.mihaly

Hello! My name is Mihály Vrábel. My father instrument makers in
Hungary. I would like to show you our website. There is not a
professional, but it has a lot of pictures about instruments.

www.vrabelhangszer.fw.hu

If anybody has a questions please write here or send me mail:
vrabel.mihaly@...

greetings
Mihály

#4323

From: "sklmarshall" <sklmarshall@...>
Date: Wed Feb 4, 2009 7:13 pm
Subject: Re: Hurdy-Gurdy maker from Hungary

hurdygurdyboy

Hi Mihaly,
it was nice to meet you in Budapest before Christmas and try one of
your dad's gurdies, glad you found the forum okay:-)--- In
HurdyGurdyForum@..., "vrabel.mihaly" <vrabel.mihaly@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello! My name is Mihály Vrábel. My father instrument makers in
> Hungary. I would like to show you our website. There is not a
> professional, but it has a lot of pictures about instruments.
>
> www.vrabelhangszer.fw.hu
>
> If anybody has a questions please write here or send me mail:
> vrabel.mihaly@...
>
> greetings
> Mihály
>

#4324

From: "richard338293" <richardhaynes@...>
Date: Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:17 pm
Subject: Re: Hurdy-Gurdy maker from Hungary

richard338293

Welcome.

Lovely web-site.

Very good prices.

R

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "vrabel.mihaly"
<vrabel.mihaly@...> wrote:
>
> Hello! My name is Mihály Vrábel. My father instrument makers in
> Hungary. I would like to show you our website. There is not a
> professional, but it has a lot of pictures about instruments.
>
> www.vrabelhangszer.fw.hu
>
> If anybody has a questions please write here or send me mail:
> vrabel.mihaly@...
>
> greetings
> Mihály
>

#4325

From: "sklmarshall" <sklmarshall@...>
Date: Wed Feb 4, 2009 9:12 pm
Subject: Hibernation?

hurdygurdyboy

It's so quiet on here at the moment, where is everyone?

#4326

From: Dave Holland <dave@...>
Date: Wed Feb 4, 2009 10:06 pm
Subject: Re: Hibernation?

davebiffuk

On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 09:12:51PM -0000, sklmarshall wrote:
> It's so quiet on here at the moment, where is everyone?

Frozen!

That, and tucked away playing my "other" HG which I just got back from
Mike Gilpin following repairs and fettling. (Thanks Mike, it's great!)

Cheers,
Dave

#4327

From: Tony Vincent <sbcs@...>
Date: Wed Feb 4, 2009 10:19 pm
Subject: Re: Hibernation?

gimpytnz

At 10:06 p.m. 4/02/2009 +0000, you wrote:
>                                 On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 09:12:51PM -0000,
>sklmarshall wrote:
>> It's so quiet on here at the moment, where is everyone?
>
> Frozen!


Not quite. Its a bit over thirty degrees and humid as hell here.

Regards from Tony in sunny NZ

#4328

From: "sylvain gagnon mini moteur 2000 inc" <bombardier@...>
Date: Wed Feb 4, 2009 10:37 pm
Subject: Re: Hibernation?

lecornemusier

http://www.tradzone.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4177

hi i can made a bit of action .

i bought these 2 gurdy . i will keep the goshny and resel the other in canada or usa , i dont know the price for now , if interested contact me at bombardier@...

it cost me 250 euro only for shiping .. shipping is crazy... bye sylvain

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

From: Tony Vincent

To: HurdyGurdyForum@...

Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 5:19 PM

Subject: Re: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?

At 10:06 p.m. 4/02/2009 +0000, you wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 09:12:51PM -0000,
>sklmarshall wrote:
>> It's so quiet on here at the moment, where is everyone?
>
> Frozen!

Not quite. Its a bit over thirty degrees and humid as hell here.

Regards from Tony in sunny NZ

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#4329

From: "Marsbar" <dm035300@...>
Date: Wed Feb 4, 2009 10:48 pm
Subject: RE: Hibernation?

semperfidelisau

Not too bad here. 23C in my office at 8.48am and a pleasant breeze outside. Going swimming today.

In Sunny Australia

From: HurdyGurdyForum@... [mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@...] On Behalf Of Tony Vincent
Sent: Thursday, 5 February 2009 8:19 AM
To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
Subject: Re: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?

At 10:06 p.m. 4/02/2009 +0000, you wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 09:12:51PM -0000,
>sklmarshall wrote:
>> It's so quiet on here at the moment, where is everyone?
>
> Frozen!

Not quite. Its a bit over thirty degrees and humid as hell here.

Regards from Tony in sunny NZ

#4330

From: "Colin" <c.hl@...>
Date: Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:11 pm
Subject: Re: Hibernation?

hillneerg

Just about 0C in Liverpool, UK but at least the snow has cleared (one flake and everything stops - schools close, buses are cancelled as are the trains) and it's not funny driving a 3-wheeler in snow as the one front wheel is in the big pile of snow in the middle of the road that the 4-wheelers make!

Colin Hill.

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

From: Marsbar

To: HurdyGurdyForum@...

Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:48 PM

Subject: RE: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?

Not too bad here. 23C in my office at 8.48am and a pleasant breeze outside. Going swimming today.

Fi

In Sunny Australia

From: HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk [mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk] On Behalf Of Tony Vincent
Sent: Thursday, 5 February 2009 8:19 AM
To: HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk
Subject: Re: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?

At 10:06 p.m. 4/02/2009 +0000, you wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 09:12:51PM -0000,
>sklmarshall wrote:
>> It's so quiet on here at the moment, where is everyone?
>
> Frozen!

Not quite. Its a bit over thirty degrees and humid as hell here.

Regards from Tony in sunny NZ

#4331

From: Jon Redpath <penicuik05@...>
Date: Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:27 pm
Subject: Re: Hibernation?

penicuik05

This morning it was a slightly cool minus 10 C. Frost inside and outside the car. It makes the haggis sluggish and easier to catch JON

#4332

From: "sylvain gagnon mini moteur 2000 inc" <bombardier@...>
Date: Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:37 pm
Subject: Re: Hibernation?

lecornemusier

monday it was -30 in the night .here in quebec .we have 4 feet of snow. bye .sylvain

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

From: Marsbar

To: HurdyGurdyForum@...

Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 5:48 PM

Subject: RE: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?

Not too bad here. 23C in my office at 8.48am and a pleasant breeze outside. Going swimming today.

Fi

In Sunny Australia

From: HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk [mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk] On Behalf Of Tony Vincent
Sent: Thursday, 5 February 2009 8:19 AM
To: HurdyGurdyForum@yahoogroups.co.uk
Subject: Re: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?

At 10:06 p.m. 4/02/2009 +0000, you wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 09:12:51PM -0000,
>sklmarshall wrote:
>> It's so quiet on here at the moment, where is everyone?
>
> Frozen!

Not quite. Its a bit over thirty degrees and humid as hell here.

Regards from Tony in sunny NZ

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#4333

From: "lee_hopson" <lee_hopson@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 5:14 am
Subject: Hurdy Gurdy for sale

lee_hopson

Hi All

I have a HG for sale.

It's a Lute back model, Tim Guster made (http://timguster.com.au/)
instrument that I purchase last year.  I believe it was made by Tim
about 2 years ago in Australian Blackwood.

I've damaged my left hand and can't justify having the instrument
just sitting here.

I can send any number of digital images to anyone that is
interested.  I paid $3,400 Australian dollars for it last year.  It's
in perfect working order, absolutely beautiful, sounds great and has
its own custom made case. My direct work email is
lee.hopson@...

The instrument is located with me here in Canberra, Australia

Happy to discuss with anyone who is interested.

Cheers Lee

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#4334

From: "workhaus" <workhaus@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 9:08 am
Subject: Re: Hibernation?

workhaus

The haggis (haggi?)are buried in 14" of snow here in Strathdon. Waiting for the
plough so
that we can get to a funeral!

PETER

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., Jon Redpath <penicuik05@...> wrote:
>
> This morning it was a slightly cool minus 10 C. Frost inside and outside the
car. It makes
the haggis sluggish and easier to catch   JON
>

#4335

From: SKL Marshall <sklmarshall@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 5:49 pm
Subject: Fw: Re: Hibernation?

hurdygurdyboy

Chris sent this to me but I think it was meant for the whole group ;-)
ATVB Scott

--- On Thu, 5/2/09, Chris and Bi <chrisandbi@...> wrote:

From: Chris and Bi <chrisandbi@...>
Subject: Re: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?
To: "Scott Marshall" <sklmarshall@...>
Date: Thursday, 5 February, 2009, 9:19 AM

Well its the weather of course. I mean we're all here but our mails aren't getting through the snow, unless they are superheated and have a bit of a run like those from Au and Nz.

We in the UK know that there is a shortage of salt to clear the lines. In the old days of course you could send a child up there to clear them but thats not allowed anymore.

It was thought that the snow was sent by cynical Russians to sell us more gas, but it turns out that a faulty valve in an illegal Welsh snow factory is resposible. The kids that did it have been caught - they always are, and have been duly sentenced to a fortnight in the Bahamas - had they been over 10yrs old they would have had an adventure holiday too, so lets hope this serves as a warning.

There has been a great deal of interest in the progress of the Welsh Ferret training program - a unique initiative designed to rescue snow bound Haggis. I'll keep you posted though kindly as it sounds,I predict this is a recipe for trouble.

I'll be in touch again soon ok

Chris

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

From: sklmarshall

To: HurdyGurdyForum@...

Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 9:12 PM

Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?

It's so quiet on here at the moment, where is everyone?

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#4336

From: "Cecilia Patko" <cecilia@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 6:19 pm
Subject: Re: Hibernation?

pamacs24

There must be something wrong with Yahoo, I thought I was logging on
to the UK Hurdy-gurdy Forum, but ended up here, on the "UK Let's Talk
About Weather - It's The Favourite British Pastime" forum.

Well, at least I can say "hello" to you, you seem to be just as crazy
a bunch of people as us, hurdy-gurdy players. By the way, we are
organising a hurdy-gurdy festival in May, hoping it won't snow then:)
If you are interested, you are most welcome to come along.

Bye for now, Cecilia



--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Colin" <c.hl@...> wrote:
>
> Just about 0C in Liverpool, UK but at least the snow has cleared
(one flake and everything stops - schools close, buses are cancelled
as are the trains) and it's not funny driving a 3-wheeler in snow as
the one front wheel is in the big pile of snow in the middle of the
road that the 4-wheelers make!
> Colin Hill.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Marsbar
>   To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
>   Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:48 PM
>   Subject: RE: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?
>
>
>
>   Not too bad here.  23C in my office at 8.48am and a pleasant
breeze outside.  Going swimming today.
>
>
>
>   Fi
>
>   In Sunny Australia
>
>   From: HurdyGurdyForum@...
[mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@...] On Behalf Of Tony Vincent
>   Sent: Thursday, 5 February 2009 8:19 AM
>   To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
>   Subject: Re: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?
>
>
>
>   At 10:06 p.m. 4/02/2009 +0000, you wrote:
>   > On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 09:12:51PM -0000,
>   >sklmarshall wrote:
>   >> It's so quiet on here at the moment, where is everyone?
>   >
>   > Frozen!
>
>   Not quite. Its a bit over thirty degrees and humid as hell here.
>
>   Regards from Tony in sunny NZ
>

#4337

From: "jamneb" <b_oms@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 7:03 pm
Subject: Re: Hurdy-Gurdy maker from Hungary

jamneb

Hi sklmarshall,

You say you tried one of these hurdies - what was it like?

I have looked at the site and they look rustic, dont get me wrong
there is nothing wrong with that.  How did it play, what was the tone
like?

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "sklmarshall"
<sklmarshall@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Mihaly,
> it was nice to meet you in Budapest before Christmas and try one of
> your dad's gurdies, glad you found the forum okay:-)--- In
> HurdyGurdyForum@..., "vrabel.mihaly" <vrabel.mihaly@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello! My name is Mihály Vrábel. My father instrument makers in
> > Hungary. I would like to show you our website. There is not a
> > professional, but it has a lot of pictures about instruments.
> >
> > www.vrabelhangszer.fw.hu
> >
> > If anybody has a questions please write here or send me mail:
> > vrabel.mihaly@
> >
> > greetings
> > Mihály
> >
>

#4338

From: "sklmarshall" <sklmarshall@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 7:23 pm
Subject: Re: Hurdy-Gurdy maker from Hungary

hurdygurdyboy

I think for the money, approx 400 euros, it was good, but would need
some tinkering to get a nicer sound. I think it was fitted with nylon
guitar strings, had alot of rosin on and tangents needed tuning. A bit
of time setting up, some gut strings and it could be nice, the buzz
worked okay. There are a couple more makers in Budapest: Bela Szerenyi
and Balazs Nagy. Cecilia Patko has a Szerenyi Tekero with beautiful
tone and I have a Nagy Bass gurdy which I really like: good strong
tone! We tried another Szerenyi Tekero in a Folk Music shop in
Budapest which sounded very good, well made with sensitive trompette,
it was more than twice the price of the Vrabaly.
hope that helps a bit :-)
Best Wishes Scott

  --- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "jamneb" <b_oms@...> wrote:
>
> Hi sklmarshall,
>
> You say you tried one of these hurdies - what was it like?
>
> I have looked at the site and they look rustic, dont get me wrong
> there is nothing wrong with that.  How did it play, what was the tone
> like?
>
> --- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "sklmarshall"
> <sklmarshall@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Mihaly,
> > it was nice to meet you in Budapest before Christmas and try one of
> > your dad's gurdies, glad you found the forum okay:-)--- In
> > HurdyGurdyForum@..., "vrabel.mihaly" <vrabel.mihaly@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello! My name is Mihály Vrábel. My father instrument makers in
> > > Hungary. I would like to show you our website. There is not a
> > > professional, but it has a lot of pictures about instruments.
> > >
> > > www.vrabelhangszer.fw.hu
> > >
> > > If anybody has a questions please write here or send me mail:
> > > vrabel.mihaly@
> > >
> > > greetings
> > > Mihály
> > >
> >
>

#4339

From: "john276373" <johnmcivor@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 7:25 pm
Subject: Re: Hibernation?

john276373

Hi All,

I think we're all trying to keep as warm as we can in Blighty without
having to pay those rip-off energy merchants too much! British Gas
actually had the cheek to ring me up in this weather to try and offer
me a "better package that will save me money" (how considerate of
them!).

OK rant over - It's still about 0' here on the outskirts of
Leicester - I've just removed about a foot of snow from my drive, but
unfortunately my band rehearsal's been cancelled so it was a bit of a
waste of time really.... Am now looking forward to a very icy evening
(though we've got the mulled wine ready for later!).

Sorry but I will miss the festival again this year (I'm not doing
very well): Shame as I really enjoyed the Youlgreave weekend last
year and was looking forward to going back. However the fest's being
held on the same weekend as my wife's birthday and were going on
holiday - Whilst she personally has nothing against gurdies, she
would prefer to spend her birthday on a beach somewhere. However if
we're going to run another autumn gathering again.....

John

--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Cecilia Patko"
<cecilia@...> wrote:
>
> There must be something wrong with Yahoo, I thought I was logging on
> to the UK Hurdy-gurdy Forum, but ended up here, on the "UK Let's
Talk
> About Weather - It's The Favourite British Pastime" forum.
>
> Well, at least I can say "hello" to you, you seem to be just as
crazy
> a bunch of people as us, hurdy-gurdy players. By the way, we are
> organising a hurdy-gurdy festival in May, hoping it won't snow
then:)
> If you are interested, you are most welcome to come along.
>
> Bye for now, Cecilia
>
>
>
> --- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Colin" <c.hl@> wrote:
> >
> > Just about 0C in Liverpool, UK but at least the snow has cleared
> (one flake and everything stops - schools close, buses are cancelled
> as are the trains) and it's not funny driving a 3-wheeler in snow as
> the one front wheel is in the big pile of snow in the middle of the
> road that the 4-wheelers make!
> > Colin Hill.
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Marsbar
> >   To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> >   Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:48 PM
> >   Subject: RE: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?
> >
> >
> >
> >   Not too bad here.  23C in my office at 8.48am and a pleasant
> breeze outside.  Going swimming today.
> >
> >
> >
> >   Fi
> >
> >   In Sunny Australia
> >
> >   From: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> [mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@...] On Behalf Of Tony Vincent
> >   Sent: Thursday, 5 February 2009 8:19 AM
> >   To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> >   Subject: Re: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?
> >
> >
> >
> >   At 10:06 p.m. 4/02/2009 +0000, you wrote:
> >   > On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 09:12:51PM -0000,
> >   >sklmarshall wrote:
> >   >> It's so quiet on here at the moment, where is everyone?
> >   >
> >   > Frozen!
> >
> >   Not quite. Its a bit over thirty degrees and humid as hell here.
> >
> >   Regards from Tony in sunny NZ
> >
>

#4340

From: "sklmarshall" <sklmarshall@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 7:45 pm
Subject: Re: Hibernation?

hurdygurdyboy

John, it is a shame you won't be at Youlgrave, it was really nice to
meet you at the gurdy gathering. Derby was almost at a standstill this
morning because we had an inch of snow :)
ATVB Scott
--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "john276373"
<johnmcivor@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I think we're all trying to keep as warm as we can in Blighty without
> having to pay those rip-off energy merchants too much! British Gas
> actually had the cheek to ring me up in this weather to try and offer
> me a "better package that will save me money" (how considerate of
> them!).
>
> OK rant over - It's still about 0' here on the outskirts of
> Leicester - I've just removed about a foot of snow from my drive, but
> unfortunately my band rehearsal's been cancelled so it was a bit of a
> waste of time really.... Am now looking forward to a very icy evening
> (though we've got the mulled wine ready for later!).
>
> Sorry but I will miss the festival again this year (I'm not doing
> very well): Shame as I really enjoyed the Youlgreave weekend last
> year and was looking forward to going back. However the fest's being
> held on the same weekend as my wife's birthday and were going on
> holiday - Whilst she personally has nothing against gurdies, she
> would prefer to spend her birthday on a beach somewhere. However if
> we're going to run another autumn gathering again.....
>
> John
>
>
> --- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Cecilia Patko"
> <cecilia@> wrote:
> >
> > There must be something wrong with Yahoo, I thought I was logging on
> > to the UK Hurdy-gurdy Forum, but ended up here, on the "UK Let's
> Talk
> > About Weather - It's The Favourite British Pastime" forum.
> >
> > Well, at least I can say "hello" to you, you seem to be just as
> crazy
> > a bunch of people as us, hurdy-gurdy players. By the way, we are
> > organising a hurdy-gurdy festival in May, hoping it won't snow
> then:)
> > If you are interested, you are most welcome to come along.
> >
> > Bye for now, Cecilia
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Colin" <c.hl@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Just about 0C in Liverpool, UK but at least the snow has cleared
> > (one flake and everything stops - schools close, buses are cancelled
> > as are the trains) and it's not funny driving a 3-wheeler in snow as
> > the one front wheel is in the big pile of snow in the middle of the
> > road that the 4-wheelers make!
> > > Colin Hill.
> > >   ----- Original Message -----
> > >   From: Marsbar
> > >   To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> > >   Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:48 PM
> > >   Subject: RE: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   Not too bad here.  23C in my office at 8.48am and a pleasant
> > breeze outside.  Going swimming today.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   Fi
> > >
> > >   In Sunny Australia
> > >
> > >   From: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> > [mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@...] On Behalf Of Tony Vincent
> > >   Sent: Thursday, 5 February 2009 8:19 AM
> > >   To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> > >   Subject: Re: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   At 10:06 p.m. 4/02/2009 +0000, you wrote:
> > >   > On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 09:12:51PM -0000,
> > >   >sklmarshall wrote:
> > >   >> It's so quiet on here at the moment, where is everyone?
> > >   >
> > >   > Frozen!
> > >
> > >   Not quite. Its a bit over thirty degrees and humid as hell here.
> > >
> > >   Regards from Tony in sunny NZ
> > >
> >
>

#4341

From: "ROBIN" <lorna.robin@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 8:45 pm
Subject: broken string

lorna9029

I broke a string on my Gurdy today and now I'm sad
Robin

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#4342

From: "john276373" <johnmcivor@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 9:09 pm
Subject: Re: Hibernation?

john276373

Yes it is as I was really looking forward to it - Hopefully next
year.....

Sounds nasty up there! The singer in my band comes from Derby and she
had to cry off tonight's rehearsal due to the weather (and also
because the roads are expected to ice up tonight - Not nice
travelling back!).

Anyway, one way I've found of keeping the hands warm is with some
gurdy practice!


--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "sklmarshall"
<sklmarshall@...> wrote:
>
> John, it is a shame you won't be at Youlgrave, it was really nice to
> meet you at the gurdy gathering. Derby was almost at a standstill
this
> morning because we had an inch of snow :)
> ATVB Scott
> --- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "john276373"
> <johnmcivor@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I think we're all trying to keep as warm as we can in Blighty
without
> > having to pay those rip-off energy merchants too much! British
Gas
> > actually had the cheek to ring me up in this weather to try and
offer
> > me a "better package that will save me money" (how considerate of
> > them!).
> >
> > OK rant over - It's still about 0' here on the outskirts of
> > Leicester - I've just removed about a foot of snow from my drive,
but
> > unfortunately my band rehearsal's been cancelled so it was a bit
of a
> > waste of time really.... Am now looking forward to a very icy
evening
> > (though we've got the mulled wine ready for later!).
> >
> > Sorry but I will miss the festival again this year (I'm not doing
> > very well): Shame as I really enjoyed the Youlgreave weekend last
> > year and was looking forward to going back. However the fest's
being
> > held on the same weekend as my wife's birthday and were going on
> > holiday - Whilst she personally has nothing against gurdies, she
> > would prefer to spend her birthday on a beach somewhere. However
if
> > we're going to run another autumn gathering again.....
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > --- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Cecilia Patko"
> > <cecilia@> wrote:
> > >
> > > There must be something wrong with Yahoo, I thought I was
logging on
> > > to the UK Hurdy-gurdy Forum, but ended up here, on the "UK
Let's
> > Talk
> > > About Weather - It's The Favourite British Pastime" forum.
> > >
> > > Well, at least I can say "hello" to you, you seem to be just as
> > crazy
> > > a bunch of people as us, hurdy-gurdy players. By the way, we are
> > > organising a hurdy-gurdy festival in May, hoping it won't snow
> > then:)
> > > If you are interested, you are most welcome to come along.
> > >
> > > Bye for now, Cecilia
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Colin" <c.hl@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Just about 0C in Liverpool, UK but at least the snow has
cleared
> > > (one flake and everything stops - schools close, buses are
cancelled
> > > as are the trains) and it's not funny driving a 3-wheeler in
snow as
> > > the one front wheel is in the big pile of snow in the middle of
the
> > > road that the 4-wheelers make!
> > > > Colin Hill.
> > > >   ----- Original Message -----
> > > >   From: Marsbar
> > > >   To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> > > >   Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:48 PM
> > > >   Subject: RE: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   Not too bad here.  23C in my office at 8.48am and a pleasant
> > > breeze outside.  Going swimming today.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   Fi
> > > >
> > > >   In Sunny Australia
> > > >
> > > >   From: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> > > [mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@...] On Behalf Of Tony
Vincent
> > > >   Sent: Thursday, 5 February 2009 8:19 AM
> > > >   To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> > > >   Subject: Re: [HurdyGurdyForum] Hibernation?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   At 10:06 p.m. 4/02/2009 +0000, you wrote:
> > > >   > On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 09:12:51PM -0000,
> > > >   >sklmarshall wrote:
> > > >   >> It's so quiet on here at the moment, where is everyone?
> > > >   >
> > > >   > Frozen!
> > > >
> > > >   Not quite. Its a bit over thirty degrees and humid as hell
here.
> > > >
> > > >   Regards from Tony in sunny NZ
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

#4343

From: "Marsbar" <dm035300@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 9:26 pm
Subject: RE: Re: Hibernation?

semperfidelisau

It is more like the “My weather is better than your weather” forum.� It is vitally important as we all know that HG like objects are very sensitive to weather, as are their players.� I am keeping my HG Airconditioned as it came from the UK and I don’t want it to die of heat exhaustion like so many British �migr�s do on their first summer in Australia.

From: HurdyGurdyForum@... [mailto:HurdyGurdyForum@...] On Behalf Of Cecilia Patko
Sent: Friday, 6 February 2009 4:20 AM
To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Re: Hibernation?

There must be something wrong with Yahoo, I thought I was logging on
to the UK Hurdy-gurdy Forum, but ended up here, on the "UK Let's Talk
About Weather - It's The Favourite British Pastime" forum.

Well, at least I can say "hello" to you, you seem to be just as crazy
a bunch of people as us, hurdy-gurdy players. By the way, we are
organising a hurdy-gurdy festival in May, hoping it won't snow then:)
If you are interested, you are most welcome to come along.

Bye for now, Cecilia

#4344

From: "snozz_pipes" <snozz@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 11:16 pm
Subject: Gurdy Storage

snozz_pipes

How do people store their Gurdy on a day to day basis, and does the
direction it lies affect anything?

I have been storing mine on it's end, as it takes up less room and the
case has feet, but have found recently that it needs a lot more tuning.

Is it better to keep them flat? Does it make any difference?

Thanks
Snozz

#4345

From: paul james kelly <kelly.ring@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 11:36 pm
Subject: Re: Gurdy Storage

kelly.ring

just make care not to leave the instrument in a to high or to low humidity
location,
  Ideal is : 50-70 humidity content


--- On Thu, 5/2/09, snozz_pipes <snozz@...> wrote:

> From: snozz_pipes <snozz@...>
> Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Gurdy Storage
> To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
> Date: Thursday, 5 February, 2009, 11:16 PM
> How do people store their Gurdy on a day to day basis, and
> does the
> direction it lies affect anything?
>
> I have been storing mine on it's end, as it takes up
> less room and the
> case has feet, but have found recently that it needs a lot
> more tuning.
>
> Is it better to keep them flat? Does it make any
> difference?
>
> Thanks
> Snozz

Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

#4346

From: "Colin" <c.hl@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 11:40 pm
Subject: Re: Gurdy Storage

hillneerg

Well, not being able to afford a hard case and not trusting a soft one (someone sat on my 12-string guitar once when it was in a soft case - now it's more like a lyre), I keep mine on it's base in a pine storage box from B&Q which (when lined with thin foam) it just fits nicely. It's also part of the furniture in our living room (saves arguments about "and where's THAT instrument going to go?").

It's a little heavy but it does the job.

I must admit, when I first read this I thought you were going to say that a HG plays better if stored East-West or something.

Feng shui for gurdys!

Colin Hill

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

From: snozz_pipes

To: HurdyGurdyForum@...

Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:16 PM

Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Gurdy Storage

How do people store their Gurdy on a day to day basis, and does the
direction it lies affect anything?

I have been storing mine on it's end, as it takes up less room and the
case has feet, but have found recently that it needs a lot more tuning.

Is it better to keep them flat? Does it make any difference?

Thanks
Snozz

#4347

From: "lee_hopson" <lee_hopson@...>
Date: Fri Feb 6, 2009 12:11 am
Subject: Re: Hurdy Gurdy for sale - Correct Email

lee_hopson

Sorry that email should have read lee.hopson@...

My hand is failing me again


--- In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "lee_hopson"
<lee_hopson@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> I have a HG for sale.
>
> It's a Lute back model, Tim Guster made (http://timguster.com.au/)
> instrument that I purchase last year.  I believe it was made by Tim
> about 2 years ago in Australian Blackwood.
>
> I've damaged my left hand and can't justify having the instrument
> just sitting here.
>
> I can send any number of digital images to anyone that is
> interested.  I paid $3,400 Australian dollars for it last year.
It's
> in perfect working order, absolutely beautiful, sounds great and
has
> its own custom made case. My direct work email is
> lee.hopson@...
>
> The instrument is located with me here in Canberra, Australia
>
> Happy to discuss with anyone who is interested.
>
> Cheers Lee
>

Reply | Messages in this Topic (2)

#4348

From: "ROBIN" <lorna.robin@...>
Date: Fri Feb 6, 2009 7:27 am
Subject: Re: Gurdy Storage

lorna9029

Hi

I store mine flat in the box. I also put in a couple of sachets of
silicon to keep the humidity down. If you go and ask in shoe shops
they have loads of the  sachets from the shoes boxes,they help a lot
especially in Britain's increasingly damp climate.
Regards
Robin.

In HurdyGurdyForum@..., "Colin" <c.hl@...> wrote:
>
> Well, not being able to afford a hard case and not trusting a soft
one (someone sat on my 12-string guitar once when it was in a soft
case - now it's more like a lyre), I keep mine on it's base in a pine
storage box from B&Q which (when lined with thin foam) it just fits
nicely. It's also part of the furniture in our living room (saves
arguments about "and where's THAT instrument going to go?").
> It's a little heavy but it does the job.
> I must admit, when I first read this I thought you were going to say
that a HG plays better if stored East-West or something.
> Feng shui for gurdys!
> Colin Hill
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: snozz_pipes
>   To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
>   Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:16 PM
>   Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Gurdy Storage
>
>
>   How do people store their Gurdy on a day to day basis, and does the
>   direction it lies affect anything?
>
>   I have been storing mine on it's end, as it takes up less room and the
>   case has feet, but have found recently that it needs a lot more
tuning.
>
>   Is it better to keep them flat? Does it make any difference?
>
>   Thanks
>   Snozz
>

#4349

From: JULIE BARKER <drohne@...>
Date: Fri Feb 6, 2009 8:47 am
Subject: Re: Gurdy Storage

julie909295

I have heard that Eastern European gurdies prefer to be stored east / west in a dark place and resting in a box filled with soil from the region of origin.

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

--- On Thu, 5/2/09, snozz_pipes <snozz@...> wrote:

From: snozz_pipes <snozz@...>
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] Gurdy Storage
To: HurdyGurdyForum@...
Date: Thursday, 5 February, 2009, 11:16 PM

How do people store their Gurdy on a day to day basis, and does the
direction it lies affect anything?

I have been storing mine on it's end, as it takes up less room and the
case has feet, but have found recently that it needs a lot more tuning.

Is it better to keep them flat? Does it make any difference?

Thanks
Snozz