You can set the sort order of messages? Just click on the link in the date column. Your preferences will be remembered, so you don't have to do it again when you return.
I heartily agree. If the instrument plays fine after tangent tweaking, the only variables are humidity& temperature changing the string/wheel pressure (which...
hi Neil...Yes,more careful attention to precise cotton thickness has helped cut down tangent tweeking time.It has also helped in setting the proper loudness of...
hi Augusto...sorry about the grammar. sometimes it just goes on and on. but,I sincerely hope that my experience,information might somehow help you...robert ......
... in need of restoration ... one for Neil, perhaps???? ...
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Neil Brook
nwbrook@...
Feb 11, 2011 11:14 am
Hi Bridget I'm not tempted by this one. Way over price considering its condition and abundance of poor previous repairs. I do like the fiddle tailpiece...
Due to unforeseen financial circumstances, I am having to sell my Pajot lute-back. Restored by Neil Brook in 2009, it was built by Jean-Baptiste Pajot at the...
My friend Dee is coming to Europe in a couple of weeks, touring and playing hurdy gurdy with a choir. She'd like to know if there are any gurdy gatherings or...
As recently as last year I tried very hard to find one and failed. Although the people I meet are participating in classical music most of them cross over into...
I never noticed (or heard in the tune) before... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TejJDFt6Tkk The Pogues song 'Misty Morning Albert Bridge' has a Gurdy in it. ...
I have just 'dumped' a booklet that I was writing about this subject onto my web-site. It doesn't necessarily represent the exact details of my current...
Richard that looks great! I know you have put loads of research time into this, it's very generous of you to share it. Hope to see you soon :) Here is a direct...
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Neil Brook
nwbrook@...
Feb 20, 2011 11:47 am
Great piece of work Richard. I think the sketch on p.28 indicates the start of the coup on the dotted lines in order to create the buzz on the solid line. It...
Richard, We have just downloaded and read all of that with awe. 'Pearls before Swine'(in the nicest possible way) indeed. It is just fantastic. Thankyou so...
hi Richard...Your guide is awesome. After a first reading tonight,I am sure that it will be a valuable reference for years relative to historical and...
Hello Richard, I agree with Robert and everyone else's comments. I can see how much work AND thought has gone into that bit of writing. About the only thing...
Well... thank you all very much for your kindness. It really is very encouraging. Typically now that the document is public I have at last found the energy to...
Badby Bal 5th March After the great success of our new format, we are going to continue, but there is a slight change for this event because the hall is being...
Hello all, I'm sometimes a bit slow to catch up on technology but there's a great app for those who have iPhones (one of the nice folks at the Lute Society...
Item number 320661369716 This symphony used to belong to me (I made the straps), and it is one of the few of Mr Morillo's that actually used to play ok, albeit...
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Neil Brook
nwbrook@...
Feb 24, 2011 4:35 pm
I've got it and it's great ( but you can't easily stick it on your gurdy ;-) It's good for setting the tangents - bear in mind that most keyboard layouts are...
And for those of us who may (or may not) know better, it's also available for Android. And yes, it's a great app that will tune almost any temperament you can...
There's been quite a bit of chat on some of the other forums (HarpList, particularly) about an inexpensive digital tuner called the "SNARK". It comes in two...
This year's festival 5th -8th May Youlgrave Derbyshire DE45 1US Tobie Miller Clare Salaman & Jon Banks Phil Martin Bof! Gurdy Gurdy (Scott and Cecilia) Paul...
I'm looking forward to it and have my accommodation already sorted! As it's such a long way from Australia we're going to Spain afterwards to get our travel...
This one is in a very poor state and the seller hasn't given any information as to presumed age, maker etc. At least the price started at EUR 1 and is now just...
