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Just spotted this beautiful Louvet on ebay France. According to seller it's 18th C and doesn't appear to be in too bad a condition looking at the photos. It's...
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Dave Holland
davebiffuk
Aug 5, 2011 9:12 am
... And it comes with two bows! Bargain! :-) Cheers, Dave...
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wa2irl
Aug 5, 2011 12:13 pm
The EUR 30.50 deal didn't last long - no surprise. It does look beautiful....
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gurdymaker
Aug 7, 2011 10:16 am
It does look sweet. I've a bit of concern about the metal strap screwed to the tailpiece. This could be covering a lot of problems....
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Graham Whyte
colsonamirec...
Aug 7, 2011 10:38 am
The peg head construction looks very unusual appearing hollow with long pegs supported both ends Has anyone seen this type of construction elsewhere ? Graham...
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Scott Gayman
fahnreich
Aug 7, 2011 12:56 pm
There is actually a lot to wory about on this one. The head looks incorrect for a Louvet, the C holes are poorly cut and mismatched, the bridges and ears are...
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Martyn Robinson
robinsonmartyn
Aug 8, 2011 3:14 am
I'm still curious about those bows. Do they imply that the crank and wheel don't work and you have to bow the blighter instead? S M ...
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David
dtsmithnet
Aug 8, 2011 6:53 pm
Hello, A few years ago I had the idea of building a small but fully functional Hurdy Gurdy. I was hoping to make a small travel instrument that would easily...
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mibirdsong@...
mibirdsong
Aug 8, 2011 7:00 pm
I agree I will be picking up my Minuet from Mel this friday can't wait. Julie also in Michigan In a message dated 8/8/2011 2:53:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,...
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Augusto de Ornellas A...
augusto_orne...
Aug 8, 2011 7:01 pm
most guitar-back (not luteback) HGs fit quite OK on overhead compartments in most airlines with room to spare. Whether you can convince the ground crew to let...
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Martyn Robinson
robinsonmartyn
Aug 9, 2011 2:34 am
Don't forget Neil Brook's little Wren hurdy gurdies too. They fit beautifully into the overhead lockers in the various aircraft I've taken it on with no...
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Marie
oldmaidsmusic
Aug 11, 2011 4:34 pm
Hello, I play the harp, but I am intrigued with the hurdy gurdy. I wanted to find out much more about them before I purchase one. Thanks for forum. Marie...
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Richard York
goddescale
Aug 11, 2011 5:42 pm
Interesting, they must go together - I'm aware of a number of names I recognise from harp lists on this one. Is it worth asking for a hands-up of others here...
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mibirdsong@...
mibirdsong
Aug 11, 2011 6:20 pm
I play harp and hammered dulcimer. I'm to pick up my first hurdy gurdy tomorrow from Mel Dorries of Hurdy Gurdy crafters. Julie in Michigan In a message dated...
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Lorna Joy Shashinda
lornajoy
Aug 11, 2011 8:11 pm
Ahem... (hand up) multiples of both...
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CWH
hillneerg
Aug 11, 2011 9:24 pm
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Neil Brook
nwbrook@...
Aug 11, 2011 9:58 pm
A lot of harp tunes work well on the gurdy. Two that spring to mind are O'Carollan's quarrel with the landlady and The Snowy path. The dots for these are on...
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CWH
hillneerg
Aug 11, 2011 11:00 pm
I have no idea what happened there but my message just came up with the quote from the email I was replying to and nothing that I wrote! Anyway, what I said...
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Martyn Robinson
robinsonmartyn
Aug 11, 2011 11:01 pm
Banjo, ukulele, hurdy gurdy, mouth bow, jaw harp, and a bit of concertina over here. I doubt if I play any of them particularly well but I enjoy trying none...
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CWH
hillneerg
Aug 12, 2011 12:09 am
Oh, forgot all about my concertinas (English and Anglo). Yes, I'm the same, play a lot but master of none. It is great fun though isn't it :-) Colin Hill ... ...
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Martyn Robinson
robinsonmartyn
Aug 12, 2011 1:37 am
Yes. If it's not fun then what's the point. I've got English concertinas - a Wheatstone and a Lachenal but only 4 fold and 5 fold bellows so I tend to run out...
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Richard York
goddescale
Aug 12, 2011 7:47 am
... But of course... does anyone own just one single harp for long? ... Richard....
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twohalfies
Aug 12, 2011 1:00 pm
Yes, count me in with the English Concertinas (both Wheatstones with 5 fold bellows). They do indeed go nicely with Gurdies other than that they are...
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CWH
hillneerg
Aug 12, 2011 10:06 pm
If you are running out of puff on a 5-fold wheatstone English, I'd check the bellows and pads. My Aeola stores masses of air although my leaky old Lachenel...
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Jon Loomes
jonloomes
Aug 13, 2011 11:45 am
³Yes, count me in with the English Concertinas (both Wheatstones with 5 fold bellows). They do indeed go nicely with Gurdies other than that they are ...
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GertieCranker
judithlindenau
Aug 13, 2011 11:46 am
Sure wish people who post to this list would edit their replies so that we don't have to wade through strings of repeats and recopied messages to get to the...
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CWH
hillneerg
Aug 13, 2011 11:54 am
Yes, the only problem with that is knowing which particular part of a thread one is replying to - especially when a thread has split somewhat (as the new...
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gurdymaker
Aug 13, 2011 12:50 pm
I know it's an old topic but George Rouse's ( rouseg7 )vitriolic and unwarranted criticisms of my instruments still irritate me. I just found an old video clip...
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Augusto de Ornellas A...
augusto_orne...
Aug 13, 2011 12:55 pm
Where does he make these remarks? Some website, or what? I've been here and on the american listserve for years and I haven't heard about this guy, except from...
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gurdymaker
Aug 13, 2011 2:03 pm
This goes way back to August 09 when he sold a Tixier on ebay . He littered his description with criticism of the instrument's alleged poor restoration by me....
