Last time I was there, two years ago, the camping field was plagued by 'em, however they got in, which is why we slept elsewhere. I'm glad that they've been...
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gurdymaker
Apr 19, 2012 8:18 am
Hi I'm thinking of going to the Blowzabella weekend. My main interest is playing in sessions rather than dance and workshops. Are there any peripheral sessions...
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markmitch123
Apr 23, 2012 12:48 pm
Hi, A newbie here, with what might be a newbie question, please be patient. I've just finished building my first Gurdy, from the Muskett Pajot drawings. My...
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Neil Brook
nwbrook@...
Apr 23, 2012 1:24 pm
Hi Higher at the nut end should not be a problem as long as point 1. is followed. You may need to cut the nut deeper to compensate for the string not running...
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Stephen Evans
psychotriav
Apr 23, 2012 1:57 pm
Hi, It sounds from your description that the tirant peg isn't giving you much of a range of adjustment. You could try reducing the diameter of the last 5-6mm...
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markmitch123
Apr 23, 2012 4:58 pm
Thank you both, I'll make another chien and play about with it a bit. Reducing the diameter of the tirant peg also makes a lot of sense. But the comment about...
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Neil Brook
nwbrook@...
Apr 23, 2012 5:06 pm
If there is no pressure on the wheel, the drones will be weak . Start with no pressure and slowly deepen the slot to bring the drone harder on the wheel . Stop...
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Mike D
miketdennison
Apr 23, 2012 9:20 pm
Holmfirth Folk Festival/Blowzabella: 11th - 13th May 2012 We still have some accommodation availability if anyone is interested. Briefly... Self catering...
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markmitch123
Apr 23, 2012 10:13 pm
Many thanks!...
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SKL Marshall
sklmarshall
Apr 23, 2012 10:28 pm
... From: Steve Tyler <sj.tyler@...> Subject: medieval/hurdy gurdy gigs 2012 To: "KATY MARCHANT" <sj.tyler@...> Date: Monday, 23 April, 2012,...
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eflow
ericfloen
Apr 25, 2012 6:19 pm
Is there a "poll" function on this board? I am very curious about what kind of music the people here play most often - Folk, dance, medieval, Baroque, etc. ...
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Scott Marshall
sklmarshall
Apr 25, 2012 7:45 pm
We used to have a poll function, I remember we had a 'do you live in East Anglia? poll ages ago! I dont know what happened to it...
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Rafael
duke_elington
Apr 25, 2012 8:56 pm
I used to play spanish folk music with guitar and bandurria (a kind small modern lute), but with the HG I like to play from Beatles to folk. I used mainly the...
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CWH
hillneerg
Apr 25, 2012 11:18 pm
Out of curiosity, how was the bandurria tuned? I have one but I still haven't figured out a logical tuning (there seems to be so many ways on the Internet I...
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Rafael GarcÃa
duke_elington
Apr 26, 2012 12:45 pm
The tunning of the Bandurria is the same als the modern spanish Lute, but the bandurria is an 8. up: 1 - A 2 - E 3 - B 4 - F# 5 - C# 6 - G# Now you can go...
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CWH
hillneerg
Apr 26, 2012 1:58 pm
Many thanks. I bought this many years ago but could never figure out which way to tune it. I'll have a try now. There were so many alternative tunings if was...
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Anita Hales
harpist_2002
Apr 26, 2012 5:29 pm
I play harp and guitar. Sometimes Irish bouzouki or mandolin. I most often play medieval and renaissance but spend a lot of time playing Celtic music. I play...
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Martyn Robinson
robinsonmartyn
Apr 26, 2012 11:15 pm
Tricky question as I have some instruments I used to play quite a bit, but don't very often these days. I guess in order of most frequently played:- Ukulele...
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Mark Powell
markpowell09
Apr 27, 2012 10:56 am
Hi Scott. You may have received a spam email offering "employment opportunities" from my Yahoo address as someone has hacked into my account and sent it to...
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Richard York
goddescale
Apr 27, 2012 10:56 am
Colin, has your email been hacked?...
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Scott Marshall
sklmarshall
Apr 27, 2012 11:30 am
I think there have been about 5 spam emails sent to the list this week, the sort where the email account has been hacked. The group has a spam filter and that...
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peter heinlein
heinpe
Apr 27, 2012 3:03 pm
Been happening a lot in the past few weeks. At least three people I know here in the USA have had their e-mail lists spammed, plus two Yahoo groups....
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CWH
hillneerg
Apr 27, 2012 3:27 pm
No, not from my account or PC. Spoofed address. Probably my email is in someone's address book which has been hacked. Not much one can do. Colin ... No virus...
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eflow
ericfloen
Apr 28, 2012 7:01 am
Sorry I wasn't very clear. I was looking for Hurdy Gurdy related info. So I should have said - Lute-back or Guitar-back styled gurdies, etc. And what kind of...
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Mark Powell
markpowell09
Apr 28, 2012 11:58 am
Thanks Scott. I wonder- has anyone anywhere in the universe ever responded to or bought anything in response to a spam message like this one? Does anyone ever...
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CWH
hillneerg
Apr 28, 2012 1:14 pm
Clicking on a link in a Spam message will generate cash for the Spammer as a referral to the site. It's only a tiny amount but, if enough people click, it can...
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Mike D
miketdennison
Apr 28, 2012 11:12 pm
Colin - Thanks for the link, a good read, very funny and it is very good to hear of the tables being turned for a change. It should happen to all of the ...
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robert loechler
robertloechler
Apr 29, 2012 6:32 am
hi E...My F/Bflat and lower pitched C/F gurdies are both guitar back types made here in the US by Mel Dorries of hurdygurdycrafters.com.Whereas I adore the...
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Nick Groom
emailnickgroom
Apr 29, 2012 10:43 am
Apologies for the spam message sent to the list from my address (and while I was away from email in Ireland). It should be fixed now Best N ...
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Martyn Robinson
robinsonmartyn
May 1, 2012 12:56 am
Ah - righto I have a Neil Brook Wren in G/C And a Balazs Nagy (Nagy Balazs in Hungary) Gambaform tenor in D/G. Both rather different from one another which...
