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What a sad fate to happen to it as described in the bottom of that entry - water damage, missing parts, paint damage! I hope it went to a good home? Does...
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Kevin Hughes
brunokev
May 21, 2012 12:35 am
Here is some info about it as of 2001: http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=3820229 From: Martyn Robinson Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012...
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Martyn Robinson
robinsonmartyn
May 20, 2012 11:35 pm
Saw this question posted on a youtube webpage, unanswered, and wondered what the answer was myself. The hurdy gurdy in 'Captains Courageous' that Spencer...
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Martyn Robinson
robinsonmartyn
May 20, 2012 11:26 pm
Hello Augusto, I was just re-watching your two links from Oscar Fernandez on trompette technique which have been very helpful. Has he made any more in his...
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Richard York
goddescale
May 18, 2012 12:04 pm
I likewise drew a blank on mudcat when I tried it a few months ago for the title. Nice to know about Thackery, though. This is a most enjoyable thread. Sadly...
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CWH
hillneerg
May 18, 2012 12:04 pm
It would be nice if this one turned up somewhere. One has to presume that it was a well known tune at the time as the writer felt the need to illustrate her...
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Augusto de Ornellas A...
augusto_orne...
May 18, 2012 9:10 am
Even though I won't be attending that, I'd just want to tell everyone how good a tutor Dominique is. I took a 3 day long workshop with him during Chants de...
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Richard York
goddescale
May 18, 2012 9:03 am
That makes perfect sense too, Clare. Another musician/researcher I was talking to made a similar point. And if after loads of searching it turned out to be...
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Dave Bawden
dave.bawden
May 18, 2012 8:59 am
Bandabero, lead by Dominique Forges who wrote La Sansonnette, are planning a short tour in England from 27th Oct to 4th Nov. They have potential bookings in St...
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clarerosephd
May 18, 2012 8:10 am
Harlequin Hamlet - In the early 19th C there were lots of stage skits in the 'unlicensed' theatres (ancestors of music halls) mocking contemporary society with...
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CWH
hillneerg
May 17, 2012 10:35 pm
That would certainly make more sense - unless Harlequin smoked cigars, of course. Colin Hill ... No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com ...
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Richard York
goddescale
May 17, 2012 5:45 pm
That sounds very hopeful! Thanks Gerald, I'll follow this up. Richard...
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Gerald Walker
rapier3a
May 17, 2012 4:31 pm
There is a tune called "Harlequin's Amulet".  Could this have been a mis hearing ?  I found it on Richard Robinson's  tunebook site.  Gerald From:...
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Richard York
goddescale
May 17, 2012 1:52 pm
... and then of course shortly after he interviewed her she was run over by a cab, poor woman! I've tried to find these tunes in the past, and can't find...
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CWH
hillneerg
May 16, 2012 10:17 pm
Found an interesting bit about Sarah (which I'm sure you will all have read anyway but I found interesting) ...
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clarerosephd
May 16, 2012 9:28 pm
Hi All Thoughts on pictures of historical musicians and a couple of books: Images: The image of Blind Sarah is a wood engraving based on a photograph - this is...
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CWH
hillneerg
May 16, 2012 1:31 pm
By "professionals" I was meaning those employed as musicians (equivalent to a member of an orchestra today) and, I assume, they would be able to have the best...
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Richard York
goddescale
May 16, 2012 1:13 pm
Interesting about de la Tour's father, Scott - I didn't know that! Geoff, I'm not sure how truly famous Old Sarah was. To the best of my knowledge, Mayhew...
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CWH
hillneerg
May 16, 2012 1:12 pm
I agree but just wanted to point out that then, as now, one needs to be wary when taking paintings or engravings as exact representations. There could be a...
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richard338293
May 16, 2012 11:09 am
I agree with Geoff about this + it feels as if there is an unwillingness to accept these art works as being in any way informative: I find this puzzling. Ref...
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Geoff Turner
gyldageoff
May 16, 2012 5:40 am
As to Old Sarah, it seems unlikely that a woman who was famous for playing the hurdy-gurdy (why else write about her and take her photograph) would have used...
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VonHorne@...
fahnreich
May 15, 2012 10:25 pm
La Tour used his mother and father as models. The HG model for his work was his father. Scott -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my...
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CWH
hillneerg
May 15, 2012 10:54 am
Of course, it may be that Sarah's HG as depicted wasn't one she had even seen, much less played. It's more usual for an artist to have a sample item in his...
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richard338293
May 15, 2012 6:09 am
A few thoughts... Old Sarah said that she was on her third instrument at the time of the interview. So, good question, how did she afford them? The HG in the...
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peter heinlein
heinpe
May 14, 2012 11:12 pm
For what it's worth, the general consensus on how the six-holed wooden flute got to be so popular among Irish musicians is that when Boehm-system flutes "came...
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Richard York
goddescale
May 14, 2012 6:44 pm
Was it a bass racket by any chance? Sorry, Colin! Thanks all for these replies. Feel free to add any more! Best wishes, Richard....
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Ruth Bramley
ruthbramley
May 14, 2012 4:55 pm
Thanks Andy and Geoff - I have passed on your email addresses... Ruthie On 12/04/2012 10:01, Andy Carter wrote: I wouldn't describe myself as a teacher, but...
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CWH
hillneerg
May 14, 2012 4:41 pm
I recall reading that, around the time of Old Sarah, there were the equivalent of charities who refurbished instruments and gave them to those who had no trade...
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Geoff Turner
gyldageoff
May 14, 2012 3:02 pm
Richard, if you look at paintings of hurdy-gurdy players it is interesting to note the change in class of the players as you move from the 18th into the 19th...
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Neil Brook
nwbrook@...
May 14, 2012 2:23 pm
Hi Richard I'm thinking that like other instruments that went out of fashion (banjos, neapolitan mandolins & concertinas back in the 50s & 60s ) , the market...
