This might at first seem a long way off topic but in view of the fact that some of us hope to go to France for the gurdy festival season it might just be...
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Neil Brook
nwbrook@...
Jun 26, 2012 6:37 pm
They are £5.99 for two at Halfords. -Cheaper than a spot fine. ... Best regards Neil Brook nwbrook@... They are £5.99 for two at Halfords. -Cheaper...
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Neville Beal
neville.beal
Jun 26, 2012 8:30 pm
Don't know about this but I believe they have just made it illegal to use a sat-nav system that shows the location of speed cameras. Neville ... Don't know...
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Augusto de Ornellas A...
augusto_orne...
Jun 26, 2012 8:35 pm
What about a community-made phone app in which people may report where they see said cameras? Waze (for iOS, blackberry and Android) is a really, really good...
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Samantha Riffle
sam_riffle
Jun 26, 2012 9:00 pm
Thanks for the heads up, Neil! I'll try to be there too. Looking forward to meeting all of you. :) Best, Sam On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 5:37 AM, Answer Man...
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Samantha Riffle
sam_riffle
Jun 26, 2012 9:07 pm
Thank you all for the information! I would never have thought to check on those sorts of regulations beforehand. On a somewhat unrelated note: Does anyone know...
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cwhill
hillneerg
Jun 27, 2012 9:21 am
Yes, that's quite correct. From 1st July you must carry a portable one if you are driving in France. It's NOT a joke. The fine for not having one is 11Euro! ...
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gurdymaker
Jun 29, 2012 2:55 pm
Just found the perfect festival going gurdy transport in Aldi. Fits my 1876 Pajot luteback while it is in its gig bag . Like a cross between a wheelie suitcase...
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Paul Sherwood
paul_sherwood2
Jul 10, 2012 6:51 am
I am sure all you internet savvy people will anyway, but just in case, always ignore links like the one just sent round. Paul...
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brentlynk
brentlynk...
Jul 11, 2012 5:00 pm
Thanks, Paul! I fell for that latest spam post last night...As soon as I saw the title of your post, I knew exactly what it was about and now, I'll always ...
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chalkywhiteley
Jul 11, 2012 6:07 pm
Hi everyone just to let you know the camp site is relatively dry and is very empty- apart from the 9 of us ....8-) So hurry up and get here ! Looking forward...
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JULIE BARKER
julie909295
Jul 11, 2012 7:13 pm
It can't be as dry as where I am intending to stay. I have gone soft and got B+B. I intend to head down tomorrow; Dover-Calais-Rouen-Chartre, then the pretty...
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Mike Smith
hurdygurdyma...
Jul 16, 2012 3:19 pm
I am selling (with regret) my Large Guitar shaped hurdy gurdy in C/G. Made by Claire Dugué.Two trompette. Three melody strings.....High G, Low G, & Low...
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cwhill
hillneerg
Jul 18, 2012 9:04 am
You may remember I asked about repairing a tuning peg some while ago well, it's finally snapped and beyond repair) Fortunately it's only the top that's gone...
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fredmeyer622
Jul 18, 2012 9:04 am
So, How was it this year?...
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Stephen Evans
psychotriav
Jul 18, 2012 9:26 am
Hi Colin, Look no further than Neil Brook. He sells "pegheads";. I've fitted these to my Bernard Ellis guitarback and also have them on my NB luteback. Easy to...
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Neil Brook
nwbrook@...
Jul 18, 2012 9:59 am
Hi Colin Just found the bug on the link. You may find the pegheds a bit long. An alternative is to use planetary banjo pegs - I have some gold plated with...
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Samantha Riffle
sam_riffle
Jul 18, 2012 12:23 pm
I thought it was fantastic!! :D The weather on Friday was absolutely horrible (it was so bad that I left before the evening concerts because I couldn't stand...
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cwhill
hillneerg
Jul 18, 2012 6:29 pm
Ah, I had never thought about banjo pegs! I do have a few old banjos (no longer functioning) around the house with both machine-type pegs and ordinary friction...
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Martyn Robinson
robinsonmartyn
Jul 19, 2012 12:19 am
How can you have a 'no longer functioning' banjo? What is needed to render it into this condition, and is it different to a 'totally broken' banjo? Having seen...
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cwhill
hillneerg
Jul 19, 2012 7:11 pm
Basically, surplus ones which I no longer play as I have bought a better one :-) It was very cheap (as are most starter instruments that are mass produced). I...
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Martyn Robinson
robinsonmartyn
Jul 20, 2012 12:06 am
Wow - and I thought I had a variety of instruments! Sounds like a great collection. Any youtube clips of you playing them? S M ... From:...
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peter heinlein
heinpe
Jul 20, 2012 1:58 pm
You probably know about this already, but just in case -- there's a synthetic replacement for vellum heads, that looks pretty decent, and doesn't sound bad...
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cwhill
hillneerg
Jul 21, 2012 7:57 pm
During my "active" time (running and playing in folk clubs) was rather a long time ago and pre-camcorder days! Old age is catching up fast (I think it's...
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Judith Lindenau
judithlindenau
Jul 22, 2012 5:22 am
July, 2012 Sent from my iPad Judith@......
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Martyn Robinson
robinsonmartyn
Jul 22, 2012 11:42 pm
Snap - sort of - I got my hurdy Gurdy in my 50's too! What a great set of instruments you got to play over the years. Congrats. S M ... From:...
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richard338293
Jul 24, 2012 10:13 am
Hi Colin You said... "I suppose I would have been better concentrating on one or two and playing them really well but I just love learning new things." I don't...
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cwhill
hillneerg
Jul 24, 2012 11:28 am
One of my problems was (is) that I have never been been able to read music that well (no chance with bass clef). I can manage a few keys (C,D,F,G) and so tend...
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Martyn Robinson
robinsonmartyn
Jul 24, 2012 11:41 pm
Now that makes me feel there's some hope for me. I can't 'sight read' music either (although given time I can work out the tune from sheet music) and I...
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JULIE BARKER
julie909295
Jul 26, 2012 9:43 pm
Just to let you know that i will be doing a beginners hurdy-gurdy workshop at Broadstairs Folk Week on Monday 13th August 10-11.30 Crampton Tower Museum...
