| 17 | |  Name: | Bridget Halpin
(bridget.halpin@web.de)
| | Datum: | Mo 23 Nov 2009 11:37:13 CET | | Betreff: | Your HGs | | | Hi Glyn, Didn't realise you had your own website documenting your hurdy gurdy making - I'm even more impressed with you now (is that possible?)! I've just read Uwe H's comment - it'll be interesting to see and hear his tenor HG. Take care and see you in Bad Homburg in March. Love, Bridget :o)
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| 16 | |  Name: | Uwe Hammel
(dadolin@aol.com)
| | Datum: | So 08 Nov 2009 21:47:31 CET | | Betreff: | Glückwunsch | | | Hallo Glyn, Glückwunsch zu Deiner Doku. Zwischen den Bildern sieht man den Schweiß, die Tränen aber auch eine unendliche Geduld und das Glück und die Freude an dem fertigen Werk. Super. Ich für meinen Teil habe eine neue Leier angefangen. Mensur 46 cm ! Frei nach der Leier von Johannes. Alles Liebe, viel Spaß und bis bald. Uwe | | | | | |
| 15 | |  Name: | dennis gem
(dengem1@hotmail.co.uk)
| | Datum: | Mi 07 Okt 2009 21:04:50 CEST | | Betreff: | building hurdy gurdy | | | hi glyn.after getting the plans as you said,i have been busy building my hurdy gurdy following all the infomation you have posted.ive built the body and the top is now glued on(nightmare!),so now its the keybox,but i cannot work out the spacings between the slots. ive measured what i think is the scale length 330mm but it does not seem to work out using the guitar fret spacing method.i wonder if im doing somthing wrong?. any sugestions would be gratfully appreciated.thanks dennis.(if i new how. i would send you a picture.)
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| 14 | |  Name: | Alubre
(a_lubre@hotmail.com)
| | Datum: | Do 25 Sep 2008 16:28:25 CEST | | Betreff: | hurdy gurdy plans | | | hi! im pretty impresseed you are very skilled and talented, your first instrument! certaninly you'll become an outstanding luthier... could you tell me where could i get the plans of a similar hurdy gurdy? thank you mate, take care. | | | | | |
| 13 | |  Name: | Michael Perkins
(michael.perkins@us.army.mil)
| | Datum: | Mi 29 Aug 2007 06:11:57 CEST | | Betreff: | feedback | | | Your work is beautiful, and your patience must be legend. I first saw, and heard, a hurdy gurdy in 1993 at the same museum in Nurnberg you got your plans from. I have been facinated with them ever since. Yes, finished instruments are too expensive and even the kits are high. You give hope to those who want to take a different course. I would like to see how all the strings are tuned, especially the sympathetic strings.
Thanks for sharing your project.
Michael Perkins Columbia, Missouri, US
Dear Michael
The Melody Strings are tuned to G, the mouche (top left drone) is set to G one octave lower and the Bass Drone (top right) is G once again but again one octave lower. The trumpet String (botom left) is set to the C below the melody strings and the Tenor Drone (botom right) is set to C one octave lower. Which leaves only the Resonance Strings which are set 2 to C and 2 to G.
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