Tribe.net. Local Connections Andrey http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/7a25e243-ed28-456c-aab6-205a39f8597e 2009-10-02T09:31:00Z 2009-10-01T12:04:41Z

<div>Hallo! <br/> <br/>What kind of strings for HG could you recommend?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 2 replies </div>

Andrey 2009-10-01T12:04:41Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/2873dc10-66a6-48d4-b158-7ade36bde4e2 2008-10-13T22:36:09Z 2008-10-13T22:36:09Z

<div>I'll try to type fast before tribe goes down again. I'll see you all at the hurdy gurdy google group: <br/>http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy?hl=en?hl=en</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2008-10-13T22:36:09Z sherman http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/8e182ea9-0759-48af-9d63-0456550ac323 2008-09-04T04:40:03Z 2008-09-03T19:06:57Z

<div>im in the market (like most people on here for a quality) HG. price has always been an issue so i found a soloution to this. im crafty, good with my hands, and i work with wood daily. lets build one. my question is, does anyone have a copy of any plans they would be willing to share? spent money on what i thought was a good set of plans but they were little more then a side biew and a top view drawing of one, not much help at all. i know it wont be a great one, assuming it even makes noise. but the satisfaction of compleating one and practicing on it makes me giddy. so, anyone care to help?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 1 reply </div>

sherman 2008-09-03T19:06:57Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/34b1202f-1afe-4dbd-b19b-524d6568c531 2008-09-03T18:49:00Z 2007-12-18T19:19:31Z

<div>I get a lot of inquiries from people wanting a cheap hg, or complaining that they can't afford a good one. This has made me wonder about people's finances. I was thinking that a discussion of budgets isn't appropriate in a hg tribe, but maybe it is, since money seems to be such a big barrier between people and the hgs they want. Money is usually a taboo subject, but I'm starting this thread anyway to see what happens. <br/> <br/>When I bought my hg, I was making $8.16/hour. A local bank calculated that the "living wage" for that city was more like $9.83/hour. Whatever the bank said, I was certainly staying alive on $8.16, and even able to save up money for my hg, which I'm sure was not an expense included in that bank's living wage calculation. <br/> <br/>First I paid off my student loan, and then I saved up money and bought my hg. Now, I wasn't supporting a family, and had no serious health problems, which I can see would have made it much harder to save up the money for my hg. But if you don't have major expenses like that, I'm really wondering what is stopping people from affording the hg of their dreams. <br/> <br/>I recently got yet another inquiry, this time from someone on tribe, saying she needed to find a really cheap hg since she couldn't afford a good one. I looked at her blog, and she said that she'd just bought a great new dress, which sounded expensive. So this got me thinking about budgets. <br/> <br/>In some self-help book I flipped through, it suggested writing down every single thing you spend money on, over some amount of time like a week or a month. Every tiny thing, every can of soda, every pack of gum, every cable bill, everything. Then add up each category (a spreadsheet would help) and ask yourself, "Do I really want to be spending $50/month on coffee?" or whatever. Then, say, if you have your heart set on a hg that costs $2000, you can easily calculate, "If I stop buying coffee like this, and instead put that money into my hg fund, there will be $2000 in that fund in 40 months, or 3 years and 4 months." For example. <br/> <br/>I didn't actually do this exactly to get my hg, writing things down formally in a spreadsheet, but I did a little mental calculation whenever I considered buying some optional luxury. So, for example, if I considered buying some luxury for $5, I would do a little mental calculation, "If I bought something like this every day, in a year, that would eat up almost the entire cost of a nice hg. So, this particular luxury, if I make a habit of it, would push my hg almost a year further into the future." That was really good motivation for doing without that particular luxury that day, and the next day, and the next. <br/> <br/>Luxuries I did without included, almost all the time: movies, restaurant meals, cable, air conditioning, a high thermostat in winter, internet access at home, new clothes (I occasionally bought some used), furniture (I slept on the floor), meat, fancy processed foods like breakfast cereals, and the more expensive fruits and vegetables. (At potlucks, I got a lot of complements on my "spinach" which was an assortment of freshly-collected edible weeds.) Luxuries I decided to continue paying for included: live shows, festivals, CDs, and chili pickle. Each person can make their own choices about which luxuries they choose to continue paying for, and which aren't as important as a hg. <br/> <br/>It would be really cool if people posted on this thread, "I just calculated that if I pack a lunch instead of eating at restaurants, I'll have my hg in a year," or whatever.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 4 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2007-12-18T19:19:31Z Scott http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/64263d6d-0ad3-4c33-885e-cadb415c3012 2008-07-03T23:56:57Z 2008-07-03T23:56:57Z

<div>Anyone going to Over the Water Hurdy Gurdy Fest this year?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

Scott 2008-07-03T23:56:57Z rayprice http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/952a4817-8ec1-42a8-8e2e-ebc0c5a84b77 2008-03-21T12:14:23Z 2008-03-21T12:14:23Z

<div>I'm looking for a C/G player to perform with the Cornemuse (French Bagpipe), playing FRENCH dance music. Adventurous, experienced players are ENCOURAGED. <br/> <br/>Cheers <br/>Tristan <br/> <br/>Email: keltikdancer@gmail.com</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

rayprice 2008-03-21T12:14:23Z Xurxo http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/48456e20-338f-4996-9423-07bc41793491 2007-12-19T19:00:47Z 2006-11-19T10:38:05Z

<div>Hi all lovers of the infinite-lisergic arch, <br/>my name is Xurxo. I am Galician and I live in Barcelona (it´s common for Galicians to live far from their homeland). I play a Weichselbaumer HG. As all freakies devoted to this bizarre and hipnotic instrument, I have some samples in you tube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzzEeHh2hko <br/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo3oqSofpfY <br/>and a cd you can download in www.aregueifa.net/xurxoromani.htm. I am in between early music, Galician folk, and electronic stuff. <br/>Great to meet players from overseas. Hope to participate in this forum and see you all in St Chartier festival some day. <br/>Here in Spain we also have a big community of HG players in www.yahoogroups. com/group/zanfona. You are all invited to join us. <br/>Regards <br/>Xurxo Romaní</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 1 reply </div>

Xurxo 2006-11-19T10:38:05Z James http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/048cf20f-6fe4-499b-a88a-747a340c2469 2007-11-24T16:20:45Z 2007-11-06T00:53:57Z

<div>It had been a few years since I really looked around like this. <br/>There is a new book and CD by Valentin Clastrier! <br/>http://www.famdt.com/modal-actualite.php <br/>about 8 down on that page, but in French. // <br/>There is a new book in Hungarian. It was years in the making. By Gyula. <br/>http://www.alexandra.hu/scripts/cgi/webshop.cgi/GetAuthor?ID=5EE96549B8B46311062E0F56307F7AE20DAE03960296B36BA98382EA553047808202B6B8&amp;UserID=&amp;SessionID=21466F20667891CA1B8639E7E47CB1837199426FC1BB&amp;Page=1&amp;SrcWord=&amp;SrcField=sfMegNev&amp;SrcCategory=&amp;CategoryID=&amp;CBStock=CHECKED&amp;LastDays=7&amp;Author=HANK%D3CZI%20GYULA <br/> <br/>The following seemed nice as links worth seeing. <br/>There's even a hurdy gurdy synthisizer for the computer? PC only. <br/> <br/>Hungarian: <br/>http://www.szerenyi.hu/index.htm <br/>.......... <br/>Spanish master player: Marc Egea <br/>http://www.marcegea.com/ang/index.html <br/> <br/>fast playing, rare, Marc Egea in Spain/ his video <br/>His MySpace with songs and video! <br/>http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&amp;friendid=149108978 <br/> <br/>.......... <br/> <br/>Jazz gurdy!! This was enjoyable! <br/>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5451989738970799558&amp;q=lira+hurdy+gurdy&amp;total=11&amp;start=0&amp;num=10&amp;so=0&amp;type=search&amp;plindex=7</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 1 reply </div>

James 2007-11-06T00:53:57Z drumandwhistle http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/bd7c62ad-c48f-4acd-b336-be180e274783 2007-11-10T01:09:25Z 2006-10-03T18:32:31Z

<div>Hi everyone, <br/> <br/>I'm new to this tribe (and the hurdy-gurdy). I've wanted a HG for a long time. While doing some Google-type research I was excited to discover a HG maker in Finland named Billy Horne. www.billyhorne.com. Since I'll be in Finland this February (walking distance from his shop!) I was thinking of calling it fate and purchasing one. At the very least I'll try to visit his shop. Has anyone heard of this maker? <br/> <br/>Also, since I've joined this tribe, it currently beats the number of Cumbus tribe members by one. Sorry Carmine! <br/> <br/>Greg <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 2 replies </div>

drumandwhistle 2006-10-03T18:32:31Z James http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/8fb2f310-09b2-42ab-b7ac-70057f844765 2007-11-07T01:17:47Z 2007-11-07T01:17:47Z

<div>Russian is really very hard to find. Siren choir in Siberia had one long ago. <br/>This MySpace now has one. Similar to the Ukranian lira: <br/>http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&amp;friendid=116323976 <br/> <br/>This is nice! It has videos and songs and pictures. His children play along. <br/>The 3rd song is a classic Lyrnik sound (Ukriane) <br/>the Russian Lira.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

James 2007-11-07T01:17:47Z dunyah http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/2abb445b-2cc7-40d0-a708-e94e98b38cda 2007-11-05T00:40:45Z 2007-10-01T18:08:17Z

<div>Hi, all hurdy gurdy-philes out there in Tribe land. I am new here, and also new to the instrument. I (rather impulsively) bought a Ukrainian lira on e-bay. I am still working out the kinks in the set up of this instrument. <br/> <br/>I have some blog entries and pictures here: <br/> <br/>http://people.tribe.net/9bf00d70-e1b8-41e0-a1c7-87f7fa89badd/blog <br/> <br/>Always happy to hear from other players. I have a musical background, play Middle Eastern music with my band, Americanistan, and was hoping to have my lira up and running much more quickly than this -- it's been a longer journey than I expected. <br/> <br/>The bridge of my instrument is a little short. Don't know if it sank during shipment or what. Based on info from Alden and Callie Hackman at the OTW Hurdy Gurdy Festival, I am currently working on ways to raise it just slightly. It's just a bit too much of a gap for a shim, tried that already. <br/> <br/>Hoping to play it one day soon, <br/>Wistfully, <br/>Dunyah <br/>in misty moisty Oregon</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 3 replies </div>

dunyah 2007-10-01T18:08:17Z Jay http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/9dd7a76e-8cea-4f36-aa43-472cddfabea9 2007-11-04T16:28:41Z 2007-10-07T17:49:27Z

<div>My name is Jay and I live in the Tama Bay area of Florida. I am a music fanatic. Especially eclectic music. I was into Celtic music long before it became more a part of a pop culture and have dabbled with playing the Uillean pipes. And then there's the hurdy gurdy - what an amazing instrument. My journey to buying one has been frought with obstacles of one sort or another. And while I had settled on the idea of pursuing a domestically made HG, I accidentaly happened upon that amazing youtube video of Matthias Loibner. It opened up my mind to a range of HG sounds and the potential of the instrument and playing that I had never before heard or thought possible. And then there are those WEICHSELBAUMER instruments - especially the alto model. Well, with the weak dollar and strong Euro I am regrouping with a more aggressive "savings" plan to buy a WEICHSELBAUMER Alto. I have played piano since age 8, some saxophone since high shcool and a little bass guitar on the side. I look forward with great anticipation to the day when I have my own WEICHSELBAUMER Alto.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 3 replies </div>

Jay 2007-10-07T17:49:27Z Calvaleigh http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/3b880313-3329-4225-beae-8fe6e6ad8c1a 2007-10-28T18:06:03Z 2007-10-26T06:14:45Z

<div>Okay--I know that this is very unlikely, but does anyone know a way to obtain a "cheap" hurdy gurdy (one that plays would be nice, naturally.) Any information or advice would be great! Cheers!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 9 replies </div>

Calvaleigh 2007-10-26T06:14:45Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/374103e5-27bd-4f41-b65a-331d4d0a3caf 2007-10-09T17:02:32Z 2007-10-09T17:02:32Z

<div>I do seem to wind up on youtube a lot. Here's a long <br/>video of me playing a couple of tunes: <br/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Oy8FaBirQ <br/>and here's an interview in which I'm slouching <br/>terribly: <br/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT56auxMT74 <br/> <br/>These videos and many others of NYC buskers can also <br/>be seen on the videographer's website here: <br/>www.concretebeat.blogspot.com <br/> <br/>Enjoy.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2007-10-09T17:02:32Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/ee74fbf3-856e-4392-9853-26fa450a933c 2007-10-07T15:15:21Z 2006-10-02T19:41:52Z

<div>Admire his mastery of both hg and electronics. I was trying to figure out for a while how he did all that at once, until I figured out that that wasn't all unadulterated hg. It still looks fiendishly difficult, and sounds beautiful. <br/> <br/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZKQf-JIvRU</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 3 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2006-10-02T19:41:52Z Rob http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/e931a75f-3157-47eb-b1cb-ed9c09e7d02a 2007-08-07T23:15:49Z 2007-05-27T14:24:44Z

<div>Is anyone on this list near the Chicago area? I'm contemplating ordering a hurdy-gurdy, but I want to have some hands-on tutoring on how to set one up first. Please advise if you're local, and willing to rent a lesson time. <br/> <br/>On a side note, does anyone have experience with sympathetic strings on a hurdy-gurdy? I'm considering that as an ordering option.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 3 replies </div>

Rob 2007-05-27T14:24:44Z blancadance http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/d0c568af-7e3d-417c-9068-07b7cf523682 2007-04-25T03:07:12Z 2007-04-25T03:07:12Z

<div>We have just published an interview with Melissa the Loud on The Hip Circle. <br/> <br/>Enjoy! <br/>http://www.thehipcircle.com/article/display.asp?ArticleID=249</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

blancadance 2007-04-25T03:07:12Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/2c517e2a-0097-4950-9f25-b47dc1a7bad7 2007-02-22T17:22:31Z 2007-02-22T17:22:31Z

<div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04cKuOZo1jc <br/> <br/>I should be practicing instead of surfing on tribe.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2007-02-22T17:22:31Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/a95966bc-5fa5-47d6-b2c6-02369aab525c 2007-01-14T03:46:24Z 2006-07-28T17:02:33Z

<div>If anyone wants to read an irate rant about a people writing music for instruments they don't understand, here's my blog: <br/> <br/>http://people.tribe.net/melissatheloud/blog/9d19f900-20f9-49fb-9d3d-3cb0897fb1cd <br/> <br/>If I survive this, everyone should come to NYC and hear me perform in Mother Courage this August: <br/> <br/>http://www.publictheater.org/view.php?mode=eventdisplay&amp;parentid=210&amp;eventid=789&amp;returnURL=%2Fview.php%3Fmode%3Deventdisplay%26eventid%3D210 <br/> <br/>to witness the extremely rare event, perhaps justifiably rare, of a hurdy gurdy in an orchestra. <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 1 reply </div>

melissatheloud 2006-07-28T17:02:33Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/8333008b-2417-438d-88bd-711722983ac9 2007-01-14T03:38:02Z 2006-07-27T15:03:34Z

<div>I'm thinking of getting a fancy new super-duper hg, and I'm deciding what features it needs. What are people's opinions of the various tangent options? My current hg has the traditional friction tangents, which are generally pretty good, but they do slip occasionally. Also, I sometimes like to tune my hg with quarter-tones to play Middle Eastern music, and this puts the tangents at an extreme angle, which seems to make them more likely to slip further. <br/> <br/>Then there are the tangents that tighten with screws, which seem more stable. What are people's opinions of these? Any drawbacks, besides the obvious one that you can't take a screwdriver on a plane? <br/> <br/>Then there are these metal tangents by Weichselbaumer: <br/>http://weichselbaumer.cc/images/canto02.jpg <br/>which can be adjusted in two dimensions, and which take up very little length in the keybox, so you could fit more strings into the hg without increasing the wheel size. Sounds like a great idea to me, but does anyone here have practical experience with them? They seem to be sheathed in some sort of black plastic or something. Does that wear out, and is it replaceable? <br/> <br/>I play my hg about 4 hours a day almost every day, so I tend to wear out parts. My wooden tangents get grooves in them from hitting the strings so often, so I have to replace them occasionally. I think that harder tangents might wear the strings out faster, though, and that isn't good either. I'm guessing that tangents should be made of some material that's no harder than wood, and should be replaceable, or, for example, those plastic sheaths on Weichselbaumer's tangents should be replaceable. Also, I'm considering a pretty low-pitched hg, with heavy, wire-wound gut strings, and I imagine that the wire is tougher on tangents, and might also be more fragile. Does anyone have experience with wire-wrapped melody strings? <br/> <br/>By the way, if any luthiers want to send their hgs to me for destructive testing, I'm available at reasonable rates. <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 6 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2006-07-27T15:03:34Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/9e39b314-8113-44c8-b441-3ddb8425da9e 2007-01-06T21:49:53Z 2007-01-06T21:49:53Z

<div>I just set up my website so people can buy the new Djinn CD on it, in addition to buying my other hg CDs: www.melissatheloud.com/recordings.html <br/> <br/>I still have to do stuff like post Djinn sound samples, but you can hear those on the Djinn website anyway: <br/>www.djinnnyc.com <br/> <br/>Enjoy. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2007-01-06T21:49:53Z http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/bea36da5-9b9a-433d-b7d0-fe3d769f2616 2006-11-29T18:15:50Z 2006-11-29T18:15:50Z

<div>Hi, I'm Andreas and I live in Detmold somewhere in Germany. I've been playing hg for about one year and as a beginner I have no recordings to download yet. (Well ... I have some but you won't want to hear them ;-) I play a hg from Walter Simons, a craftsman from Krefeld, Germany. <br/> <br/>HAND, <br/>Andreas</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

2006-11-29T18:15:50Z emyrs http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/4adc40d3-978c-4ab6-8d7a-3ff39f80a7fd 2006-10-11T01:38:36Z 2006-07-17T11:33:54Z

<div> The Hurdy-Gurdy Handbook: A Practical Handbook for Players and Aficionados of the <br/>Tekerő (Hungarian Hurdy-Gurdy), it has an English trans. by Arle Lommel. <br/>History and method with sample tunes. 135 pages. <br/>Hungarian Heritage House Publication Series, 2006 <br/> <br/>http://www.musicart.hu/balazs/index_en.htm# <br/>I am trying to find a copy of this book for a friend any one know if it still is avalable and if so where? <br/>I have had no luck searching for it. <br/>Emyrs</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 10 replies </div>

emyrs 2006-07-17T11:33:54Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/95f01990-2256-407b-a811-3c17f58d7212 2006-09-29T19:29:22Z 2006-09-29T19:29:22Z

<div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AcTmKTk2bo <br/> <br/>A virtuoso with soul. And fun hair.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2006-09-29T19:29:22Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/93c73863-371e-44cf-a77e-8e99ba47298b 2006-09-26T22:19:52Z 2006-09-26T22:19:52Z

<div>Hurdy gurdy, cumbus, and percussion, recorded surprisingly well in Carmine's apartment, and well-mixed by Pete. Enjoy. <br/> <br/>http://www.carmine.com/music/Djinn/Djinn/djinn_mevlana_clip.mp3</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2006-09-26T22:19:52Z Paul Ash http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/64c00193-09f4-4978-8a3a-edf6211ac88a 2006-09-07T18:32:45Z 2006-08-23T23:14:11Z

<div>This is Paul from NYC and I just joined this tribe. I held off because I was trying to keep Melissa from losing her bet with Carmine that the h-g tribe would attract less attention than his cumbus tribe, but I acceot that its a lost cause. H-G is way cooler than cumbus. Here's my two cents: <br/>-I play a hugarian model from Nagy Balazs similar to Melissa's, and I've tried my hand at building one. Its an awful lot of work, and you have to be patient and enjoy the act of woodwroking. If you're dying to play one, you probably dont want to wait until you've built one, and the first one you build might not be fun to play. On the other hand, if you know how to work with wood, I'd say building an h-g is very forgiving, because no one really knows what they're supposed to sound like, so you cant go wrong ;) <br/>-Nagy Balazs instruments play great and are indestructible. His new book is great too. <br/>-Melissa (and Carmine's) recent 9/8 tune post sounds great, everyone should check it out. <br/>-I can't sit still and play other things and have tried building other things. <br/>Cheers</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 3 replies </div>

Paul Ash 2006-08-23T23:14:11Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/c273ba51-155b-4958-b1d6-183a27f17844 2006-09-07T02:10:19Z 2006-09-06T20:00:52Z

<div>Check out this Hungarian ensemble: <br/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5BobwJf6wI</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 3 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2006-09-06T20:00:52Z Gamo http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/e3c2eecf-284f-43ae-9c36-9792e98f84f0 2006-08-28T16:22:39Z 2006-08-24T13:43:41Z

<div>HI guys, <br/> <br/>I am very sad to say that unexpected events in my life led me to decide to sell my HG Colson, it is in very good shape and workign fine.. It is on Ebay for sale.. <br/>If you know anybody interested, plse let them know.. <br/>Thanks! <br/>Ginny</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 2 replies </div>

Gamo 2006-08-24T13:43:41Z Gamo http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/e08179b0-8e09-4882-af75-7e8c2c79d559 2006-08-21T22:46:33Z 2006-08-21T22:46:33Z

<div>http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/irish/celtic/index.html#hurdyintro <br/> <br/>check this out!!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

Gamo 2006-08-21T22:46:33Z scott http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/7f52b160-68e3-4035-950e-93954688ab65 2006-07-27T12:14:05Z 2006-07-27T12:14:05Z

<div>Hi im new! Hurdy Gurdys are so cool, I am organising a HG festival weekend in Lancaster UK April 21st-22nd should be loud and buzzy :-)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

scott 2006-07-27T12:14:05Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/1ac1e061-dce6-4bfc-b314-38cb0f09ea1d 2006-07-26T15:34:55Z 2006-07-26T15:34:55Z

<div>Here's another Turkish tune, Djinn style: <br/>http://www.djinnnyc.com/Music/Djinn//Practice/Djinn-Practice-07252006-RumeliKarsilamasi.mp3 <br/> <br/>We just learned that tune yesterday, and recorded it at rehearsal. Enjoy. For more music, see: <br/>http://www.djinnnyc.com</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2006-07-26T15:34:55Z Casey http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/e63ce1c9-f808-45c8-a15c-3a887a797f1e 2006-07-05T12:25:59Z 2006-07-05T12:25:59Z

<div>Come on down to hear Melissa rock the HG with Djinn...and don't forget to wish Mimi Fontana a happy birthday!!!!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

Casey 2006-07-05T12:25:59Z Casey http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/a2a18da9-ca8b-40ea-b9bd-1129947f7543 2006-06-17T02:51:36Z 2006-06-16T13:40:17Z

<div>Djinn did a great job last night - they really know how to play back-up for the hurdy gurdy! (Just playin' wit ya, guys!) Seriously, I've become such a fan of the HG- love Melissa's CD but even better live! Go, girl,go!!!!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 2 replies </div>

Casey 2006-06-16T13:40:17Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/af7c403b-0f17-4e52-991d-46e6dba8dfbd 2006-06-12T06:56:26Z 2006-06-12T06:56:26Z

<div>We're working on getting this tune ready to record for real. Enjoy this rough draft until then. <br/> <br/>http://www.djinnnyc.com/Music/Djinn//Practice-060606/Djinn-Practice-060606-BurningOfTheTemple.mp3</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2006-06-12T06:56:26Z peter http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/5df2f046-08ee-49c9-9b15-cf923c540221 2006-06-02T18:13:15Z 2006-05-20T02:58:18Z

<div>hello gurdy crankers! <br/>I'm Peter and glad I found this tribe. <br/>I'm gurdist and hurdist for few years now and would love to share some info with others. <br/>First of all, sorry for being so grumpy but I found a post about using tampons or "cotton" balls - well - I must say that none of those is comparable to real pure cotton. I know it is hard to find that one but I bought quarter kilo years ago from one of UK textile companies and msut say that using cotton balls from hemist before was a debauchery and desacration of tha tbeautiful isntrument. If anyone interested i can post some details and you can buy those "cotton sleeves" online from them. PLEASE: do not use tampons for HG!!! thanks..... <br/> <br/>SO if we settled the cotton thingy: I live in AU and sometimes its really hot here. Anyone got an idea for perfect rosin for hot weather? last summer was 35 and rosin was literally melted around the wheel..... <br/> <br/>BTW2: anyone tried to use guitar nylon strings for bourdons??? not yet??? I strongly recommend to experiment with those - some bass guitar strings are nicely balanced and very soft sounding - ideal for drones...... <br/> <br/>I'm looking forward to hear from you guys, and happy to join your tribe... <br/> <br/>BTW3: if anyone interested: www.umanee.com - thats my band with some samples :-))) <br/> <br/>cheers <br/>P.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 3 replies </div>

peter 2006-05-20T02:58:18Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/73a3392a-2048-47c8-ae71-136488258af1 2006-05-27T11:54:40Z 2006-05-13T07:52:37Z

<div>I'm in a several bands ranging from traditional to, well, this: <br/>http://www.djinnnyc.com <br/>The sound samples were recorded live, so there's some background noise, but the hg comes through, particularly on these tracks: <br/> <br/>Burning of the Temple: I wrote this a while ago, and recorded it on my CD, but now I'm taking it apart and opening it to improvisation again, and it's growing. I love this band! It's so much fun to improvise with them. <br/> <br/>Mevlana: A 15th century Turkish tune (I think) that was probably not played like this originally. <br/> <br/>Chiftitelli with some Djinn sauce: improvised <br/> <br/>Brooklyn Baladi: improvised <br/> <br/>Enjoy.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 3 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2006-05-13T07:52:37Z erik http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/345646af-bc03-40db-bcd7-e0bbd3487219 2006-05-26T00:52:34Z 2006-05-26T00:52:34Z

<div>Has anyone here made their own Hurdy Gurdy? </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

erik 2006-05-26T00:52:34Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/bdf5da4e-a8f2-4611-a26d-f2e9119c6a5a 2006-03-13T17:35:07Z 2006-03-13T17:35:07Z

<div>Here are some sound samples from a very interesting modern yet enjoyable band that includes hg: <br/>http://www.pigglet.co.uk/phil/index.htm</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2006-03-13T17:35:07Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/9b6f2ed9-cef1-4efb-9c6e-0d20e43b6bff 2006-03-12T21:11:48Z 2006-03-12T21:11:48Z

<div>Here's a nice little video of a hg player. Scroll down to the bottom of the page. <br/>http://www.aldimarvp.com/samples.cfm</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2006-03-12T21:11:48Z LJ http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/67d56dcc-17fa-4495-9cdf-c3ee175995d5 2006-03-07T03:20:33Z 2006-03-07T03:20:33Z

<div>http://www.calaverascelticfaire.com/ <br/> <br/>The Free Artillerie Company, Army of The Marquis of Montrose, an English Civil War unit, will be in attendance. Not only will we be battling Cromwell's Proddy Bastards upon the field, our Captain and I both have hurdygurdies - and are not afraid to use them. <br/> <br/>Hope you can come out and join us. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

LJ 2006-03-07T03:20:33Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/199fbc54-a1db-4376-8c7f-a105463ce2a4 2006-03-02T07:28:31Z 2006-03-01T22:18:39Z

<div>This is a handyman's special, but interesting for historical reasons: <br/> <br/>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=7395075150&amp;ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Fcgiurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcgi.ebay.com%252Fws%252F%26fkr%3D1%26from%3DR8%26satitle%3D7395075150%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 2 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2006-03-01T22:18:39Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/19737407-8825-465b-8770-77218b8f4201 2006-02-22T06:32:22Z 2005-12-12T04:59:50Z

<div>Don't be shy. There's hardly anyone in here, so introduce yourself. I'll go first. <br/> <br/>I've been playing hg about three years. I play a tenor Hungarian tekero made by Balazs Nagy. I busk a lot, mostly in NYC. I also play in a few bands, including the New England contra dance bands Jiggermeister and Mockin'bird, the Balkan dance band Svraka, and most recently as a special guest in the belly dance band Djinn. I have oodles of fun with my hg. It's engrossing enough that my other instruments have been sadly neglected recently. I have sound samples from my latest CD on my website: <br/>www.melissatheloud.com <br/> <br/>Who's next?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 9 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2005-12-12T04:59:50Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/000ad66f-c927-434b-9eb7-7f2fb68e6573 2006-01-13T02:24:53Z 2005-12-12T05:08:15Z

<div>OK, I'll charge right in and start the first real hg topic on this tribe. What kind of rosin do you use? I'd been using some of that violin/viola/cello rosin that comes in a wooden block, but Balazs strongly disapproved of the wooden block in his workshop in Boston this spring, so I cut the wood part off and just used the hunk of rosin. I think that does allow a more even application, without the wood getting in the way. <br/> <br/>Then I tried a round cake of cello rosin, and I think I like it a bit better, as it seems a bit stickier. <br/> <br/>I've been busking where it's quite cold, and I've noticed that the cold weather seems to make the rosin less sticky, so I get high whistling harmonics at the beginning of every note, as if I don't have enough rosin on. I saw some rosin in a catalog that was meant for bass, in summer and winter varieties. I'd imagine the winter bass rosin would be very gluey, so I'm thinking maybe that would work on my hg in cold weather. Thoughts?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 4 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2005-12-12T05:08:15Z melissatheloud http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/7170b0dd-194b-41a7-b421-0f7501e75550 2005-12-13T01:50:39Z 2005-12-13T01:50:39Z

<div>I just thought I'd share the secret of the best hg cotton: OB brand tampons. I would not have discovered this myself, but that's what Balazs Nagy uses on his hgs, and I've found that it works much better than cotton balls, which are too lumpy to apply neatly, or even the nice combed Egyptian cotton I got from a craft supply place, which was too silky and not grabby enough. <br/> <br/>It's mostly actual cotton from a cotton plant, but I think it also has some rayon or something in it. Whatever it is, it works.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 0 replies </div>

melissatheloud 2005-12-13T01:50:39Z paolo http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy/thread/478ecf66-edae-456c-b0d6-2b4d6b816e19 2005-12-12T04:51:05Z 2005-12-09T20:06:20Z

<div>hey melissa, <br/> <br/>thanks for starting this tribe, we'll see what happens.. do you know about <br/>the yahoo group for HGs? it gets a lot of chatter so I usually just look at the topics and delete them if it's not too relevent. <br/> <br/>paul</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/hurdygurdy">Hurdy Gurdy</a> - 4 replies </div>

paolo 2005-12-09T20:06:20Z