Monday! I'd planned to have two monarchs begun. Mel always tells me it is faster and easier to do the same step several times in a row, thus building two gurdies should be as fast and easy as building one...I don't think so.
I have the bridge brace glued together for one gurdy but then there were bills to pay, e-mail's to reply to (business of course) laundry and grocery shopping and five gurdy bags to finish by the middle of next week. Like I say, Life happens. Its all good, just not conducive to getting two or even one gurdy under way.
There is much conversation on the Loop about making your own tangents and a few string questions. It is very educational to follow some of these conversations but it can get in the way of productive shop time. Tomorrow it is braces and bags! Hopefully, pictures by tomorrow evening.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Back again
Wow! Two days in a row. I just opened an e-mail from Michael who is building one of our kits but making a really luxurious version. check it out at http://harvey-house.info/blog-hg/ A Hurdy-Gurdy Odyssey
NOW I am ready to tackle another Monarch Kit.
NOW I am ready to tackle another Monarch Kit.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
family reunion
It doesn't seem possible that I have not chatted with you for nearly 6 months! I'd like to tell you all that its because I was using every spare minute practicing my gurdy, or that in that time I have built two new Monarchs. I would like to but I can't. ![]()
Actually we have been quite busy building and shipping either kits or instruments to Sweden, Scotland, Norway, Australia, UK, and of courseseveral here in the states. Its been a grand journey. The end of May we were invited to join a group of Hurdy gurdy players at Folk College at Juanita College in Huntingdon, PA. Although there were only 12 of us in a group of 160 musicians, they treated us like royality. I strongly encourage anyone who can work it into their schedule next Memorial Day week end (the first week end in May for those of you out of country) to join us. Although most of us were strangers, it truly felt like a family reunion with the first coo. Here are a couple pictures to whet your appetite.
Actually we have been quite busy building and shipping either kits or instruments to Sweden, Scotland, Norway, Australia, UK, and of courseseveral here in the states. Its been a grand journey. The end of May we were invited to join a group of Hurdy gurdy players at Folk College at Juanita College in Huntingdon, PA. Although there were only 12 of us in a group of 160 musicians, they treated us like royality. I strongly encourage anyone who can work it into their schedule next Memorial Day week end (the first week end in May for those of you out of country) to join us. Although most of us were strangers, it truly felt like a family reunion with the first coo. Here are a couple pictures to whet your appetite.
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