Scandia Camp Mendocino this year (June 12-19, 2004) will be featuring Matt Fichtenbaum teaching nyckelharpa. In addition, Bjørn Lien, Sigrunn Baera Svenkerud,...
Fred Bialy
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Apr 4, 2004 6:34 am
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Hi there Honorable List Members! Time for another announcement about something wonderful and new that may be of interest to many of you: RPM Music (that's me,...
Lördag den 24/4 2004 från 1400, konsert 1500 prick Med anledning av 350-årsminnet av fredsfördraget Sverige-England Lördagseftermiddag på Café 19 med T...
... Saturday April 24, 2004, beginning at 2:00 pm, concert promptly at 3:00 ... On the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the peace treaty between Sweden and...
Sheila P. Morris
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Apr 26, 2004 2:31 am
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Hi there, sorry for the Swedish bit about the Dancing Masters and thanks Sheila for translating it. I sent this to a group of e mail lists and forgot about ...
Yes, after I had sent in the translation, I realized it was probably a hurdy-gurdy. But I thought that was called a "vevlira"? Sheila ... From: Jan Winter To:...
Sheila P. Morris
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Apr 26, 2004 2:34 pm
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No the proper name is lira regards /JanW -who wrote a book about it once...
And a very interesting book it is, even to those of us without functional Swedish. (I had a Belgian hurdy-gurdy once briefly myself). Karen ... From: Jan...
Karen Myers
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Apr 26, 2004 4:04 pm
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Thanks Karen, In fact there is an English summary included, as you probably know. Btw: The hurdygurdy is, as most of you know, a very near relation to the ...
Premieres journees internationales du nyckelharpa du 14 au 17 octobre a Fuersteneck en allemagne pres de Fulda;l'adresse du site: www.burg-fuersteneck.de/folk...
Helene Schneider
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Apr 28, 2004 10:29 am
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I am researching ways to distribute the weight of the instrument and relieve some of the pressure on my shoulders, causing tingling in my fingers when i stand...
Hi Laurel If you are getting pins and needles or tingling when you are playing then you should probably get it checked out by a doctor. It's very unlikely to...
Laurel-- I used to have the same problem--I now use a SliderStrap, with some modifications. It puts the weight of the harpa back between my shoulder blades,...
Sheila P. Morris
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Apr 29, 2004 9:12 pm
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Hi Laurel, If you look back through the Nyckelnotes archives, Marilee from Portland wrote an article about her vest/strap made from an old wetsuit. I also made...
I used the same strap as Sheila for awhile but due to my need to switch intstuments when on stage it did not work too well for me. I am back to using a regular...
ingemar johansson
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May 2, 2004 7:43 pm
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Hi Laurel, I am using a Slider strap, one of those with quick release latches on both sides (maybe it was the banjo type?). Works better than anything else I ...
Hi all, Just a quick note about tingling, the weight of the instrument, and such. Far too often as I meet other nyckelharpa players, I find people holding the...
A quick message to say that I'm feeling quite unreasonably proud of ourselves 'cos in the course of playing 17th Century music for an English Heritage event we...
[Sorry - I realised I used the wrong address from my collection at my first attempt to send this just now so it may not have got through. If this is the first...
My tailpiece has a severe crack in it. It had a small crack when I bought it a few years ago, so I knew this day would come. Is this a difficult repair? I...
Hallo, Since I also have a tiny crack in my tailpiece, I'm interested in hearing any thougts... Regards, Koen Vanmeerbeek Brussels Belgium ... -- Wie zijn stem...
... It depends greatly on where the crack is, and how it's oriented in relation to the stress that comes from the tension of the strings. It may very well be...
Hi, I'm new to the forum and new to the nyckelharpa. I am interested in folk music, especially Nordic and Eastern European. I would really like to learn about...
at this recording company you can find some: www.noside.com and here: www.nyckelharpa.org welcome and happy listening! Laurel ... Just watch your step - I am...
It feel like there are enough of us around over here now to start some occasional meets in the UK, if we wanted. Is anybody else interested? If you are then...
Yes I am interested Sam www.sampirt.co.uk ... From: "trickcyclist_uk" <barker@...> To: <nyckelharpa@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 3:44...
Sam Pirt
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May 23, 2004 7:53 pm
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... I'm not an ANA member, yet, mainly cos my instrument is still being built! As the form requests a cheque in $US or SEK how does one join from the UK ? -- ...
Hi all, Thanks for the website Laurel. I have a few more questions about the nyckelharpa I'd like to ask. 1. How hard is it to play (compared with other string...
Ilia-- To answer your questions-- 1. The nyckelharpa is easier to play than fiddle, at least to begin with, because the issues of intonation have been dealt...
