Neil Brook's Wren Hurdy-Gurdy

[Jon]

Neil tells me I am the first to purchase his latest production model,
the Wren. The first production Wren is now living in the San
Francisco area of California - beautiful plumage and voice on this
diminutive bird.

In this YouTube video, Neil is playing the instrument I purchased:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdPY8_B8_3I

Tuned G/C - 2 chanters in octaves, 2 trompettes, 2 drones with
selectors, capo.

String chart:
treble (normal) chanter - 38 thou low twist gut, 60mm long, tuned g'
bass chanter - Corelli Crystal Violin g, tuned g
main trompette - 1.2mm Perlon, tuned c', capo to d'
2nd trompette- 0.8mm Perlon, tuned g'
petit bourdon - Pirastro Aricore Cello G, tuned c
gros bourdon - Pirastro Aricore Cello C, tuned G
4 x sympathetics - g,c',g',c" - using 1/2 of a mandolin string set

Will be posting some detailed pictures and YouTube video soon - stay
tuned.

[bjso...@gmail.com]

Am I missing something as I don't seem to see it on his website.  How much is this rascal?

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

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[Jon]

Neil was in Los Angeles visiting family, and he brought with this G/C
Wren with him. I paid $2,200.00 USD, and he shipped it to me from Los
Angeles to the San Francisco area.

Included were a 2nd trompette and a capo, which will be options above
the base price.

Neil tells me he "will be putting a more structured price list on the
site in due course".

Jon

On Oct 9, 2:54 pm, "bjsolb...@gmail.com" <bjsolb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Am I missing something as I don't seem to see it on his website.  How much is this rascal?
>
> -- Sent from my Palm Pre
>

[bjso...@gmail.com]

Thanks.  I am a little frusterated as I have bought three gurdies.  Two from makers and are unplayable and the third, used but needs work.  I just want a gurdy that isn't trash and sounds nice.  I am tired of being taken for a ride.  So this is a good gurdy? I like the sound but then I liked the sound of two I bought from websites.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

[Augusto de Ornellas Abreu]

Neil's HGs are amazing and playable just out of the box... I know most here would vouch for him!

 

Augusto

Brazil

[Geoff Turner]

Not only are Neil's gurdies extremely good, his after sales service should any problems be encountered (not had any) is second to none. I recently sold one that I had of his back to the person I bought it from, as he regretted selling it in the first place.

Geoff Turner

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Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:16:43 -0400
From: bjso...@gmail.com
To: hurdy...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [HG-new] Re: Neil Brook's Wren Hurdy-Gurdy

[vonh...@aol.com]

I have played his D/G Wren and it sounded great. There were 4 other gurdies playing and I could hear myself play on the little Wren no problem.

It is perfectly playable and easy to adjust. I was surprised at how big it sounded. You will not regret buying it.

 

The instrument was tuned D/G but of curse you an tune it to G/C as well.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: bjso...@gmail.com <bjso...@gmail.com>
To: hurdy...@googlegroups.com <hurdy...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sat, Oct 10, 2009 8:16 am
Subject: [HG-new] Re: Neil Brook's Wren Hurdy-Gurdy

[Colin]

When you say "unplayable" do you mean too badly made to get playing?

If so, what did the makers say when you told the (without naming names, of course).

Just wondering if you meant they took a lot of setting up and fiddling with and tuning (or even broken) etc after transit or just too badly made.

It seems you have been very unlucky. Mine was in tune and set up and played right out off the box as well.

 

Colin Hill

----- Original Message -----

From: bjso...@gmail.com

To: hurdy...@googlegroups.com

Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 4:16 PM

Subject: [HG-new] Re: Neil Brook's Wren Hurdy-Gurdy

[Jon]

Some pics and video of my Neil Brook Wren:

http://dragonflybridge.com/cgi-bin/SlideShow/Wren/SlideShowDir.pl

On Oct 11, 8:36 am, "Colin" <c...@virgin.net> wrote:
> When you say "unplayable" do you mean too badly made to get playing?
> If so, what did the makers say when you told the (without naming names, of course).
> Just wondering if you meant they took a lot of setting up and fiddling with and tuning (or even broken) etc after transit or just too badly made.
> It seems you have been very unlucky. Mine was in tune and set up and played right out off the box as well.
>
> Colin Hill
>
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: bjsolb...@gmail.com
>   To: hurdy...@googlegroups.com
>   Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 4:16 PM
>   Subject: [HG-new] Re: Neil Brook's Wren Hurdy-Gurdy
>
>   Thanks.  I am a little frusterated as I have bought three gurdies.  Two from makers and are unplayable and the third, used but needs work.  I just want a gurdy that isn't trash and sounds nice.  I am tired of being taken for a ride.  So this is a good gurdy? I like the sound but then I liked the sound of two I bought from websites.
>
>   -- Sent from my Palm Pre
>

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