Tech: Look for 'beater fiddle', UK , Spring

Subject: Tech: Look for 'beater fiddle', UK , Spring
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 01:05 PM

My lovely fiddle-player and her pool-boy are doing 3 months in the UK from early May until end of July.... She's loath to travel with either of her fiddles, so I told her I'd ask here, if anyone knew of a decent place to pick up an affordable beater fiddle for her to use while they're over there... 200 bucks Canadian is her upper limit... There is also every possibility that she'd be willing/able to return the fiddle when she was done with it   

Hints? Leads? Suggestions?

Subject: RE: Tech: Look for 'beater fiddle', UK , Spring
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 03:50 PM

Instruments can be hired.

Subject: RE: Tech: Look for 'beater fiddle', UK , Spring
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 03:54 PM

As in rented? Ya... That's another option... but doesn't hurt to check to see if someone has something "for sale" or "for rent' on a more personal level too....

Subject: RE: Tech: Look for 'beater fiddle', UK , Spring
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 01:04 PM

bump

Subject: RE: Tech: Look for 'beater fiddle', UK , Spring
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 07 Feb 06 - 10:37 AM

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Subject: RE: Tech: Look for 'beater fiddle', UK , Spring
From: greg stephens
Date: 07 Feb 06 - 02:00 PM

Where will she be arriving? This sounds quite an easy thing to sort out, but there's no point in my lining up a £75 fiddle in Stoke if she's flying in to Heathrow and heading for the south coast or something. Will be glad to help. get in touch via PM if you like.

Subject: RE: Tech: Look for 'beater fiddle', UK , Spring
From: Sorcha
Date: 07 Feb 06 - 02:13 PM

I took my own...put it in the overhead bin. Never out of my sight.

Subject: RE: Tech: Look for 'beater fiddle', UK , Spring
From: BanjoRay
Date: 08 Feb 06 - 12:45 PM

Tom Paley - ex New Lost City Rambler - lives in London and deals in fiddles. If you're interested, I can PM you his email address.
Cheers
Ray

Subject: RE: Tech: Look for 'beater fiddle', UK , Spring
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 08 Feb 06 - 01:53 PM

So helpful Sorcha....

Thanks... no.... really...

:-P

Subject: RE: Tech: Look for 'beater fiddle', UK , Spring
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 12:18 PM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Tech: Look for 'beater fiddle', UK , Spring
From: greg stephens
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 12:24 PM

See my post Feb 7.