This is the Hurdy Gurdy I built from Musicmakers blueprints. It's scratch-built, not a kit. Musicmakers Hurdy Gurdy design is a simpler, cheaper instrument than the type currently popular with Hurdy Gurdy Luthiers and players. No vibrating chien (dog) and only two drone and two chanter strings. The keychest is a simple single row diatonic scale. there are plenty of more sophisticated (and expensive) hurdys out there, but the Musicmakers instrument appealed to me because of it's simplicity. I think it has a more Medieval/early Renaissance look and Early Music sound than the multi-stringed Baroque/modern instruments, and it was the perfect introductory Hurdy Gurdy instrument for me to build. I did not use the aircraft birch plywood called for in the plans, but opted for solid Sitka Spruce guitar tonewood for the soundboard and back instead. I also updated to geared tuners instead of violin type pegs. I plan to update the axle for smoother operation in the near future. Enjoy the video, or use it to torture your cat - whichever seems appropriate to you. It's unrehearsed, ad-lib and shot in one take. BTW: If you pay close attention, you will see that I really do not know how to play the Hurdy Gurdy yet. I'm just improvising on the keys. :P :D

Part 2 is coming soon! I've done some more adjusting and tuning on the upper keys.
You can see the whole Hurdy Gurdy project start to finish on my Facebook page: [ Ссылка ]

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