Hurdy-gurdy crank technique - From 3-strike to 6-strike /
Classical steps used to master the 6-strike /
by Manou
- Shall I say I do not master the 6-strike ? You will hear it ! This is just how I work to get it. Thank you. -
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PLEASE BE PATIENT AND SWEET WITH YOU ! Moving from one stage to another requires sometimes months of daily practise. Generally, the complete 6-strike mastering needs three or four years more after the 4-strike. This is just a ten minutes summary.
The strikes are named by hours. The crank describes a circle just like the needle of the clock. A strike at the top is 12 or 0, a strike at the bottom is 6, at the quarter is 3, at the quarter to noon is 9. "X" means a turn without any strike. "&" means alternates with. "+" means is followed by.
00:00 /X/
- just turning regularly, feeling the handle rolling inner a slightly opened hand
00:05 /0/
00:14 /0-8 & 8/
00:35 /0-4/
01:13 /0-4-8/
- the 3-strike
01:35 /6/
- from there, the strike at 6 is accentuated
01:46 /6-2/
02:00 /6-10/
02:17 /6-10-2/
- inverted 3-strike
02:25 /6-10-0/
- first of the 4 "Y"-pattern
02:43 /0-4-6 & 0-6/
03:00 /0-4-6-10/
- first of two X-patterns, an superimposition of the two former Y-patterns
03:14 /0-2-6 & 0-6/
03:41 /0-6-8/
- this rhythm is known as "Sicilian"
04:04 /0-2-6-8 & 0-6 & 0-4-6-10/
- second of the two X-patterns, a superimposition of the two former Y-patterns
04:30 /0-4-8 & 0-4-6-8/
- first of the six "peace and love" pattern
04:47 /0-4-8 & 0-4-8-10/
05:48 /0-4-8 & 0-2-4-8/
06:03 /6-10-2 & 6-10-0-2/
- inverted "peace and love" pattern
06:29 /6-10-2 & 6-10-2-4/
06:50 /6-10-2 & 6-8-10-2/
- this one is not there yet
07:30 /0-2-4-6 & 0-6/
- the second half 6-strike (here played first)
08:00 /0-6-8-10 & 0-6/
- the first half 6-strike (here played after the second)
08:16 /0-2-4-6 & 0-6-8-10/
08:28 /0-2-4-6-8-10 & 0-6/
- the 6-strike, you may guess it
08:54 /6-8-10-0-2-4 & 6-0 & 0-2-4-6-8/
- the inverted 6-strike, yet not there, but it's coming
