Hurdy-gourdy.m4v

This has been gnawing away at me for decades and I finally got round to doing it. The pun on gourd was too much to resist. One thing it's not is a novelty toy. It's got a lot going for it .

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• neil+brook+hurdygurdy+gurdy
• hurdy+neilbrook

[joelstewart]

Any chance of a Banjo Gurdy?

[neilbrook]

@joelstewart Way too scratchy I'd have thought but feel free to make one yourself ;-)

[WaterpigMaster]

Nice — And what about the price? Less time consuming than bending a load of ribs surely, but what about carving the neck?

[neilbrook]

@WaterpigMaster It took about the same time as a wren to build . The neck is a separate piece glued under the keybox - peghed geared tuners add a bit so £1150 sounds right. I have no plans to make more than one more ( I've still got the other half of the gourd!) I just needed to see if it could be done.

[arnica73]

powerful drones! Very good job, thank you Neil

[olivier0vincent]

…J'ai bien vu la bete avec sa queue et sa grosse tete !

[mitchgord]

@lasaintebarbe: It's La GrandBete, a Gilles Chabenat tune.

[lasaintebarbe]

Very cool and inventive Neil! What is that song your are playing in the video?

[mitchgord]

I'm with Mush01, in that experimentation with visual design seems to be in short supply among gurdy luthiers. You seem to have a knack for being able to build excellent playing instruments in a variety of designs efficiently, and that is something that has eluded a lot of builders. Plus you manage to indulge your creativity. Great stuff!

[roryjamesscammell]

Please don't sell it before I get a chance to try it! Rory.

[WaterpigMaster]

@neilbrook Okay, makes sense. It's a bit like those foldey-up guitars — I wouldn't buy one, but it's good that it exists (and I would probably have a good crack at building one, but I have my own Gurdy gimmick planned)