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Sforza Book of Hours, c. 1490 |
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Es: Viola de rueda,
Zanfoña, Cinfonía, Zanfona, Zanfonía, Gaita zamorana, Gaita de pobre, Gaita
de Rabil, Rabil de manubrio, Fr: Vielle à roue, Vielle organisée,
De: Drehleier, Radleier, Weiberleier, It: Ghironda, Rotata,
Stampella, Gironda, Lyra tedesca, Eu: Brenka, Ca: Viola de
roda, Cs: Niněra, Da: Drejelire, Eo: Vjelo, Gl:
Zanfona, Zanfoña, Zampoña, Eu: Zarrabete, Fi: Kampiliira,
Hu: Tekerőlant, Tekerő, Nyenyere, Nyekerő, Szentlélekmuzsika, Kolduslant,
Forgólant, Nl: Draailier, No: Dreielire, Pl: Lira
korbowa, Pt: Sanfona, Viola de roda, Sv: Vevlira
The hurdy gurdy is played by turning a rosined wheel which touches the
strings causing them to vibrate whilst the different notes are produced by
depressing keys which stop the strings at different positions.
Most hurdy gurdies have multiple "drone strings" which provide a constant
pitch accompaniment to the melody, resulting in a sound similar to that of
bagpipes. For this reason, the hurdy gurdy is often used interchangeably
with or along with bagpipes, particularly in French and contemporary
Hungarian folk music.
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RWC Finished Hurdy
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RWC Hurdy-Gurdy
The Renaissance Workshop Company hurdy gurdy is an excellent copy based
on an original 'Henry III' instrument in the Gemeentemuseum, den Haag,
Netherlands.
This rustic style of instrument has a trapezoid shaped body with the
minimum of decoration and was one of the most common forms of hurdy gurdy in
the 16th Century.
The ribs are straight in the body and curved with turned stays from the
shoulder to the pegbox.
The Renaissance Workshop Company 'Henry III' hurdy gurdy is made from
figured English sycamore and Swiss pine (for the soundboard). It has a
laminated wheel (for stability) fitted on a steel shaft running in two brass
bushes. The handle is made of cast brass and the pegs of rosewood.
The RWC hurdy gurdy has 6 strings comprising two melodic chanterelles in
g', a gross bourdon in G, a petit bourdon in c, a mouche in g and a
trompette in d', and is fully chromatic over a range of one and a half
octaves.
Included as standard are two spare melody strings and a tuning peg
'dolly'.
Each instrument is entirely hand built to special
order in our own workshops in Toledo
(Spain) by experienced craftsmen and comes with 12 months warranty.
A simple hard case is available as an optional
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RWC Finished & Kit
Hurdy Gurdy |
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Hurdy-Gurdy Kit
The same instrument is offered in kit form for home assembly.
The price includes the license to build one
instrument for private use.
To ensure success, even for the first time builder, the tangent box sides
are supplied pre-slotted to ensure perfect scaling of the instrument.
Traditional materials are used throughout, English sycamore for the back,
selected Swiss pine for the soundboard and beech for the action parts. We
supply a laminated birch wheel for stability, brass bearings, a steel shaft,
strings, rosewood pegs, cast brass handle, glue and clamps etc. In fact
nothing is left out of this comprehensive and extremely popular kit that can
become in a superb instrument in about 50 hours.
A fully dimensioned plan and detailed instruction
manual take the builder through the construction of the instrument in a
clear and concise manner, with 'step by step' photographs further
illustrating each stage.
All the kits Include free access to our customer
'Helpline' should you need any advice on construction, setting-up or
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1 RWC= |
1.286
GBP |
1.512
EUR |
2.075
USD |
165.7
JPY |
2.065
CAD |
2.044
AUD |
1.912
CHF |
61.82
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13.05
CNY |
16.27
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27.33
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