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RWC Finished
Hurdy Gurdy |
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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 extra if required.
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