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Topic: All about the Hurdy Gurdy |
Andy Volk
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Posted 25 Apr 2021 5:00 am |
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The human engineering mind is amazing. This was a very informative video. In its klugy complexity, you could think of a Hurdy Gurdy as a medieval pedal steel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYJg9cLk1us
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 25 Apr 2021 9:51 pm
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That’s a cool video! Thanks for sharing.
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John Larson
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Pennsyltucky, USA
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Posted 26 Apr 2021 5:04 am
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one of the coolest instruments ever.
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 26 Apr 2021 5:14 am
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| I've followed the gurdy for several years on a couple of FB groups. I love the thing and for a long time I thought I'd eventually get one but I've become convinced that it just may be one of the most maintenance-intensive instruments there is. Applying cotton and resin etc.....it's not gaining a new instrument. It's gaining a dependent. Not enough time in this lifetime, I'm afraid. |
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Bill McCloskey
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Nanuet, NY
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 26 Apr 2021 5:39 am
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I have zero desire to own one - or even play one - but I'm fascinated how the human mind sees a need or a problem and engineers a solution.
Hurdy Gurdys, pedal steel guitars, knitting an argyle sweater, helicopters on Mars, iPhones ... on and on ...
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Bill McCloskey
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Nanuet, NY
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Posted 26 Apr 2021 8:14 am
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“I have zero desire to own oneâ€
Good because a decent one is expensive and long waiting lists.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 26 Apr 2021 8:27 am
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What? No $100 Asian-built Rogue Hurdy Gurdy's on Amazon?
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 26 Apr 2021 8:37 am
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| There is a term that is frequently used in the gurdy community -- HGSO. Hurdy Gurdy Shaped Object. There are some makers that market things that basically don't and won't work to hungry beginners who dare to dream of an instrument in the hundreds of dollars rather than thousands. |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Nic Neufeld
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Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 26 Apr 2021 10:56 am
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One of my favorite instruments is the Norwegian nyckelharpa...hurdy-gurdy-esque you might say. No nifty wheel bowing, but the keying system is there (plus bonus sympathetic strings!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs3aUCM8BX8
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Brett Day
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Pickens, SC
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Posted 26 Apr 2021 6:22 pm
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| The hurdy gurdy appears in a few scenes of the movie, "The Polar Express. |
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