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Hurdy-GurdyEs: 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
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Sforza Book of Hours, c. 1490 |
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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
Hurdy-Gurdy
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RWC Finished Hurdy
Gurdy |
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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 by 'in-house'
experienced craftsmen to special order in our own workshops in Toledo (Spain) to the highest standard of craftsmanship.
They come with 12 months warranty and 12 months free access to our 'helpline' for
advice on setting up, playing and maintenance.
A simple hard case is available as an optional
extra if required.
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Hurdy-Gurdy Kit
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RWC Finished & Kit
Hurdy Gurdy |
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The same instrument is offered in kit form for home assembly.
The price includes the license to build one instrument
for private use and 12 months free access to our 'helpline' for advice on construction, setting up, playing
and maintenance.
To ensure success, even for the first time builder, each kit includes:
A fully dimensioned life-size drawing and working template,
A manual with clear and concise step-by-step full assembly instructions.
A set of photographs illustrating further each stage.
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.
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Hurdy-Gurdy Technical Plan
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RWC Finished & Kit
Hurdy Gurdy |
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You can make the same
Hurdy-Gurdy from scratch, following detailed
step-by-step instructions through the construction process in a clear and
concise manner.
A fully dimensioned life-size drawing with templates and a set of photographs
illustrate each stage.
The price includes the license to build one instrument
for private use and 12 months
free access to our 'helpline' for advice on construction, setting up, playing
and maintenance.
This
icon indicates that you can choose between the hard copy of the documents sent by postal mail, or the downloadable electronic files, in
pdf format to your computer. In order to view and print the
pdf
files, you need the free 'Acrobat Reader' program installed in
your computer. Life-size drawings require large printers. Electronic
documents have a reduced price, don't have shipping costs, but are
non-refundable.
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Hurdy-Gurdy Accessories and Spare Parts
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RWC Finished & Kit
Hurdy Gurdy |
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Hurdy-Gurdy Availability and delivery timeNot all of the items listed on our
site are available immediately. Products without a reference nor a price are
rarely available for quick dispatch. If you are interested in them, please
contact us.
We publish standard availability, which means that this product
usually ships in that time since it has been ordered. But at the
specific time of your order, that interval can be longer or smaller
depending on many production factors. In addition, you still will have to
wait for your product to arrive (delivery time). [More
info about availability & delivery dates]
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Finished Instrument |
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Three months |
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Kit |
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Three weeks |
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Drawing |
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Three days |
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Hurdy-Gurdy Configuration, References and Prices
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[1] Price,
Payment and Ordering Information Prices and Exchange rates
All published prices are exclusive of
VAT and
shipping costs.
They are shown in
RWC.
The following exchange rates are valid on
April 28th, 2020.
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conditions
Exchange rates |
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1 RWC= |
1.585
GBP |
1.725
EUR |
1.973
USD |
210.4
JPY |
2.744
CAD |
3.017
AUD |
1.925
CHF |
144.3
RUB |
13.97
CNY |
35.84
ZAR |
46.99
MXN |
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