Mihály Vrábel Galician Style Hurdy Gurdy
Mihály Vrábel Galician Style Hurdy Gurdy
Mihály Vrábel Galician Style Hurdy Gurdy
Mihály Vrábel Galician Style Hurdy Gurdy
Mihály Vrábel Galician Style Hurdy Gurdy
Mihály Vrábel Galician Style Hurdy Gurdy
Mihály Vrábel Galician Style Hurdy Gurdy
Mihály Vrábel Galician Style Hurdy Gurdy
Mihály Vrábel Galician Style Hurdy Gurdy

Mihály Vrábel Galician Style Hurdy Gurdy

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Mihály Vrábel - Galician Style Hurdy Gurdy 

The 'hurdy-gurdy' is a mechanical string instrument that produces sound by a hand-crank-turned, rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to those of a violin. Melodies are played on a keyboard that presses tangents?small wedges, typically made of wood?against one or more of the strings to change their pitch. Like most other acoustic stringed instruments, it has a sound board and hollow cavity to make the vibration of the strings audible.

This instrument is a rustic hand made 5 string hurdy gurdy with trompette, fully functional and keenly priced. The two melody strings gives this hurdy gurdy slightly more volume over the drone strings.

Suggested Tuning: E A A

melody string      E x 2
trompette string  A
bass string          A

Alternative Tuning: G D g d d (more traditional)