Is there a website somewhere for higher end woods? Prefferably in Scandinavia or Europe, maybe even precut for gurdy keys.

I never touched a musical instrument, but i will build a hurdy gurdy, so i have questions about the size of the strings, the octave scale, and how i measure the distance of the keys and how i tune the tangents.

thank you in advance

Okay so i know yall gonna tell me the hurdy gurdy from ugears sucks ass amd you wiuld be objectively right.

However this being said its still way easier and cheaper than the nerdy gerdy and i dont even know if ill like the instrument. And i like the puzzle aspect of the ugears.

Now, i plan on doing a few mods to it to improve its sound and wanted yall opinions on what i planned to do. First i wanted to woodstain the panels before building it to give it some depth. I also hope this might make it a bit heavier and help sound bounce off the wood. I just hope doing so makes pieces hard to fit together. Next ill add cotton to the strings, and sand the wheel to make it more circular to improve the sound. I also wanted to replace the strings with real violin strings however i dont really know what two strings to use here. I would guess a deeper one and a lighter one for the chords so id appreciate sone feedback for that. And finally i want to add resin to the seams and esges inside the soundbox to help concentrate the sound to the right places. A friend of mine also talked about music paste or something that never dries? No idea what hes talking about.

So what do you guys think?

Hey there,

I'm looking at building a NG linotte in the future and I am wondering if there are any other types of timber that would be reasonable for use in the laser cutting process outside of ply/pine?

I understand that a timber's density can add a depth of sound - especially when added with shapes; the lute back HG having greater depth compared to the central European violin look.

For reference; I am in Australia, so a native timber to cut would be good.

If however, there is no way because of timber density at such thickness/thinness. Could a thin piece of native timber be added over the top of the ply to draw out the depth of sound?

I'm probably overthinking this a little but also good to ask more questions before starting off a project.

With thanks,

-Phyrak

The recent post of a 3d printed Gurdy recieved a variety of comments, some along the lines of 'great' look fwd to the result' and others to the effect that a dead horse was being flogged. Of course they are right to some degree but what seems to be missing is recognition of how much effort is being put into that project. As a would be designer/constructor of a 3d Gurdy myself I recognise that it is not an easy task. The photos here show my MK1 Threedy Gurdy under construction. It is, at the moment completed but functions only well enough to act as a test rig to trial changes for a MK2 version. This project so far has taken me, on and off, 3 years and whilst the MK1 functions I still need to resolve the relationship between Bridge, Wheel and Strings to achieve an acceptable sound. Of course I could just purchase a kit and copy/remake it in 3d print but that is not the point. There is, if you do the research, sufficient info to act as a guide, plus I have the challenge of seeing if it is possible not just to print the beast but to improve on the classic construction format. To that end I have opted for a rising bridge controlled by a thumbwheel and configured the wheel assembly to run on bearings as per the diagram above. If I am successful then great, if not then it is back to the drawing board because I will not give up and I hope Garrwolfdog too perseveres with the task and continues to post results on this Reddit.

Long story short, I know nothing about instrument construction. My question is what do y'all use for strings on a hurdy gurdy type instrument? (preferably, the cheaper the better. As to my budget)

I love wood working, and plan on building a cross between a slide guitar and hurdy gurdy. Only problem is, I don't know where to start. in regards to strings, what will and won't work?

I'm hoping metal so i can possibly add a pickup and jack to use an amplifier if all goes well lol.

Thank you in advance for any input

Hello!
Once again I have question for the Gurdy community :D

I have 3 trompet strings planed. And the Buzzing Bridge is constructed as followed:
The plate on which the dog sits is perpenticular to the tangent of the wheel surface for each of the 3 plates. Since the 3 bridges are build on top of each other (as usual) the whole bridge has a gentle curve in it. The idea behind that is to give each dog the same conditions.

I never saw a design like mine before. The typical design of a Buzzing Bridge is just parallel plates on top of each other.

Do you see any advantages or disatvantages in my design?

Any advise, comment and explantion is welcome :)
stay healthy!

Hello to everyone I'm Mike and I'm just testing the post to see if i got it right. If i did this correct I'll be posting soon as i plan on building a hurdy gurdy.

I have invented a new type of hurdy gurdy that I will be making soon by modifying a hurdy gurdy so that it has didgeridoo pipes that you play by turning the crank & it will be based off the Lyra Organisatta which is actually a hurdy gurdy w/ organ pipes similar to a pipe organ. The principal is the same but this time the hurdy gurdy will allow you to play not just the drones of a didgeridoo but all the notes that you would need to perform any song just like a trumpet or harmonica. It can be used for Australian classical Music or even pop & rock! I'm going to build it soon & the name that I've called it is "Hurdy Didgeridoo". !

Hi! I'm designing a new instrument based on a symphonie, but my idea is to be able to play it on a table or on your lap. This would mean shifting the soundboard to one of the sides, so that keys can be press down.

I love taking ideas from heritage instruments but I don't mind using the available technology of today. I'm thinking the keys can be pushed back up by a spring mechanism.

I was wondering if anyone here has tried something similar, or if you know of someone who has.

Thank you!