Explaining the Features of my Hurdy Gurdy! / PATTY GURDY

[@BuckCalabro]

The things that touch the strings (with the weird plastic) are called tangents in English.

[@exodus1111]

What are they called in the other langauge?

[@maxwilson7001]

They are?

[@NeonBlade]

The thing that always amazes me most about the Hurdy Gurdy is that someone, centuries ago, actually thought it up.

[@sircotty2330]

Its worse if you look at the orgin. The hurdy gurdy used to be a huge instrument for churches needing 2 people opperating it, and a guy looked at it and went "i want a handheld version"

[@nicholasaquino5160]

Being a classical guitarist. I fell in love with the hurdy gurdy" I'll be honest with you" I thought it was a bag pipe whenever I heard it. It even sounded like a fiddle" but for something that's been around for centuries. It's definitely gotten my attention. It's on my bucket list of things to get and learn to play. Thanks for the rundown of the instrument's schematics.

[@zoltanszaszi2264]

As someone who studied the cello, same, totally same.

[@kevstacey8639]

Until I saw your video for "The Longing" just yesterday I don't think I'd ever even heard of the hurdy-gurdy. Furthermore you made it look so easy when you played it. In any event I feel like I've learned something, and something cool at that, so thank you.

[@Rockmyway00]

You should do a "Beginner's guide to Hurdy Gurdy" where you tell us everything we need to know to play a Hurdy Gurdy, like how to tune and stuff

[@norfigrim]

Oh, cool instrument. Maybe i should give it a try. * Checks the price. Spits his tea over the laptop. * Guess I'll just stay subscribed and listen to the hurdy gurdy here.

[@redstonemodder]

There's also the option of building one, which I hear is cheaper. You can find resources on the web ranging from blueprints to how-to guides. I hear it's easier than it seems to build one, but I've not yet gathered the materials required to do it myself so I can't say for sure.

[@norfigrim]

Duct tape and WD-40 will do the magic.

[@j.danaclark89]

Norfigrim I looked on ebay and found one for $250 American. lots more for +$2000 though. I bet you get what you pay for.

[@Ray_XII]

+Norfigrim Exactly! Duct tape if it should stay put, WD-40 if it needs to move. There's an XKCD for that (as all things in life have an XKCD)

[@loiccheveau2187]

Patty's instrument must be especially expensive because of all the electronic stuff on it. In France, you can find acoustic hurdy gurdys for about 2000€ or even less.

[@SablemoonProductions]

I live in the US and I have never seen this instrument until I came across your videos. I listen to a lot of celtic music so 1 of your videos came across as a suggestion and I clicked on it. I am SO fascinated with this instrument! I'd love to learn how to play one day! Of course, finding the instrument itself can be difficult here too. Keep making videos! I'd love to learn all I can and enjoy the sound of the beautiful instrument!!

[@Kanefora]

I bought my hurdy 2 weeks ago. An amazing instrument! Your is more complex. I have only 3 strings (burdon, melodic and trumpet), historical from Jan Malisz workshop. Grettings from Poland! Your music is awesome!

[@StormWaltz73]

Totally adore Patty and her music. Though I'm starting to think it might be easier to fly the Space Shuttle than play the Hurdy Gurdy! Bravo Patty!

[@douglasw7806]

I thought my wife's autoharp was complex with 37 strings and fifteen chord buttons. The Gurdy is amazing. I had never heard one played until I happened across your videos. Thanks for sharing. Also, the red hair and blue eyes are wonderful. Now subscribed.

[@LaTanaDiKosky]

That instrument is a piece of art. Your english is awesome btw!

[@troyroberts5450]

I think I just fell in love.

[@steveelmes9273]

Yeah, me too! And the instrument is pretty cool too!

[@loleslue3197]

Hey guys,Know what?This istrumental sound takes me away to sunset highland.The green grass,blue sky.Just WOW...I loved it 2,3,4,5😁...

[@sabeambulette7973]

Thank you for all of the positive energy and good music!

[@michaelbreverlyjr.2793]

You are amazingly talented!The frustrating thing is that nobody has pointed out you or your awesome music to me untill now. Lol

[@YamiOni]

In less than five minutes, I now basically understand how a Hurdy Gurdy works. Fantastic explanation.

[@Gulaschiltis]

you should make more of your original songs, like "Gurdy's Green". I love that song and hope to hear more of you soon :3 danke für die Infos und weiter so!

[@PattyGurdy]

I am currently writing more songs for you all :)

[@KiwiNom]

yay

[@evan2587]

+Patty Gurdy i believe the metal things are called frets

[@hummingfrog]

I would definitely like to see more songs like Gurdy's Green, but mainly because I am always looking for good tunes to steal and play on my recorder! :-)

[@Angarato86]

awesome, can't wait!

[@hansevers8605]

Very nice to see your beautiful instrument. I like to see that modern artist took old instruments which developed centuries ago picked them up modernize them, keep the original sound and use them. Also nice that Arjen ask you in his new project, good luck and enjoy your collaboration with this musical genie.

[@jddorton]

I absolutely love all of the content you've put on your page and cannot wait for more! Keep up the good work.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

I love that hurdy gurdy's are still being played and in metal bands. You rock! Bards ftw!

[@jlarrymore]

seems like the most complicated instrument ever lol, love your personality!

[@peterkarargiris4110]

Wow, thanks Patty and please play some more of your wondeful music for us.

[@ulkesh78]

Brilliant, I've watched a ton of your vids playing this instrument and really had no idea how it worked. Thanks!

[@Martaine70]

Cool video, I've been interested in this instrument since hearing Eluveitie/Anna Murphy, and now your songs, it sounds great! Look forward to an album!

[@superman10408]

Same here and the show black sails

[@wmfeagin]

Yet another promising young musician that I absolutely must follow. 😉

[@TheGent2]

Variation on an old joke: "How long does it take to tune a gurdy?" "I don't know." "Neither does anyone else." (Kidding.) Very informative. Thank you.

[@izatoichi9009]

The keyboard presses tangents. And I have never played an instrument in my life...But now I am thinking I would like to try a hurdy-gurdy. It looks very intriguing. Plus your music is awesome

[@draconusspiritus1037]

Thank You. I honestly did not know such an instrument existed. Impressive skill and beautiful singing.

[@steveelmes9273]

I am finding that almost all my recent music purchases are of KZbinrs... The music is so cutting edge and well done. I now have all your music that is available from Amazon USA.

[@amaurykie321]

Thank you very much, this introduction is very interesting! I'd be intersted to hear about the different techniques of playing (with or without the wheel in action, where you can tap, clack, pinch, you name it), and also maybe a word on : how to get one, the differnent qualities and according prices, tuning and live performances possibilities and limitations, and so on... This instrument is fascinating :) Keep on the good work :)

[@RedMageGaming]

the dripping sarcasm about the tuner XD I love it.

[@Nelsonn79]

Hi Patty, hope you're well. Aaron here, from Nashville Tennessee. I recently discovered your music from the KZbin video suggestions and I absolutely love your playing and singing! I apologize if you answered any of these questions in a previous QA video, but here I go. :-) 1. Before you began playing, what endeared you to the hurdy gurdy? 2. What is one of your favorite songs to play on the hurdy gurdy? 3. What is the most difficult song you ever played (or tried to play) on the hurdy gurdy?

[@markharrod1458]

Hi Patty,This instrument is a first for me, I've never seen one before!!Listening to both you & it was amazing, I really enjoyed hearing your music & would like to see & hear more!

[@humbleevidenceaccepter7712]

Fascinating. Before your videos, I didn't even know this instrument existed.

[@jeffgeko10]

LOVE ,,,,,,LOVE,,,,,,,,.........MY LADY PATTY GURDY!!!

[@gregg4164]

Your music is one of the nicest and most interesting new music I have heard in a long time. i would love to hear more of your music and the music you play in your metal band because I love metal.

[@carptain1222]

much wow ! you got a powerful tuner, wanna have the same ! ty so much for this NEW video, can't wait for another !

[@romanarsrealm8582]

only comment i wanna make is the fact that you play a hurdy gurdy like a seasoned pro and that you have a gorgeous voice and that your incredibly gorgeous

[@haf816r]

what a great personality, and obviously pretty and talented. All the best to her in the futureQ

[@RageKroc888]

Was here last week and already your channel has grown another 200 subs! Hope to hear more of your hearty hurdy hymns in the future Patty :D!

[@poseeley]

Ha! That tuner got me. I was also wondering what it was. As soon as you took it off, it was like... oh its a clamp on tuner, like for my guitar! So obvious in retrospect. Danke.

[@dvs482]

she is awesome i like her

[@deanamartin2967]

I became curious about what Donovan was singing about. The hurdy gurdy Man. I was surprised to find that it was an instrument and the words to Donovan's hurdy gurdy Man are not the kind of words it would expect about a hurdy gurdy Man. I was puzzled by the lyrics but they were very poetic and Donovan style of singing that song was fantastic

[@jameslundberg2446]

I found your music and it is the first time I every see or heard a Hurdy Gurdy, I like the sound and love your singing, you are a pretty Woman and I love your red hair!

[@freedomofmotion]

What made you get into the hurdy gurdy in the first instance?

[@jamesnw]

4:33 Wow, you have amazing eyes and a great accent. ;) I have to say, this is my first time hearing of this instrument, and I play a few already. Very nice, and great job on your music.

[@echowit]

You cannot imagine how wrong my concept of the hurdy gurdy was. Thanks for a real epiphany. Not sure how I found this channel but am sure happy I did.

[@OverTheVoids]

Man, I though a basic hurdy gurdy looked complicated enough, but yours has loads of additional features. That must have taken a while to build.

[@TangoDown229]

WOW! That is an interesting instrument and quite different. Watching you explain the gurdy was interesting as well and your accent was delightful! :)

[@bryandelahoz2903]

"Because I have a G string down here"... Priceless! XD XD

[@TheKnaeckebrot]

haha yeah i really loughed at this, because in this context its so innocent ^^

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

Glad I'm not the only one who noticed it....

[@RoxyGotMoxy.]

Wow man... way to lower the tone. See what I did there.

[@msoulforged]

Heh was about to comment on it

[@MommaPotaT0ES]

I literally died of laughing, kids looked at me like I am nuts. xD

[@Ekbergarna]

What a thing! I subbed to your channel the other night with a whiskey in my hand and your music in my headset! Awsome! Hi from the swedish guy

[@PattyGurdy]

xD cheers!

[@ЯрославМаковеев]

Patty Gurdy привет музыка интересная на волынку похожа. Поёш красиво.

[@squach6239]

Patty Gurdy I have a serious question! How incredibly beautiful are you!!???? If you made a 10min video of just you making eye contact with the camera ,I would pay for the privilege of looking into those Amazing eyes! By the way love the hurry hurry,knew an old man who had one when I was little.

[@squach6239]

Sorry autocorrect doesn't recognize hurdy gurdy !!

[@squach6239]

Oh yeah, another question. Will proficiency on the Hurdy Gurdy help me pick up chicks?

[@az091969]

thx patty i always wanted to know how this instrument worked.keep up the good work

[@digitaIgorilla]

I can totally get why you have a tuner. They say of guitarists "They spend 90% of their time tuning them and 10% of their time playing out of tune". So being able to tune regularly throughout your set is cool ;)

[@nachtkind46]

Totally love your music, and your HG looks amazing,

[@paca_bill4863]

Thanks for the tour of the instrument. I had some general ideas about it, but you have provided some great insight. There is a Hurdy Gurdy association here in the Puget Sound region of the state of Washington, USA, but I've only heard them perform classical pieces. It's great that you are able to adapt it and your style of playing to a metal band. How long did it take you to learn to play it; AND how long did it take you to become proficient on it? Are you self-taught, or did you take lessons or find a mentor?

[@qj777]

Thank you for your music !

[@LightningGlass]

"Let me show you it's features!"

[@LightningGlass]

Oh, wrong channel. Excuse me...

[@nvtblDK]

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Thanks and bye bye!"

[@bobwhite459]

I saw what you did there!

[@TheKnaeckebrot]

typical german on KZbin ;D

[@bobwhite459]

Should we tell all the people who have no idea what we are talking about what the joke is? Actually I just checked, all you need to do is search "let me show you it's features" and Joerg appears like magic. He made it to full Meme status.

[@JohnDoe-nq4du]

I'm kinda just taking everyone else's word for it that there's any advantage to instruments being in tune. I've actually never heard what "out of tune" sounds like, because being far enough out of tune for me to tell a difference pretty much just means you're playing, for example, a D instead of a C. It's called "severe congenital amusia"... basically, the average person, with no training, can readily tell the difference between notes a half-step apart (the difference between a C and a C-sharp), even in somewhat noisy environment, and can train their ear to tell a much smaller difference than that; without ear training, closest I could tell apart with no background noise was about 2 full steps, and even spending a semester training my ear with a musician friend to get through a music appreciation class inexplicably required for my mechanical engineering degree, I never got it to within 2 half-steps. This means I miss out on a lot of tonal complexity, but it also makes things like the hurdy gurdy, which have a lot of other stuff going on, sound a lot more interesting to me than most other music, because there's points of interest there that I'm not missing out on (same effect also applies to songs that rely more on rhythmic complexity over tonal, or to the sort of lyrical song where the lyrics are carrying the song anyway).

[@robirvin1502]

:D sooo I guess there's a lot of different ways to put a Gurdy together. Neat, informative, can't wait for the next vid!

[@adrianalford9355]

I think the main title music for Battlestar Galactica would sound amazing on the Hurdy Gurdy

[@andrewince8824]

Suddenly my guitars seem so simple. Such a cool instrument.

[@elektrolyte]

awesome video and I love your music. Q: are you able to isolate various groups of strings and bring them in only when needed? In other words can you instantly take out the drones and play with only the melody strings?

[@HuntJumpSC]

Wow! So complicated! Love the music! I'm afraid I'll have to stick to picking my 5string banjos! 😉

[@domagojtatalovic1393]

Great and very complexed instrument. I Love it. Can you change the string fast if it breaks on stage?

[@floydjohnson7178]

I love the sound found it by accident looking at KZbin l am hooked love the middle age sound

[@MadMax75th]

very nice description, What a complicated instrument!

[@bodencliff]

Followed you on Instagram forever, but had no Idea you were this populer (Music Wise), Sweet!

[@PattyGurdy]

lol, I'm not on instagram, sorry

[@tonys2705]

Fascinating instrument and player... The only thing I knew coming in was the tuner! Ha.. Making me want to invest in one. And did you say METAL!? Wow. That has to be extremely interesting, to say the least...

[@pascalmassie4706]

OK, that's it, you got me. I really want one of these.

[@robertfranklin9972]

What type of hurdy gurdy would you recommend for beginners. 2nd would you ever sell or gift your gurdy to a fan?

[@God-yb2cg]

I would love to try this instrument, but there's no way I'm even getting near one, I love the sound

[@AcidTechnoMan5000]

I need a HG in my life. It makes noise, therefore, IM IN. GONNA START A GO FUND ME ASAP!!!!

[@adrianmyszak5926]

new video ! so happy :D

[@georgeburkhard6139]

hi just found your videos accidentally and i love them i have never heard one played before glad you're my first you are amazing I have known about a heargerder before never seen one till now WOW love your music will scribe thanks

[@thehouseofronin9209]

Thanks for sharing your talent ,& passion

[@MrNeilfatmonkey]

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you.

[@MikeeVee]

I have a tuner like that for my stringed instruments, one device works on them all, so easy.

[@richardosborn6578]

Thanks for all the information! I was watching the other videos and could only wonder what was going on. I didn't realize your gurdy had so many strings. How many of them do you actually play simultaneously at any given time?

[@SupaPoopaScoopa]

Inspiring videos, amazing skill, delightful personality. I have a few question... seems you also play the Violin but you prefer the Gurdy, if so, I wish to know for what reasons? Is the sound range wider on the Gurdy? Also is it harder to learn and play than the Violin? Thanks.

[@944tim]

Ms Patty, we love you and your music. The info is very interesting, but more music please.

[@dianellysmarcano7858]

I always wondered what was a hurdy-gurdy; thank you!

[@facelessmusicdiary]

impressing complex instrument! that was definitely worth the 5000€!

[@xerospacious4024]

Not actually that complex just looks it.

[@amaterasu4768]

anyone know where I can find a full version of the intro and outro

[@timothyweiss9340]

Hi Patty i was just listening to Hielung and I can hear you performing a song with them....

[@armandaberlin2156]

My goodness. She's adorable.

[@TheGearhead222]

Dayum, you are one smokin' Irish Lass! Whoa! John in Texas

[@muttersliebling8696]

German John German. Her Name is Patrizia Büchler and she is from Germany.

[@nmcniven5145]

How did you ever get into this instrument? My very first introduction was from Loreena McKennitt and her album Nights from the Alhambra, was amazed by this instrument and loved the sound it made.

[@arizonasrmc]

Your a wonderful musician! What are the basics of playing, what are the notes and such? How do you tune the gurdy? I'm building one and I have no idea what I am doing! Keep up the good work!

[@ViniciusScorpio]

Patty this instrument is great I want one! Expensive though. I want one like yours pls advise where can I get it. Also did you try pedals on your Hurdy Gurdy? I wonder what a wah wah and others will do to those sounds! Danke

[@Gamma-SIX]

Dunno about hurdy gurdy, but gingers are quite a beauty!

[@pierreswanepoel8561]

amazing talent

[@simergoth]

I've never that instrument before. Looks very odd and difficult to play. But I've gotta say, it sounds really good and she is great with it. Hurray for creativity, talent and spirit of inovation!

[@Mary_C]

I wish everyone I know that has a Hurdy Gurdy would learn to play as well as you!

[@RecklawTheAmazing]

Do you know how thick your wheel is? Also, in the future, could you potentially show the tangent box (key box) in a bit more detail? I'm trying to figure out how they work with multiple strings.

[@loiccheveau2187]

the tangents touch the melodic strings at the same time (unless you desactivate (?) one of the strings) but you can't have different notes at the same time with the melodic strings, unlike with a violin, harp, piano etc.

[@NataliaBazj]

...but you can play quarta-quinta-octava whith one key - that's why 3 strings are tuned g-d-g`.

[@DFX2KX]

with all the moving parts (tangents, the keys attached to the tangents, the wheel and crank, ect), I wonder if you need to take it apart for lubrication or general maintenance often.

[@davetopper]

That tuner bit, Ok just saying that was soooooo cute. Really though, if I worked in a music store, second hand or new no matter, and a parent was buying a guitar or stringed instrument of any sort I would so be pushing a tuner on them. Not some cheap thing either. Brings me to a question for you, how difficult is a Hurdy Gurdy to tune?

[@MyronDYoder]

Once again, a great video, I learned a lot about the Hurdy Gurdy... BTW what is the name of the Metal band Patty plays in?

[@toddjenest3212]

You are absolutely gorgeous! I could listen to you talk for an eternity!!! 😍😍😍

[@ArwenStarsongMusic]

:). this pretty much answered all my questions :D. lol thank you so much for this video, Patty!

[@edi9892]

Interesting, there's much more to it, than I could see before. Could you please elaborate a bit more on how it works? Did I understand it correctly, that the keys shorten the melody-string? Why do you have the strings left and right of the melody-strings? How do the rythm-strings work? - and how can you switch their pitch?

[@AB-jc3gd]

dankeschön für deine erklärungen, ich hab noch ein paar fragen: wie stabil in der stimmung ist ''das ding' eigentlich? hat dein instrument einen eigennamen? -wo- -hast- -du- -es- -gekauft- -oder- -bauen- -lassen- (okay, die frage hast du gerade in einem anderen video erklärt) machst du das recording mit den eingebauten micros? kommst du mal nach sachsen?