Non Resonating Hurdy-gurdy demonstration.

[@baptizedbyfire13]

By God, this is the most brilliant and sweet thing my ears have ever heard. Its amazing how how have mimic'ed the Uillean with this machine. This sounds very similar but with a more regal and robust sound projection.

[@ujiomaomao]

You are without a doubt the Mad Scientist of the hurdy gurdy! Brilliant.

[@unclemick-synths]

I think that's a gurdy my wife would approve of. I could close the music room door and she'd not hear a thing. Also ideal for stage use without so much fear of feedback.

[@NoyzBot]

dear lord I want one of these! I'd put a delay on the chanter bridge pickups and a filtered reverb on the drone. That would really throw things to a surreal soundscape!

[@mukhumor]

Brilliant. I'm waiting for the Gurdy to make a come back. 18th cen Synth.

[@finfan7]

Guilhem Desq needs to get one of these. He does amazing things with what seems to be a much less sophisticated electrification so he'd probably spin this thing into a whole new genre of music.

[@nwbrook]

finfan7 it’s just sitting in a case here - it’s not actually what I do !

[@ceige42]

Very nice! Beautiful work and great ideas for really pushing a new sound out of a bit limited instrument!

[@nwbrook]

Hi Tommy This one is pretty much a one off concept instrument just built to see how far the idea could go. I wouldn’t put as much complexity on a future one - it could be much more simple and still work great. I guess this particular one would need to be £3000 but a simpler version could get down to 2k. Sounds expensive but the body is actually a lot more time consuming than say a Wren.

[@thebleakhouse]

Brilliant use of effects.

[@fugalibrana]

Silent gurdy!! Wooow! I thought I had seen everything in life ... and this appears!

[@thehurdygurdyweeklyhgweekl8107]

amazing! great stuff, Neil!

[@tonnyholsbergen4905]

Hi Neil, I am a hurdy gurdy player for 25 years. I am a performer with hurdy and Nyckelharpa. I love the the electric non resonating Hurdy. I am often at Chateau dÁrs. I know you and also have play'd sometime with you over there. Would you please tell me the price of this instrument if I like to order one? Please let me know. My name:Tonny Holsbergen From Amsterdam.

[@amoscorvus]

I was impressed at 4:15, but I almost lost it at 5:20. Especially the short moment the atmosphere switched to rather minor harmonies gave me goosebumps. I always loved bourdone / drone instruments, but I am new to the whole hurdy gurdy thing and quite thrilled. Would you mind explaining, how the trigger at your left hand bottom works? And also the slider at the back; does it simply reduce the lenght of the string by contact/pressure? Are there any schematics online to build a more basic instrument, you would recommend? Also I could not figure out, how the trompette/dog works (yet). Very interesting piece of art. Great work, sir. Thanks!

[@nwbrook]

Amos Corvus The “ trigger” is a harp lever capo which takes the drone up by one tone. The slider on the other side as you say, simply reduces the length if the string. You say simple but if you make one, you’ll quickly find out that like many aspects of the hurdygurdy, fine detail is the difference between music and madness !

[@amoscorvus]

@@nwbrook Thanks for taking the time to answer... I never said it would be simple :) I just wanted to understand the basic mechanical concept. I am sure it takes quite a while/ work to get the details right. Again, your instrument is a beauty, you are a pro. I will start from scratch, I hope to get any sound out of my (not yet existing) instrument. Next step is to figure out how the snare/trompette works in detail. Have a nice day!

[@nwbrook]

Amos Corvus My website accessories page details dvds and a book I wrote which will set you on the right path.

[@amoscorvus]

@@nwbrook I just saw your answer... some months to late though :D My Hurdy gurdy experiment turned out to be quite a success, 6 Strings, one Trompete, not perfect but very much ok for the first instrument like this, i ever built! Thanks again for the inspirational videos!

[@brettwallace9223]

Very Cool!

[@artstrutzenberg7197]

ooooh man I'd love to see what Guilhem Desq could do with this.....

[@johncruz9793]

Pretty awesome. I wonder, what sound levels does it have with no amp? Quiet practice would help immeasurably.

[@nwbrook]

John Cruz Check out the first KZbin of this .There is some unplugged sound at the end.

[@johncruz9793]

Thanks, I've now done so. Given how your voice volume shifted when you started playing on the other video, I get the impression it's "Irritate your roommate" level, rather than "Irritate the neighbors and your landlord" level. =) If you do sell these at some point (as you allude to in one of the comments below) I certainly would consider it.

[@Valfourable]

Hello! Is it possible to order this hurdy-gurdy version from you?

[@nwbrook]

Valfourable It's pretty much a concept instrument- maybe in the future I'll consider building more. Contact me by email to discuss further. nwbrookatgmail.com please.

[@nwbrook]

Limited ? I don’t think so 😉

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

It's an Electric Hurdy Gurdy

[@charlesmerchant5752]

What kind of hard drive Does that baby have ?

[@nwbrook]

Charles Merchant It’s a 60rpm wooden one 😄

[@ohstirfry]

How much $

[@nwbrook]

This instrument actually took longer to build than an acoustic one so the price would need to be $3000