Where to buy your first hurdy gurdy (My personal recommendations)

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

2:49 ... "... really bad...I'm not going to be covering them" Hear that, Bill Mehess?! You dodged a bullet! Huzzah for Nerdy Gurdy!! Huzzah for Robert Mandel!! It's too bad there really are no consistent builders in the USA since the Hackmans and Mel Dorries retired 😥 Nice roundup of current good builders!!!

[@xlerb2286]

They all look and more importantly sound amazing. I'd known of this instrument for years but I didn't realize it was so expressive. The sound is personal preference of course but I do like the Philippe Mousnier designs. I've got about as much musical ability total as most folk would have in their little finger but I'm tempted.

[@MrDacedric]

As someone who'd never even heard of a...Hurdy..Gurdy before BDGs video (Though I had definitely heard A hurdy gurdy before), this was extremely interesting and informative. Just a note, the audio was quite quiet on this one ;)

[@Folkskelet]

thank you!! And yeah, I am still figuring out the perfect audio settings. I have the audio edited for me for my music videos, so it is a learning process. Cheers!

[@kariaicrew3131]

Why is BDG's video exactly where I came from?

[@sergiogawalione8398]

Nice video! Btw, my gurdy is a Encanta by Geralf Grems. Its a rather small instrument but a very strong one. People are always impressed, that this little gurdy has such a power. I can recomment it.

[@cheerydan]

I was recommended your channel because of your BDG video, but stayed because of the way you pronounce Hurdy Gurdy. 😄 And the excellent informative content of course.

[@Folkskelet]

Thank you! 😃

[@markberglund2056]

I am in USA, i brought Altarwinds, from Oregon, George has been making gurdies for over 20 years... i just ordered my second gurdy- the full monty...

[@AaronShaunBrennan]

I would like to buy a quality Hurdy. Where would you recommend to buy in the USA?

[@markberglund2056]

@@AaronShaunBrennan altarwinds...

[@markharrison3445]

Was very excited to find this video. I am very curious about buying my first one. Very, very helpful. Thank you from Maine, United States.

[@vancedisbetter5139]

Well I'm subscribed for sure now. Still don't know what to do but the hurdy-gurdy seems awesome!

[@randomvielleuse527]

Thank you! I posted this to my Facebook page as I often have people asking me about "beginner" hurdy gurdies and it never hurts to have another good opinion on the subject. :)

[@jesseamaya4413]

My furst gurdy is from a luthier in the US. Was not too expensive and allowed me to make sure that the gurdy is something I want to learn. Now have a Saphonia ($5000.00 +)on order from MM instruments and seriously looking foward to it.

[@corvuscrux]

Just ordered from Marco, he's a great guy. Super looking forward to getting my gurdy 🖤

[@SVENofKY]

Thank you!! I am currently looking to obtain my first HG and it is overwhelming. Your advise is much appreciated!!!

[@fouellet1701]

I think it would be helpful to explain the various configurations and features to look for, for example: how many chanterelles, bourdons, dogs, etc and what they do! Also, the tunings, and added features such as sympathetic strings and key changers. Little demonstrations of what the sounds are with one, two or more chanterelles.

[@thingsstufflp6636]

Do you know what's up with Philippe Mousnier? His website is down and I can't find any info about a shop online

[@bastiaananthonie]

Great valuable video thank for making the efforts to get al the info in sight. I have had the Hurdy Gurdy on my scope for years and now feel more drawn to it then before. I am a multi instrumentalist and music educator for years now so i feel i will pick up the Gurdy playing feel quickly. Indeed the main question you just answered : where would a beginner buy a proper one. Thank you for the efforts made to creat this video i will be doing some home work for now :-) Kind healthy regards from the Dutch guy in Finland, Bastiaan Anthonie Baaij / aka Manupeo Now i

[@pierremainstone-mitchell8290]

Thank you very much for the info. I've fixed the volume in your video so if you can tell me where to send it I'd be happy to do so. Regards Pierre

[@strangedeergaming4848]

Would the nerdy gurdy work for playing music similar to reverse dance by Andrey Vinogradov?

[@valerycharles6007]

Thank you, very usefull video

[@AaronShaunBrennan]

Does the website "Etsy" have any good sellers?!

[@BarryGrueter]

Very nice, thanks for sharing your thoughts 👏

[@Asmuk]

Your video was extremely helpful. Thank you so much.

[@theworldsworstperson]

Quality info, and thanks for the links.

[@twangshui]

Well done. packed with info. Thank you

[@valorab1051]

Great video with a lot of good information! Thank you :D

[@LizardEatsFlies]

can confirm: my kerbouef is SUPER powerful and punchy LOL

[@markberglund2056]

You should also show their top of the line, not just the cheapest model... to show the range.

[@CrispyGFX]

lol, can you imagine ordering something and then having it arrive seven years later?

[@Folkskelet]

Yeah, that is... intense... But it is the most extreme waiting list I have heard of. Most are in the 18 months to 2 years area.

[@WMastersred]

Thanks this was informative!

[@PierreHenri1961]

je ne comprends pas l anglais , mais si vous rechercher a voir des vielles , et les essayer , il y a " le son continu " dans l 'Indre en Françe , moi je pense que Sebastien Tourny c est tres bien , et Dinota , il y a aussi Trauneker , et 40 autres luthiers

[@Folkskelet]

Désolé si ce n'est pas tout à fait vrai; Je l'écris avec Google Translate parce que mon français est assez mauvais. Je suis allé deux fois au Son Continu! :-D C'était vraiment amusant et inspirant et j'ai hâte d'y retourner. Je connais aussi Dinota et Sébastien Tourny, les vielles baroques de Sébastien sont vraiment belles! Je n'ai pas encore fait de vidéo avec plus de luthiers car il y en a tellement de bons

[@PierreHenri1961]

@@Folkskelet oui moi aussi j ai bien aimé jouer sur la copie de vielle ' louvet ' de Sebastien Touny , je suis allé aussi deux fois au son continu , cette année a été triste sans ce festival ! on attends avec impatience l année prochaine , j ai une nouvelle vielle de Mr Dinota , celle qui est faite dans une demie courge " coucourde geante "je ne sais pas si la traduction sera exacte . je vous félicite pour vos vidéos , merçi

[@teacooper6485]

This was super helpful thanks :)

[@hyperflares2879]

Ohhh, maybe i can get one 3D printed, i've wanted one for a while, but i can't let myself have hope, gahahaha

[@Folkskelet]

Do it! 😃

[@kurtremislettmyr7108]

Thank you

[@lanceolson5988]

It's been, like, 8 years. I'm sick of telling myself that I'll never be able to buy one. I'll scrape the money together to finally buy one.

[@nina_4340]

I would like to add Slavik Osipov to the list and can second the great quality of Mousnier´s instruments, I play an Alto olive myself :)

[@scripsiabiete]

You are saving my wallet

[@mersoz3909]

Here's an easy way to raise your audio levels, if you have already maxed out your audio volume in your video editor. Unlink the audio track from the image track, if they are linked. Then you can copy the audio track and create multiple vertical stacks of this audio track. Or else output an "audio only" track, then pull that track into your timeline, and stack vertically. Then you can ouput and re-load this so that it becomes a file that can be easily heard by all. I have the volume turned up all the way on two computers and can barely hear it. The fix is easy....

[@K59820433]

Volume is too small

[@Folkskelet]

Yes. Sorry about that. Will do better next time

[@deathwolf54]

the hurdy gurdy music in the backround is distracting me

[@coltongibbons7301]

Ah, you never played it. Shame

[@amguardi]

hello! today a Nerdy Gurdy costs 800 €... huge inflation, huge demand, or what?

[@FeePhiFolkFum]

You are comparing apples to oranges. The price of €300 mentioned in the video is for the old Nerdy Gurdy V6 kit, that you'd have to build yourself. What you are talking about at €800 is the pre-build Linotte model, which is not only the newest model under the Nerdy Gurdy brand but obviously a pre-build, ready-to-play instrument is going to cost more than a kit. What you should be comparing the price to is the Nerdy Gurdy Basic Kit, currently priced at €320. An updated model from the one mentioned in the video, but the predecessor to the Linotte. I think a price increase of only €20 over 3 (very fiscally challenging) years AND you get a better model for it is very reasonable. Most others mentioned on this list got a lot pricier over the same time period.

[@PexiTheBuilder]

Buy, why not diy for almost free?