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The design of this model is
drawn from the painting on the St. Thomas Altar in Cologne
Cathedral which dates back to the beginning of the 16th
C. This instrument offers a compromise between the small " Bosch " model and the guitar bodied type of the 18th C. The larger wheel and greater body volume result in a stronger sound while still retaining the characteristic tone of a flat soundboard instrument. It allows effective playing of the whole repertoire at an economic price. |
| Internally, this instrument has
the same modern refinements found in all my Hurdy
Gurdies: The tangents are held in place by machine screws
tensioned with spring washers which results in effortless
adjustment in all humidities. Traditional tuning pegs are normally fitted to this instrument but I have devised a method of fitting geared pegs.A further option is to have the machine heads fitted with wooden heads which have all the advantages of geared pegs but are indistinguishable externally from the traditional type. Further information on this can be found >>>here.<<< |