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Based on 13th century designs, with three strings, (1 melody, 2 drones) and a diatonic keyboard with programable tangents.
The Minnesinger sounds beautiful at various tunings and is suitable for solo or ensemble use.
It features a steel shaft, precision gold-plated gear-tuners, trued wheel, brass bearings and cotton & rosin containers.
The keyboard shafts, tangents, keyshaft-guides, keyboard buttons and shoulderstrap buttons are precision molded.
The Minnesinger body is made of beautiful Appalachian hardwoods and/or Rosewood. All models have a Sitka Spruce sounding board.
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Then
From the manuscript
"Cantigas de Santa Maria"
Spanish, 13th century
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Now
From "Kelischek Living Room"
Brasstown, NC, 21th century
(Nena DuPree and Bruce Savage)
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Check out the Media Gallery for a video clip of George playing the Hurdy-Gurdy!
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Mullberrywood Hurdy-Gurdy with Rosewood-trim and 'Big Tree' rossettes.
To facilitate playing, Do-Fa-Do (3rd, 6th, & 10th) Key-Buttons
and Tangents are identified with contrasting colors and tactile feed-back.
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Mulberrywood H.G. with Rosewood- trim and 'Big Tree' rossettes.
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Mulberrywood H. G, with Rosewood-color trim and 'Big Tree' rossettes. A shoulderstrap is included, the hardcase is optional.
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