Hurd-Gurdy Dwarf:
2-3 melodic strings
2 drones
1-2 trumpets
-The dronebridges(bourdons) are adjustable.
This allows to vary the pressure of the strings
on the wheel.
More pressure=loud drone,
less pressure=soft drone.
-Precision tuners are installed in the pegbox.
Thanks to planetary geared pegs
take a quick finetunig for granted.
-the top is spruce wood from the swiss alps and german walnut for the corpus
-oiled surface
optional:
-adjustable melodic string-bridge,
-pickup
- 6-8sympathetic strings
-capos for trumpets and drones
Hurdy-Gurdy Shakti:
2-4 melodic strings
2-3 drones
2-3 trumpets
-The dronebridges(bourdons) are adjustable.
This allows to vary the pressure of the strings
on the wheel.
-Precision tuners are installed in the pegbox.
-the top is slowly grown spruce wood and the body is made of marple both from the swiss alps
- keys and other parts are made from ebony
- violin varnished surface (many layers)
- adjustable melodicstring- bridge
-purfling
optional:
-adjustable melodic string-bridge,
-pickup
- 8-12 sympathetic strings
-capos for trumpets and drones