The place where I live and work*
40 cm swinging melody strings. A sound with clearness, power and warmness.
Do listen: mp3
Hurdy-Gurdy Superiore Curia
A long scale for the melody-strings ( = 40cm). So the shape is longer than normal.
D / G - tuning
Two big drones and one trompet string
15 whole tones ( =14 diatonic keys ) and 10 semi tone keys
Keys made of "DELIGNIT - fine
wood"
This special instrument is equiped as follows:
Made with American walnut / top with maple
Fine tuning mechanics
Pick-up from SHADOW SH-SV2
Screwed tangents (brass parts)
Extra long sliding capodasters ( you can change stepless four whole tones higher)
More informations soon.
A welcom address to Jan,
mp3 sound file recorded with your hurdy-gurdy.
This especially hurdy-gurdy I have made as agreed with Jan Audun Rasmussen, Copenhagen, Denmark:
* The Oberhof
This very small historical place is mentioned founded on documents anno 1341 with the name " superiore curia ".
Here I`m living and making my music instruments since many years. So the name for this new hurdy-gurdy is a homage for this likable and livable location.
Hurdy-Gurdy maker Helmut Seibert - Oberhof 18 - 69234 Dielheim (Germany) - Phone: ++49(0)6226-2751
In July 2007