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Fiddle Gurdy

Posted by Michael Carnright on June 12, 2009 at 3:10pm
I know it is a little off topic, but I am working on a making a fiddle gurdy. Here is Dennis Havlena's link for it: http://dennishavlena.com/fiddlegu.htm I think I have a oddness in my makeup that makes be want to make something different than what I find. To that end I drew up my own design for a fiddle gurdy, taking Dennis's plans as a starting point. The image I have attached is before any resonance box is attached.

I am going to use hard maple for the "spine", MDF for the wheel, the resonance box is up in the air. -Michael

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  • Old Lowe June 22, 2009 at 12:45pm
    A friend of mine made one of these and made it without keys so you just played it like a guitar worked pretty good.
  • Michael Carnright June 22, 2009 at 10:59am
    Here is the latest stage:

  • Michael Carnright June 17, 2009 at 11:13pm
    Here is the first photo of my attempt. I will be cutting out the portion on the top that will obviously be in the way of the wheel. I am keeping it there for now to make the drilling easier.

  • Michael Carnright June 13, 2009 at 9:10am
    Very cool, good luck!

    Brian Lemin said:
    I have ordered his CD as I had thought of using a CB to make a "symphony" "gurdy". I will keep you informed if i think it is feasible.
  • Brian Lemin June 12, 2009 at 9:35pm
    I have ordered his CD as I had thought of using a CB to make a "symphony" "gurdy". I will keep you informed if i think it is feasible.
  • Michael Carnright June 12, 2009 at 4:00pm
    I took another try at drawing it up, I did not bother with showing the wheel works.

  • Michael Carnright June 12, 2009 at 3:56pm
    I am planning on playing it lying down like a mountain dulcimer.
  • Michael Carnright June 12, 2009 at 3:55pm
    The drawing shown is pre-resonance box attachment. A piezoelectric transducer pickup is not a bad idea either! I will be putting a resonance box on the underside of the neck which will be solid maple.
  • Mark Werner June 12, 2009 at 3:49pm
    Sounds like a good project; I like the sound produced by Dennis'...The one in the video. Don't see much to resonate in your design; is the "neck" going to be solid?
    Perhaps a pickup?
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