Ugears Hurdy Gurdy Instrument Kit
Ugears Hurdy Gurdy Wooden Model
- Item Type: Wooden Model Kit
- Code: #70024
- Material: Wood
- Colour: brown
- Theme: string instrument
- Batteries Required: No
- No. of Parts: 292
- Model Dimensions: 14.96 x 6.69 x 1.97 inches
- Difficulty Level: intermediate
- Age: 14+
The Ugears Hurdy Gurdy is incredibly detailed with an eye toward romance and artistry. It's a complete musical instrument that is simple to play; all you have to do is press the keys with one hand and turn a crank with your other hand to add rhythm to the sound. A distinctive marriage of aesthetics, wood, and mechanics, this is a fantastic gift and clever hobby suggestion for your friends and family.
Ugears expertly crafted this three-dimensional puzzle. It's constructed from beautiful, high-grade wood. For assembling, all components simply have to be removed from the pre-cut plywood boards.
Order yours today and get the popular Ugears Hurdy Gurdy instrument model for your wooden instrument model collection.
Hurdy Gurdy Instrument
The hurdy-gurdy string instrument sounds like a bagpipe by using a hand-turned wheel that rubs against the strings, similar to how a violin bow and fiddle operate together.
The origins of this instrument stretch back to the fifteenth century. The organistrum, a portable organ, was one of the oldest types of Hurdy-Gurdy in medieval Europe. It underwent several alterations to become a widespread instrument among travelling musicians in England. In the latter 17th and early 18th centuries, it experienced a renaissance as more of a noble-class musical instrument for the enjoyment of the wealthy.
The hurdy-gurdy mechanism was integrated into the guitar or lute body, and artisans adorned those instruments with inlays and carving. Hurdy-Gurdy music has been referred to as "medieval rock'n'roll," which we think is quite fantastic.
Ugears engineers combined their collective vision with the craftsmanship of medieval artisans to create something new. The Hurdy-gurdy kit is an iconic image of medieval life and adventure.
