Gertie

Meet “Gertie”. Gertie began as an antique violin case before transitioning to a Hurdy Gurdy. She features a crank from a coffee grinder which turns a rosin-coated wheel providing the interaction with the strings. She has two drone strings and 2 melody strings. The buttons on the side provide the pitch change for the melody strings.

Gertie A hurdy gurdy made from a 100-year-old violin case.	Crank This crank, made from an old coffee grinder, is used to turn her "fiddle wheel" which vibrates her strings to produce sound.	Tangents The side buttons press "tangents" against the strings, much like fretting a guitar, to produce different notes.
Left side	Wheel1	Tangents
Wheel_inside	Crank This crank, made from an old coffee grinder, is used to turn her "fiddle wheel" which vibrates her strings to produce sound.	Wheel cover & tailpiece
Tuning pegs	Buttons and top cover	Buttons

Gertie

Gertie

A hurdy gurdy made from a 100-year-old violin case.

Crank

This crank, made from an old coffee grinder, is used to turn her "fiddle wheel" which vibrates her strings to produce sound.

Tangents

The side buttons press "tangents" against the strings, much like fretting a guitar, to produce different notes.

Left side

Wheel1

Tangents

Wheel_inside

Crank

This crank, made from an old coffee grinder, is used to turn her "fiddle wheel" which vibrates her strings to produce sound.

Wheel cover & tailpiece

Tuning pegs

Buttons and top cover

Buttons