How does the hurdy gurdy work? How is it built?

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  • @ewoudvanaalst4089
    @ewoudvanaalst4089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    The thing that holds me back from trying out a hurdy gurdy is not the difficulty, not the price (okay maybe) but the fact that you need an enginering degree to tune and adjust it and stuff xD

    • @justaweeb9086
      @justaweeb9086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      For me it's Definitely the price 🤣

    • @MrWhateverfits
      @MrWhateverfits 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I would love to play one but yeah the price and I can't play an instrument due to my brain not working to good.

    • @Szeptun
      @Szeptun 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just play it out of tune and add some pedal effects.

  • @caustic625
    @caustic625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    With your accent every time you say "hurdy gurdy" it's so satisfying lol

  • @aSinisterKiid
    @aSinisterKiid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Hurdy Gurdy is absolutely the coolest instrument name out there. It's so much fun to say hahaha

    • @michalina_malisz
      @michalina_malisz  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      True that! :D

    • @luisrodrigues5226
      @luisrodrigues5226 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It very irritating sounds some one should make best song with it then it work

    • @officialdriverstudios8868
      @officialdriverstudios8868 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you ever see a kazoo

    • @matthewdenty7760
      @matthewdenty7760 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like saying the GHB,S in a manly voice lol... and they have less guts than this beast
      Always hot girls playing these things though ... love to see her and patty

  • @lordsidos
    @lordsidos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I figured this instrument was complex but after this explanation, this is beyond complex! So much going on at once!!

  • @72jeanalesi
    @72jeanalesi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I don't own a hurdy gurdy and i can't play it, but I love your music and your part at Eluveitie. And although I love the way you say "hurdy gurdy" 😊. I saw Eluveitie this year at the area 53 festival in Leoben /Austria. Since this time I am a great fan of you. Good luck for your future 🤘

  • @SolitudeofAlanna
    @SolitudeofAlanna 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Loved it!! 😍

  • @零式·ムサシ
    @零式·ムサシ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i'm really fascinated by the hurdy gurdy: from the music it makes to its inner workings

  • @roninaround6450
    @roninaround6450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for the explanation of this marvellous instrument...even more complicated and technical than I thought!

  • @kierandesmond9799
    @kierandesmond9799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Suuuuuuch a fascinating instrument... I first heard it in the Black Sails theme and was enamoured with how different it sounded.

  • @kristopherdetar4346
    @kristopherdetar4346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best explanation in relative detail on the internet I have found for this amazing cool ancient instrument. Live your style playing and the instruments you folks are producing look to be top shelf. I may be purchasing one in the near future.

  • @mangekyou10sharingan
    @mangekyou10sharingan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was very curious about this instrument, and you explained very well! I have to say the Hurdy Gurdy is much more complex than I thought... it's fascinating

  • @krishanuphukan80
    @krishanuphukan80 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    The moment she said I played with a band called Eluvietie...
    It's subscribe time!!!

  • @buddyholly4672
    @buddyholly4672 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow! I learned of something new today

  • @taracaron3833
    @taracaron3833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    YOU'RE THE BEST!❤ Thanks for everything Michalina😘

  • @cemagan9071
    @cemagan9071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for the information about that elegant instrument.
    I'm a Turk, we have some set of authentic bowed instruments like Yayli Tanbur, Klasik kemence, Rebap, Iklık, kemane vs. Some of them originates from central asia and some of them created in Anatolia, mostly in a simplistic way. But that instrument, hurdy gurdy. Is it so sweet, technical and practical :) And has nice drone tones.

  • @christiangibbs1482
    @christiangibbs1482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing video- this is perfect for those of us who want to know how it works. Thank you!

  • @Trygon
    @Trygon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ah, this is fascinating. I had wondered what goes into such a curious instrument. Looking forward to the rest of your series!

    • @michalina_malisz
      @michalina_malisz  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, I'm so happy to hear that you like it! :)

  • @vangelkoprev323
    @vangelkoprev323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't play hurdy-gurdy, but Michalina's tutorials are really useful and interesting. Thank You, Michalina!

  • @eugenelayton5231
    @eugenelayton5231 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved your explanation of this unique instrument.

  • @walterengler5709
    @walterengler5709 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video. Seeing how it all is supposed to work was interesting to me. Just an engineer at heart loved seeing this.

  • @proxy90909
    @proxy90909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This instrument is amazing!

  • @kevinalcazar3030
    @kevinalcazar3030 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love your channel, I had the pleasure to watch you playing in Costa Rica and you really make playing hurdy look easy lol

    • @michalina_malisz
      @michalina_malisz  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey, it was an amazing gig! Thank you! ❤️

  • @danielb.m1075
    @danielb.m1075 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting. At the end it is something like accordion under cello base. Is complex and beauty, something hard to maintain! Love this instrument.

  • @KevinStokes
    @KevinStokes 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just learned what a Hurdy Gurdy was tonight when your System of a Down video showed up in my feed. That was pretty incredible. I've watched it four times now. I was curious about the instrument and this video explained very well exactly what I wanted to know.

  • @JoshPeak
    @JoshPeak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've been trying to figure out how the trompette strings work and this has the closest description I could find. And up close slow motion would be interesting as a detailed video.

  • @bobthegaminggod2564
    @bobthegaminggod2564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for making this. Will be building my own later this summer.

  • @noellebackman8302
    @noellebackman8302 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Need more of these tutorials!

  • @c.armstrong2978
    @c.armstrong2978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was a great instructional viedo. I have it bookmarked for when i buy my own. Thank you!

  • @oskarkawulicz3956
    @oskarkawulicz3956 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic instrument and passionate person nice to listen

  • @csbeaver
    @csbeaver 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a very cool instrument

  • @danielmitchell7468
    @danielmitchell7468 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your hurdy-gurdy part in 'Worship' was absolutely SICK!!!!

  • @RogueSanta
    @RogueSanta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Adjusting this thing sounds like working on a carburetor

    • @eddievaliant8956
      @eddievaliant8956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lolllll truth

    • @caustic625
      @caustic625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's a Murica' sounding analogy if I ever saw one! Lol

  • @przemcio92
    @przemcio92 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Polka. W Eluveitie. Jeszcze jestem w szoku i nie mogę się nadziwić, że nie ma tu więcej subskrybcji, więcej polaków, więcej gratulacji! Dziękuję w imieniu tych, którzy żyją w nieświadomości :D Oby tak dalej !

  • @ckokomo808
    @ckokomo808 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really cool video! I’ve been listening to your group and love you all. Very fascinating video and will continue to watch these! Thanks.

  • @walterhynson2898
    @walterhynson2898 ปีที่แล้ว

    really a beautiful video

  • @BradleyDScott
    @BradleyDScott 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent instructional video!
    Kudos! :-)
    I'm now a fan.

  • @neilgordon8145
    @neilgordon8145 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating, thank you. It is an amazing instrument!

  • @makipri
    @makipri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for the explanation. I’d still like to hear how the individual strings sound and how does the cranking speed affect the sound, especially if you move thr crank very slowly. Would it work remotely like the violin does?

  • @chrisblight6069
    @chrisblight6069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Questions? Where would I start? I honestly never knew this instrument existed before today. Produces a unique sound, and you certainly play it very well, has to be said.

  • @ofermashiach4519
    @ofermashiach4519 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!

  • @taranis1643
    @taranis1643 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love you and I admire you so much Michalina❤❤❤❤ never forget it😃✌, a big hug❤❤❤❤❤

  • @flaviabraneiro
    @flaviabraneiro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perfect video!!!!! You speak very clear so I could understand every word you said ❤️ I was very anxious to know how the hg works. I had few doubts but now I'm done! Thank you, Micha!!!! 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

    • @michalina_malisz
      @michalina_malisz  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm happy you enjoyed it and that your doubts disappeared! :) ❤️

  • @Lon3wolfTV
    @Lon3wolfTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video! Great explanation ! Thank you

  • @graullas8981
    @graullas8981 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super poradnik! Niesamowite że tak duża część community hurdy durdy jest z naszego kraju :). Pozdrawiam!

  • @susankeller164
    @susankeller164 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well explained....thank u...🖤🎼🐾

  • @txernoalpha3223
    @txernoalpha3223 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    two days ago I bought a hurdy gurdy to ancestor and It is going to come on december!!! 😍

    • @louisrelf5903
      @louisrelf5903 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice! I’ve wanted one from years but haven’t got the money. Enjoy your hurdy gurdy 😉

    • @totointernational3493
      @totointernational3493 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lucky man... ^=^

    • @luisrodrigues5226
      @luisrodrigues5226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This instrument is complicated however the one who make very good song with it will become more popular famous good business

  • @Stratocaster209
    @Stratocaster209 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing instruments!

  • @dimitry5652
    @dimitry5652 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you!)You have a great musical tallant!

  • @edmoran869
    @edmoran869 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't wait to see you in action in October at Lincoln!

  • @martinlavoie4002
    @martinlavoie4002 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just an amazing instrument. I thought it was more like an accordion with strings. Just cam across you’re you tube channel and really like it

  • @daniellehurrell6620
    @daniellehurrell6620 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you! I'm saving up for a MM hurdy gurdy 😁

  • @TomTomIAm
    @TomTomIAm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Top Stuff, thank you for this video. Hailing from The Snowy Mountains of Australia.

    • @michalina_malisz
      @michalina_malisz  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much for watching, I'm happy you enjoyed it! :)

  • @eddievaliant8956
    @eddievaliant8956 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you talk more about the sympathetic strings? How they vibrate? Amazing.

  • @slabriprock5329
    @slabriprock5329 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good Lord! Looks like tuning is so complicated it would be hard to find time to play! Great video.

  • @mrelectron6220
    @mrelectron6220 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for explaining this instrument I never even knew it existed till I seen a video of your playing rock songs on it. What a cool instrument it is, is it hard to learn to play?

  • @demonknight7965
    @demonknight7965 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very interesting.

  • @tomaszdrzewinski322
    @tomaszdrzewinski322 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Najlepszy instrument jaki widziałem :D

  • @gabrielboudreau6701
    @gabrielboudreau6701 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍😀♥️ I like your explination. Basic and clear.

  • @sazalimosssazalimoss8876
    @sazalimosssazalimoss8876 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good info

  • @josegovea6900
    @josegovea6900 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video the best that I've seen on youtube about the functioning of a hurdy gundy I wait with you to do more explanations and some information where to get a hurdy gundy👍🏻👍🏻

  • @TheOmega1102
    @TheOmega1102 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome Video! Thank you for the very detailed explanations!

  • @stephenfranklin5881
    @stephenfranklin5881 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome, thank you...

  • @Pfaeff
    @Pfaeff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great explanation. Thank you.

  • @raularanda2036
    @raularanda2036 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excelent video. What Is the most common tuning of each string? Thanks

    • @michalina_malisz
      @michalina_malisz  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! :) For melody strings G and C/D, for drones G and C/D and for trompettes G and C/D too. You can check out here for example: th-cam.com/video/kgNJAlzQ2xk/w-d-xo.html

  • @lindasnovak3039
    @lindasnovak3039 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for creating this!

  • @frozencancukfinearts
    @frozencancukfinearts 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video.

  • @bozhenatomova3342
    @bozhenatomova3342 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best hurdy-gurdy tutorial ever (: xx

  • @SunCrawler.
    @SunCrawler. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ale ten nowy album Eluveitie jest swietny!!

  • @go1ddripz190
    @go1ddripz190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you are amazing!

  • @pascalmassie4706
    @pascalmassie4706 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful and very useful too! I want to learn how to play and where I am (western Pennsylvania USA) I know of no one who could teach me.

  • @user-fc2pd1er1l
    @user-fc2pd1er1l 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Deserve more view and subscriber

  • @НикитаМихайлович-ч5п
    @НикитаМихайлович-ч5п 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ничего не понятно, но очень интересно 🤩

  • @santoshgujar5237
    @santoshgujar5237 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ✨🙏🏼 awesome ✨

  • @krzysztofbracha6852
    @krzysztofbracha6852 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bylem na koncercie Lacuna Coil w Glasgow i mega zaintrygowal mnie zespol Eluveitie. A teraz jeszcze dodatkowa eksytacja ze maja czlonka z Polski i to na jakim instrumencie! :)

  • @HidekiBakamoto
    @HidekiBakamoto 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi, does the wheel move freely like a back wheel of a bicicle or it have the same angular velocity as the crank? love from Brazil

    • @michalina_malisz
      @michalina_malisz  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hello! The wheel doesn't move on its own, it's connected with the crank. :) Cheers form Poland!

  • @csideparknj
    @csideparknj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    amazing.

  • @Delmarpg
    @Delmarpg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the nice, in depth description of the instrument. Is the number of melody strings limited? Also how does the Hurdy Gurdy compare to the Nyckelharpa? I love the sound of both instruments.

  • @Audioknap_rus
    @Audioknap_rus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are so fantastic! So hard instrument :)

  • @MobiusBandwidth
    @MobiusBandwidth 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ok you've talked me out of getting one, thanks! XD I play a dozen instruments already including 10 string Chapman stick, these wonderful machines are too high maintenance for me, I'll just enjoy hearing other people play them.

  • @totointernational3493
    @totointernational3493 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for your video, Michalina... ^=^

  • @draxenath
    @draxenath 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That is an instrument I find very interesting and appealing. I am writing High Fantasy, and have a character, a wandering princess who plays music. Originally I had her play a magical violin, then added a magical electric guitar and had her use one or the other depending on her preference. Now that I know about the hurdy gurdy, I think I am going to replace the princess' violin and electric guitar for a hurdy gurdy, it looks more exotic, more magical, and also very complex in its construction, as something only nobles and royalty would be able to afford in a fantasy world. Where can I learn more in depth about it? Any place where I can chat with musicians willing to aid a fantasy writer? Any features or add-ons that would be more likely seen in a hurdy gurdy designed for a solo musician? Thanks :)

  • @cellohead-c3f
    @cellohead-c3f 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im going to play this thing im a cellist un think their going to be good friends. Where do you recommend to buy one?

  • @ABombs1
    @ABombs1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's the tuning capabilities of the drone string? Can it be set or tuned to any pitch?

    • @michalina_malisz
      @michalina_malisz  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The drone strings (usually a G2 or C3/2) can be tuned down or up, one semitone works best in most cases, two semitones if you're tuning down, because this deviation does not change the tension of the string too much. You can also use a different string, a D for example. The easiest solution to change the tuning of the drone string is a capo - however with capos you can change the pitch up only.

    • @ABombs1
      @ABombs1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michalina_malisz gosh. So complicated!

  • @HarashiKalou
    @HarashiKalou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you BUILD these ? If so, do you know what kind of wood is used to build them ?
    Thanks for the video btw, it was very informative.

    • @BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow
      @BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      She works together with a luthier who builds them, and you have multiple options for the kinds of wood, check the site for more detailed info on the gurdy:
      ancestore.eu/en_US/p/Hurdy-Gurdy-Saphona/54

    • @michalina_malisz
      @michalina_malisz  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your very welcome! ❤️ Yup, since today the wood options are listed at the store to choose, @Bellaen is correct :)

  • @tarkov_6
    @tarkov_6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Watched this whole thing and the only thing I got out of this was: It runs on black magic.

  • @gagatube
    @gagatube 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about the 'sound box'? (sorry I know nothing about musical instrument terminology) The violin and the acoustic guitar have distinctive body shapes and 'sound holes' that contribute to their overall sound. What governs the shape of the Hurdy Gurdy? And does it even have any sound holes?

    • @michalina_malisz
      @michalina_malisz  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is a lot of versatility amongst the shapes of hurdy gurdy, the most popular ones are lutebacks and bodies similar to acoustic guitars with flat backs. Same goes for sound holes, some of them are based on the same shapes as the violin ones, some are round with ornaments inside and there's a lot of shapes in between. :)

  • @roy-nk4vq
    @roy-nk4vq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How much does a starter hurdy gurdy cost?

  • @davidmattice2613
    @davidmattice2613 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where and when did this instrument come from?

  • @dominikchrupczalski3708
    @dominikchrupczalski3708 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Michalina!
    BTW. You looks beautiful

  • @psycheopera
    @psycheopera 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome channel! Very interesting ✨✨🔥🔥Subbed

  • @juleswins3
    @juleswins3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    🤪🤪wow! And I thought a guitar could be difficult!

  • @peeweesdisciple7281
    @peeweesdisciple7281 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just curious.. why is your name helvetion? Is it connected to helvetii? Love the vid btw 😍

    • @michalina_malisz
      @michalina_malisz  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When I started this channel, I dedicated it solely to Eluveitie covers and I was convinced it will stay like this forever :D I wanted to come up with a good name for this "realm dedicated to Eluveitie". So I just changed the "s" in Helvetios for "n" and it turned into a name for a land kinda. :)

    • @noobster518
      @noobster518 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      helvetion thanks you soo much for explaining! Love your work. God bless!

  • @77777joke
    @77777joke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ничего не понял, но было интересно))))

  • @militarycatlive
    @militarycatlive 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ну, это просто ахрененно!

  • @tapanikangas
    @tapanikangas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just cant imagine the situation when someone invented this complex thing And started to show it to people: ”what is it called” And the first thing that pops in to his mind is: ”Hurdy Gurdy”

  • @SunCrawler.
    @SunCrawler. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Szczegolnie te momenty gdy slychac hurdy-gurdyxd

  • @eddievaliant8956
    @eddievaliant8956 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Metal!! \m/

  • @davcar23
    @davcar23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What are the tunings?

    • @michalina_malisz
      @michalina_malisz  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That depends on the gurdy, for example in the black one I've got low C, low G, high C and high A as melody, C and G drones and C/G trompettes. In Saphonas (the red one from the thumbnail) in the basic model the install low C and G for melody, C/G drones and C/G trompettes.

  • @nikosnikos8184
    @nikosnikos8184 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi How much cost is this instumental thanks and mpavo to your music

  • @fly3209
    @fly3209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very very beautiful you are !!! first time I see this type of instrument....although it is very old, probably before 900 A.D.
    amazing !!!