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Hardanger fiddle: Hardanger, fully-rigged 9-string fiddle. Fanitullen strings, set up for high tuning (a' at Bb' or c'). The violin features the highest level of decoration applied to a hardanger - over 300 pieces of mother of pearl inlay, complete rosing to front, back, sides and neck, from a Gunnar Rostad design, and a set of hand-made traditional tuning pegs. The head is gilded with genuine gold leaf, and the instrument is finished with oil varnish. With a one-piece back and [Swiss] spruce front, all timber is highest quality fiddle-makers wood. POA email for more details and larger photographs. |
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| Hardanger fiddle: Hardanger, 9-string fiddle. Fanitullen strings, set up for tuning at a=440Hz (concert pitch). The violin features a more modest level of rosing, from a pattern by Gunnar Rostad to the front, back, and neck. The head is carved to a traditional design, and the instrument is finished with oil varnish. With a one-piece back and [Swiss] spruce front, all timber is highest quality fiddle-makers wood. sold If you would like to commission a hardanger fiddle to this pattern, or any other, please email for more details. |
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Cello: 30" Stradivarius 1710 'Gore Booth' pattern cello. Two-piece back of light flame marking with sides and head to match, the table of medium tight grain, finished in yellow brown oil varnish. £2500 - currently for sale in London |
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| Viola: 16" English pattern viola. Two-piece back of medium flame marking with sides and head to match, the table of tight grain, finished in red brown oil varnish. £2700 |
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Hurdy Gurdy: Bosch model, diatonic 1 1/2 octave in D/G. Removable wheel. Birdseye maple wheel cover and keybox lid, flamed maple sides and back. Spruce soundboard. Two chanterelles, trompette, alto and tenor drones. £1200 |
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| Viola: 15 3/8" Italian pattern viola. Two-piece back of medium flame marking with sides and head to match, the table of medium tight grain, finished in red brown spirit varnish. Currently unavailable |
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| Violins: Various violins, 1/2, 3/4 and full-size. Full-sze only (June 2005) from £250 |
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| Hammered dulcimers: 23 course, triple-strung dulcimer in cherry casework, with spruce soundboard and chessmen bridges. £450 |
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Gurdy plans Detailed drawings for a hurdy gurdy based on a Marchand of 1775 |
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Introduction | Instruments | For sale | Links | Hurdy Gurdy plans E-mail | MP3 | Hurdy Gurdy page | Hardanger fiddle |
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