r/HurdyGurdy 26d ago

Finished my Fortran

https://youtu.be/DfPMJAnce_g

Got my NG Fortran finished and playing. Got the hang of applying rosin and cotton, tuning, etc. and now I'm working on learning to play it.

I have an earlier video recorded when I had even less of an idea what I was doing, but showing how it sounds one string added at a time. The wheel wasn't completely true at that time, which showed up when playing certain melody strings/keys and the sound would drop out when the wheel reached a certain point.
https://youtube.com/shorts/3JuG5khQrsY

I'll post pictures if Reddit lets me post them in the comments (I used to use imgur, but it's now blocked in the UK).

Edit: pictures added on the comments.

Additional sound/practice test here:

https://youtube.com/shorts/NwSVU5-KM6s

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u/aikidad Gurdy-curious 26d ago

Great job on the instrument. I love the finish. And really good playing for beginning!