Shredding on an Electric Hurdy-Gurdy — Video
Although you might know the hurdy-gurdy as an ancient folk instrument, the creative musician in the video below decided to electrify it and make it sound more like something you might heard on a Steve Vai or Jeff Beck album.
The hurdy-gurdy is a stringed instrument that produces sound by a crank-turned wheel rubbing against the strings. Melodies are played on a keyboard that presses tangents—small wedges—against one or more of the strings to change their pitch. It has a sound board to make the vibration of the strings audible.
Regardless, we doubt that whoever built this intricate instrument had this in mind when he or she finished it.
Check out the below, and let us know what you think in the comments or on Facebook!
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