The Artist model has all the features of the modern hurdy-gurdy Two
chanterelles, three drones and a trompette. It is fitted with a passive
internal pickup which outputs a mix of all strings biased towards the
chanterelles. The volume of drones and trompette can be raised using
equalisation on the connected amplifier .
The model is built with Maple body, Spruce soundboard and Ebony for keys etc. It is normally set up to play in D/G tuning.
The work involved in building this instrument is comparable with the Bosch model, without any unnecessary decoration . Purfling round the soundboard edge is there for acoustic reasons.
While the low price of the instrument makes it an ideal starter instrument, it should be borne in mind that this is not a quiet hurdy-gurdy and certainly has the power to play outdoors.
This Artist model has additional features . Sympathetic strings, remote selectors for chanterelles and bourdons. Any shade of colour can be applied in the finish - subject to my approval!!