Based on 13th century designs, with three strings, (1 melody, 2 drones) and a diatonic keyboard with programable tangents. The Minnesinger sounds beautiful at various tunings and is suitable for solo or ensemble use. It features a steel shaft, precision gold-plated gear-tuners, trued wheel, brass bearings and cotton & rosin containers. The keyboard shafts, tangents, keyshaft-guides, keyboard buttons and shoulderstrap buttons are precision molded. The Minnesinger body is made of beautiful Appalachian hardwoods and/or Rosewood. All with a Sitka Spruce sounding board.

Then From manuscript "Cantigas de Santa Maria" Spanish, 13th century	Now From "Kelischek Living Room" Brasstown, NC, 21th century (Nena DuPree and Bruce Savage)

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George Kelischek playing the Minnesinger Hurdy-Gurdy!