During the 18th century, the hurdy gurdy gained popularity as French court instrument. During this time, it's evolution took it to six strings, as well as the addition of resonant sympathetic strings. They also …

Welcome to America's Hurdy Gurdy Maker! AltarWind of Oregon hand makes the Hurdy Gurdy. We design and build them with you in mind. Check out our Hurdy Gurdies, and let us craft one for you.

Ordering: We custom build each & every instrument to order. To place an order, we ask for a materials deposit up front, with the balance & shipping amounts due on completion of the instrument.

The 'Full Monty' goes way beyond a traditional hurdy gurdy-it's a truly modern electric/acoustic instrument with every possible option & feature included as standard.

We revamped the old medieval design with modern enhancements (metal tangents, drone capos, and more), and turned it into the most complete hurdy gurdy package at it's price point.

It seems a fitting name for such a wonderful instrument! It has an ample, beautiful voice suitable for solo performance, vocal accompaniment, or jamming with other musicians. With it's beautiful decorations, …

Over the years, our shop has become very specifically tooled to make hurdy gurdies. We have jigs for all the various parts, enabling us to get our work done much more quickly and with repeatable accuracy.

Our new Merry Wood model of hurdy gurdy: a great sounding, beautifully built, and affordably priced musical instrument. By George Leverett of Altarwind Music

Altar Wind of Oregon hand makes the Hurdy Gurdy. We design and build them with you in mind. Check out our Hurdy Gurdies, and let us craft one for you!

Electric Hurdy Gurdy by George Leverett We are very pleased to offer two high quality, nice sounding electronics packages for your hurdy gurdy. With either package, the 'gurdy is actually an 'electro …