The cheapest Nyckelharpa... sounds HOW ?

Plywood Swedish instrument to assemble yourself... sounds like a joke, right ? Well, let’s have a closer look at the Nerdy Harpa, its sound and specifics. The Nerdy Harpa website (and Nerdy Gurdy) Huge thanks to Jaap Brand for sending me this instrument ! 0:01 Intro 1:10 Nerdy Harpas (& Gurdies) 2:18 Cutting down costs 3:44 Sound sample 1 4:21 First impressions 5:49 Main problem of this 4-rows prototype 8:54 Sound comparison 10:58 Reviewing as musician 11:53 More details 13:26 Sound sample 2 14:23 Get it or not ? Situation 17:19 Link & community For comparison, my (usual) nyckelharpa (used in this video) is built by Bernard Dimet & Jean-Claude Condi from France, and is of middle-high price range. Also one of the strongest sounding nyckelharpas I’ve ever tried (including high-end ones). I’m Emelie Waldken, I play mostly Scandinavian traditional music on fiddles and nyckelharpa. I also teach music and folk dancing. Support on Patreon Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Homepage Recorded September 2022 in Uppland, Sweden. #nyckelharpa #nordicfolk #3dprinting