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261. Technical drawing of a German hurdy-gurdy (18th cent.)
262. Technical drawing of a Swedish hurdy-gurdy
263. Technical drawing of a Bohemian hurdy-gurdy
264. Marcel Soing in his workshop
265. View of the workshop
266. Placing the inner blocks in the form, to which the ribs will be fastened
267. Bending the rib
268. The center rib is always placed first
269. The other ribs are glued, always alternating outward from the center rib
270. Unfastening from the form
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© Original text in German copyright 1977, Verlag für systematische
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© Translation copyright 2005, Olympic Musical Instruments
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