From 3-strike to 6-strike - Hurdy-gurdy crank technique

Hurdy-gurdy crank technique - From 3-strike to 6-strike / Classical steps used to master the 6-strike / by Manou - Shall I say I do not master the 6-strike ? You will hear it ! This is just how I work to get it. Thank you. - *** PLEASE BE PATIENT AND SWEET WITH YOU ! Moving from one stage to another requires sometimes months of daily practise. Generally, the complete 6-strike mastering needs three or four years more after the 4-strike. This is just a ten minutes summary. The strikes are named by hours. The crank describes a circle just like the needle of the clock. A strike at the top is 12 or 0, a strike at the bottom is 6, at the quarter is 3, at the quarter to noon is 9. “X“ means a turn without any strike. “&“ means alternates with. “ “ means is followed by. 00:00 /X/ - just turning regularly, feeling the handle rolling inner a slightly opened hand 00:05 /0/ 00:14 /0-8 & 8/ 00:35 /0-4/ 01:13 /0-4-8/ - the 3-strike 01:35 /6/ - from there, the strike at 6 is accentuated 01:46 /6-2/ 02:00 /6-10/ 02:17 /6-10-2/ - inverted 3-strike 02:25 /6-10-0/ - first of the 4 “Y“-pattern 02:43 /0-4-6 & 0-6/ 03:00 /0-4-6-10/ - first of two X-patterns, an superimposition of the two former Y-patterns 03:14 /0-2-6 & 0-6/ 03:41 /0-6-8/ - this rhythm is known as “Sicilian“ 04:04 /0-2-6-8 & 0-6 & 0-4-6-10/ - second of the two X-patterns, a superimposition of the two former Y-patterns 04:30 /0-4-8 & 0-4-6-8/ - first of the six “peace and love“ pattern 04:47 /0-4-8 & 0-4-8-10/ 05:48 /0-4-8 & 0-2-4-8/ 06:03 /6-10-2 & 6-10-0-2/ - inverted “peace and love“ pattern 06:29 /6-10-2 & 6-10-2-4/ 06:50 /6-10-2 & 6-8-10-2/ - this one is not there yet 07:30 /0-2-4-6 & 0-6/ - the second half 6-strike (here played first) 08:00 /0-6-8-10 & 0-6/ - the first half 6-strike (here played after the second) 08:16 /0-2-4-6 & 0-6-8-10/ 08:28 /0-2-4-6-8-10 & 0-6/ - the 6-strike, you may guess it 08:54 /6-8-10-0-2-4 & 6-0 & 0-2-4-6-8/ - the inverted 6-strike, yet not there, but it’s coming