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tehblahhh who was expressing disbelief that there was such an instrument as a "hurdy gurdy". I insisted that it did exist, and that it was some sort of crank-operated device, although I couldn't give any more details.
Well, this is a hurdy gurdy, and it's really quite a lovely instrument. An odd mixture of the mechanical and the organic, with a haunting, mournful tone.
(More hurdy gurdy: One with a 'buzzing bridge' for rhythm. One played with crazy-fast fingers.)
Apparently it was all the rage in medieval times, and then all but died out. What other instruments have been forgotten by history?
tehblahhh who was expressing disbelief that there was such an instrument as a "hurdy gurdy". I insisted that it did exist, and that it was some sort of crank-operated device, although I couldn't give any more details.Well, this is a hurdy gurdy, and it's really quite a lovely instrument. An odd mixture of the mechanical and the organic, with a haunting, mournful tone.
(More hurdy gurdy: One with a 'buzzing bridge' for rhythm. One played with crazy-fast fingers.)
Apparently it was all the rage in medieval times, and then all but died out. What other instruments have been forgotten by history?