Vielle à roue, 1700s, made by Pajot of Jánzat (French). Also known as a “hurdy-gurdy” or “wheel fiddle,” this instrument produces sound by a hand crank-turned rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. :
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Hurdy Gurdy
Hurdy-gurdy | Stary Olsa
Five Minute Mozart - The hurdy-gurdy is a pear-shaped medieval instrument that uses a hand-turned crank to rub a wheel against three strings. The first string sounds a constant drone. The second
The Hurdy-Gurdy | Featured Instrument at the Early Music Shop
Columbia Arts Academy - Musical Terminology Tuesday! Hurdy Gurdy is a stringed instrument that produces sound by a hand-crank-turned, rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin