Hurdy gurdy

The hurdy gurdy is a musical instrument, or more precisely, a string instrument, that traces its origin to the Middle Ages of Europe. The hurdy gurdy was initially used to play sacred music, before being adapted to play popular and folk music.

Ugears, the creator and manufacturer of the unique self-propelled mechanical models, has just launched the Hurdy-Gurdy: the unique mechanical musical model. It’s the genuine gem of Ugears collection and the most extraordinary mechanical model kit and which is all-in-one: model for self-assembly, toy and fully fledged musical instrument.

A classic Hurdy Gurdy at Kentwell Hall. The Great Annual Tudor Re-Creation" features 300+ dedicated re-enactors in costume and in character around the Elizabethan house, farm and grounds. This year was 1578. View this location in Google Maps | Google Earth (Download Google Earth)

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"Build a Hurdy Gurdy" by Bart Brush from Mugwumps Magazine, March 1974 A note from Shane: In researching various obscure musical instruments, I have discovered the treasure trove of information from Mugwumps, a now defunct magazine originally published by Michael Holmes of Silver Spring, MD. The bi-monthly journal celebrated old time music, unusual folk instruments and served as a classifieds for the emerging bluegrass community of the 1970's. These handwritten plans were found in the March…

Jorieke Rutgers playing her wonderful sounding Swedish nyckelharpa, Fantastic Utrecht medieval festival, Park Transwijk, Utrecht, The Netherlands, August 21, 2010.

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