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The hurdy gurdy, known in France as the vielle a roue or vielle for short, is an ancient instrument which is undergoing a modern renaissance in Europe and America. First, to dispel a popular misconception: the hurdy gurdy was not played by the organ grinder or his monkey. They used a large music box operated by a crank. Today's hurdy gurdy is roughly the same as those built in the middle ages. It has three to six strings which are caused to vibrate by a resined wheel turned by a crank. Melody notes are produced on one string, or two tuned in unison, by pressing keys which stop the string at the proper intervals for the scale. The other strings play a drone note. Some instruments have a "dog", "trompette" or "buzzing bridge" A string passes over a moveable bridge, which by a clever movement of the crank in the open hand, can produce a rasping rhythm to accompany the tune by causing the bridge to hammer on the sound board. The instrument is held in the lap with a strap to hold it steady. The case can be square, lute back, or flat back with a guitar or fiddle shape. Forms of the vielle a roue existed not only in France, but in Germany, Italy, Britain, Russia, Spain and Hungary.
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This is my photo for Macro Mondays - Musical Instrument. We don't have a musical instrument in the house, so I had to search for something I could use that fits the theme.
What a dismal rainy day, not a great day for photography, then I saw this challenge, to create a shot to go with music . thanks rustyruth1959.
Edited in Snapseed and Prisma
Mandolin Rain
Paris, France - July 2019: street musical band playing the guitar, the violon and the flute in the front of the crowd of tourists next to the Montmartre's Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur.
Piano inside the railway station
Trouville-Deauville (Normandy)
#PianoEnGare
"La gare met ce piano à la disposition des voyageurs pour un usage artistique, ludique et non lucratif".
"The station is making this piano available to passengers for artistic, recreational and non-commercial use".