
Hurdy Gurdy
No, not the song by Donnovan. Though definitely on the same level of pure awesome greatness. The hurdy gurdy, a drone instrument, is the love child of a violin and an organ grinder. Crank operated it creates a drone bass note, on top of which you pluck, layer and press the remaining strings to create something quite fantastic. Originating back in medieval times, before the advent of electronic amplification, the hurdy gurdy could be so large it required two people to operate....