EGO GLOB on Instagram: "The hurdy-gurdy is a mechanical string instrument that produces sound not by bowing or plucking but by a hand-cranked rosined wheel that continuously rubs against the strings, acting like a wheel-bow.  • Mechanism: A wheel turned by a crank rubs the strings. One hand turns the crank while the other hand plays a small keyboard of tangents (wooden or metal wedges) to change the pitches of the melody strings.  • Drones: It typically has several drone strings that sound con

Hurdy-gurdy for beginners