Graham, The bowed gusle: strings are high above the 'finger-board' and stopped with the back of the index, middle & little fingers, pressing from the side. Some instruments have a 2nd string tuned a tone lower allowing the player to sustain one of those glorious dissonances or used as a drone. The gusle is used for accompanying traditional epics. Michael
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Graham Whyte Sent: 05 January 2008 18:21 To: [email protected] Subject: [HG] Strohfiedel ? Simon, Thanks for the correction It is a widespread misconception though I have found a few references to it as a xylophone Which of the instrument names on plate XII of Syntagma Musicum II do you think refers to the keyless Hurdy-Gurdy ? I have heard from someone who has seen a similar instrument played that "the player appeared to use very little pressure on the string almost as if he was using the fleshy part of his finger like a tangent" Graham -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Simon Wascher Sent: 02 January 2008 23:53 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Re[2]: [HG] Hurdy Gurdy Ninera Hello, Am 02.01.2008 um 19:54 schrieb Graham Whyte: > I can find references to "Ninera" but what I found so far shows it > to be a > keyed instrument Ninera is the standard name for the hurdy-gurdy in Czech. > > That instrument is very similar to the "Strohl Fiddel" drawing in > Praetorious' "Syntagma Musicum II" published in the early 17th century The "Stroh Fiddel" is the xylophone on the bottom of the page, not the "hurdy-gurd with fretless fingerboard" This is obvious to thouse who are deeper into traditional alpine instruments and speak german as a "Strohfidel" oder "Strohfiedel" is known as this also outside the Syntagma Musicum. The name refers to the rolls of straw (Stroh) on which the wodden sticks are bedded to let them sound. This error is widespread and even supported by lots of google hits, but never the less its an errror. Simon --- have a look at: http://hurdygurdywiki.wiki-site.com http://drehleierwiki.wiki-site.com --- my site: http://simonwascher.info -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1209 - Release Date: 04/01/2008 12:05
