Hello, > That instrument is indeed from the Piemonte region of Italy.
I wonder a bit about the informations on the origin of this instrument where and how is it atributed as from the Piemonte region? - at least its not in the Bröcker book (pict. 123 there) > As far as I know, this type of instrument had died out completely in Austria > and Italy, probably by the late 1800s in Austria, in Tyrol precisely it never died out completely. There was very small number of players continuing the tradition. At least in one cetain case its possible to trace the line of teaching and learning from the late 1800s into the present. I posted some of the evidence on my website, at least the photos might be if interest for everyone: http://simonwascher.info/LeierArchiv/Drehleier_abbildungen/altertumsmusik_1950.jpg http://simonwascher.info/LeierArchiv/Drehleier_abbildungen/altertumsmusik_1930er.jpg http://simonwascher.info/LeierArchiv/Drehleier_miscellanous.htm kind regards, Simon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
