On 31 Oct 2010, at 16:13, Richard York wrote: > Henry Mayhew in the 1850's interviewed "Old Sarah" a blind Londonstreet > hurdy gurdy player who was taught in the very early years of the 1800's > to play what she called the "cymbal".
"Hurdy gurdy" has been used variously in the past to describe a number of very different instruments. I wonder whether "cymbal" is related to "cimbalom" (various spellings), the Eastern European dulcimer? Francis To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
