It's difficult to know. I don't want to hijack too much time from the pipes here, and am asking the hurdy gurdy group to share any views on this. There are arguments for and against both dulcimer & gurdy as we know it, in the text. Thanks for the help, though! Best wishes, Richard. On 31/10/2010 18:28, Francis Wood wrote:
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 d ifferent instruments. I wonder whether "cymbal" is related to "cimbalom" (various spellings), the East ern European dulcimer? Francis -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
