Organistrum
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Vinony's link graph records 13 inbound references to Organistrum, and connects out to International Standard Book Number, Rouen and public domain.
It is catalogued under topics including Early musical instruments and Hurdy-gurdies.
Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Organistra
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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thumb|right|200px|Elders of the Apocalypse playing an organistrum Santiago de Compostela, Spain
The organistrum is an early form of hurdy-gurdy, with a soundbox shaped like an 8 attached to a rectangular extension. Generally considered the ancestor of later hurdy-gurdies, the organistrum differs substantially in that it was played by two individuals: one turned the crank while the other pulled the keys upward to change the musical pitch of the strings. In other examples a player pushed levers forward to create the notes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Organistrum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.