Hurdy-Gurdy in for repair

At the workshop, odd instruments occasionally show up in the mail for evaluation and repair. Today's postman brought a distant cousin of the nyckelharpa, an instrument called the Hurdy-Gurdy or Vielle à roue in French. Unlike the nyckelharpa, the Hurdy-Gurdy uses a constantly-rotating disc that rubs against drone strings to generate a constant tone.