Gurdypedia

Documenting the curious world of the hurdy-gurdy.
French 1780’s hurdy-gurdy from the V&A collection.  More here.

French 1780’s hurdy-gurdy from the V&A collection.  More here.

Another view of the Large Guitar Gurdy

Another view of the Large Guitar Gurdy

FOR SALE…….A LARGE GUITAR GURDY TUNED IN C/G …(Made by Claire Dugué). Capo on trompette.  Pick-ups with volume and eq controls. PRICE … £3400.SOLD

FOR SALE…….A LARGE GUITAR GURDY TUNED IN C/G …(Made by Claire Dugué). Capo on trompette.  Pick-ups with volume and eq controls. PRICE … £3400.

SOLD

David and his musicians from the Khloudouski Psalter in Novgorod, late 13th Century.  Posted on Facebook here.

David and his musicians from the Khloudouski Psalter in Novgorod, late 13th Century.  Posted on Facebook here.

Polish player, Macko Korba in concert, playing a cello hurdy-gurdy from Stanisław Nogaj.  May 2010.

Polish player, Macko Korba in concert, playing a cello hurdy-gurdy from Stanisław Nogaj.  May 2010.

Magic FlightRemedios Varo, 1956
Oil on mother of pearl encrusted masonite

Magic Flight
Remedios Varo, 1956

Oil on mother of pearl encrusted masonite

The Hurdy-Gurdy Player Jan Steen (1626-1679)

The Hurdy-Gurdy Player
 Jan Steen (1626-1679)

Two nice new hurdy-gurdies have appeared for sale on Philippe Mousnier’s site.  A beautifully decorated alto (see photo above) for Euro 4300 and a simpler student instrument for Euro 1700.  I doubt they’ll be available for long!

Two nice new hurdy-gurdies have appeared for sale on Philippe Mousnier’s site.  A beautifully decorated alto (see photo above) for Euro 4300 and a simpler student instrument for Euro 1700.  I doubt they’ll be available for long!

The Hurdy-Gurdy Player with a Dog.  Georges de la Tour.  
1622-1625.  Oil on Canvas.  Musee Municipal, Bergues, France.

The Hurdy-Gurdy Player with a Dog.  
Georges de la Tour.  

1622-1625.  Oil on Canvas.  Musee Municipal, Bergues, France.

bruno-caplier-musicien:

Gros plan sur un des sept arts libéraux de ce manuscrit: la musique …
Septem Artem Liberales - Hortus Deliciarum - Herrade de Landsberg
Harpe, Lira, Organistrum
Manuscrit réalisé entre 1159 et 1175 - Détruit en 1870.

bruno-caplier-musicien:

Gros plan sur un des sept arts libéraux de ce manuscrit: la musique …

Septem Artem Liberales - Hortus Deliciarum - Herrade de Landsberg

Harpe, Lira, Organistrum

Manuscrit réalisé entre 1159 et 1175 - Détruit en 1870.

Hurdy-gurdy playing satyr with a sleeping nymph

Hurdy-Gurdy Playing Satyr with a Sleeping Nymph
Master of 1515 (Italian [?], active ca. 1515)
Engraving with drypoint burr

Nice old engraving dating to 1515 of a hurdy-gurdy playing satyr with a sleeping nymph.  Part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.  The satyr appears to be left handed. 

More here.

 

My 2012 Denis Siorat electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdy.  Part IV.

My 2012 Denis Siorat electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdy.  Part III.

My 2012 Denis Siorat electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdy.  Part II.