Hurdy-gurdy

Organ hurdy-gurdy in cabinet form; now incomplete. Mahogany-veneered case originally had a hurdy-gurdy mounted on the top-board. Only the key mechanism and crank of the hurdy-gurdy have been retained to provide an air supply and keyboard for the organ. A symmetrical array of 24 stopped pipes forms the front and the other rank of 24 open pipes is integral with the underside of the baseboard. The wind is supplied by a single bellows, driven by the crank of the hurdy-gurdy, feeding a spring-loaded reservoir. The hurdy-gurdy was arranged in two rectangular boxes with hinged lids; one contained a modified tailpiece and trompette adjustment peg, and the other the tangents, key-sliders, and a pegbox. Full set of drones and a single chanterelle. 24 keys, operating 23 tangents, g1 to g3.