organistrums

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Scope note
Large, fiddle-shaped, early form of the hurdy-gurdy, developed in 12th-century Europe, played set horizontally across two players' laps, one operating the tangents while the other turned the crank.
organistrums
Accepted term: 02-Dec-2024