Re: (NRZC)Origin of the Hurdy Gurdy?

[PajLvr@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 11/7/2006 5:51:08 P.M.  Central Standard Time, 
tangerineman@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Wikipedia is your  friend...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurdy_gurdy

I remember  Plant going on about the origins of the instrument during the
memorable '95  P/P show at the Montreal Forum... He dropped the French name
of the  instrument, "vielle à roue", and reminded the audience of the
intersecting  heritages of Arabic and Celtic music yada yada  
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I read the Wiki definition first off.
 
It did not give any specific origin..thus why I said..there seems to be a  
lot of conjecture as to it's origin...
 
And if you go to the link below..the person sort  of states  it's not of 
oriental or arabic origin... however you  can't access the entire article...or 
I 
can't..YET. SO I don't really know what  his conlusions are.
 
_http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0072-0127%28198303%2936%3C129%3AOOTHAF%3E2.0
.CO%3B2-G&size=LARGE_ 
(http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0072-0127(198303)36<129:OOTHAF>2.0.CO;2-G&size=LARGE)
 
 
As I mentioned before..I haven't read everything there is available  
online..there's just too much...France sounds good to me tho, lol.
 
It sure is a strange instrument ..the more I read..the more strange it  
becomes..lol. Especially when you start going back to Medieval times...
 
Thanx.
V
P.S. anywho..it was just curiosity...no real need for in depth  
discussion..just thought someone might have abit more insight..and I wouldn't  
have to read 
so much, because I'm LAZY and my eyes hurt!  ;-)