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organistrum

or-gah-NEE-stroom

[Latin, organum + instrumentum]

The term first used for a hurdy-gurdy. This was created in northern Spain and took two people to operate. One person would turn the crank while the second person pulled keys up to change the pitch of the strings.

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Last Updated: 2013-02-14 19:22:28