"hurdy gurdy"

[Ron Nossaman]

>I have a customer who has what he calls a hurdy gurdy. A quick Google 
>search of that term reveals something completely different, so allow me to 
>attempt a description, and hope for some enlightenment/direction from y'all.
>The thing has a strung back like a "birdcage" or "cottage piano", and has 
>a large cylinder which, when cranked, drives leather covered hammers, 
>producing a cacophonous din. It hadn't been tuned in many decades, but 
>with the aid of a SAT II with the oscillator-to-speaker plugged in, I 
>managed to chip it within 150 cents of 440.
>The customer of course is sure it's priceless, and is looking to sell it 
>for big bucks!
>Anyone have a more precise name for this thing, or a website somewhere out 
>there with further information?
>
>Patrick

Patrick,
Do a Google search on barrel piano.

Ron N