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Originally Posted by Florya

It looks a lot like a hurdy gurdy - is there nowhere for a handle to fit?

Nah, no room for a handle, and the body is much too thin to fit a proper hurdy gurdy wheel. It is really similar tough. It has two drone strings and three strings that are played by the keys. I think that's the same as a hurdy gurdy, no? Anyhow, I've made a pretty decent auto-gurdy out of it. I may post a video later.