Vielle à roue, 1700s. Pajot of Jánzat (French). overall: x 33 cm (29 x 13 in.). The instrumentalist could play melodies on the keyboard that presses tangents against one or more strings. Often there are also multiple drone strings, which give a constant pitch accompaniment to the melody, resulting in a sound similar to that of type of instrument is depicted in several artworks in the CMA collection: , , vielle à roue is also related to the Swedish nyckelharpa, which was featured on the CMA performing arts series in 2017 played by Emilia Amper.

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