Clavecin-vielle

Clavecin-vielle (Fr.), *bowed keyboard instr. built by Cuisinié of Paris in 1708 on the principle of the *hurdy-gurdy. A revolving wheel was actuated by a pedal, leaving both hands free to play (176). Sachs, Curt. Reallexikon der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1913.