The Hurdy Gurdy Wiki is intended to serve as a repository of information about the musical folk instrument commonly called a hurdy gurdy. Informative articles concerning its history, construction, musical instruction, current usage, performers and events, as well as links to related web content are appropriate to this site.
Multiple, english-language websites currently provide a scattered wealth of information on the unusual instrument we also document here. However, many of these websites are proprietary in nature, and do not permit the benefits of collaborative editing. Others reflect the dedication of solitary authors whose efforts will likely become lost to time once their owners no longer renew their IP addresses.
The Hurdy Gurdy Wiki community hopes to overcome some of these limitations by utilizing the benefits of a Wikia hosted website. We intend to build a community of contributors interested in perpetuating the information documented on these pages. We also intend to complement existing hurdy gurdy resources by including articles which incorporate reference links to such sites where appropriate.
Additionally, contributors are encouraged to write independent articles on the hurdy gurdy. These can be posted to users' personal blogs. Blog articles are not subject to collaborative edits customary to articles located in our mainspace.
Although Hurdy Gurdy Wiki is meant to become an exhaustive compilation of information on its subject, the direct, bulk transfer of information from other websites is entirely inappropriate. Content which is subject to copyright limitations should only be included in accordance with applicable law. This typically includes, at the very least, a reference citation for limited quotations. Contributors should be fully cognizant of any copyright implications related to their personal submissions of material to this wiki.