At 07:58 AM 3/1/2004 -0800, harris wrote:
>what in hell was that thing sting played?   is it played by moving a hand
in circles on the side, b/c i didnt notice him actually touching it?  

A hurdy-gurdy.  And yes, you play it by cranking a wheel on the end.
There's a guy at NEFFA every year who makes custom hurdy-gurdys, and the
second I have a couple extra thousand dollars in pocket, I'm getting one.
One of my favorite instrumental sounds ever.

S