# GQ about Oscars: What musical instrument was Sting playing?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 3, 2004, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gq-about-oscars-what-musical-instrument-was-sting-playing/232379 "2004-03-03T20:44:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2004, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gq-about-oscars-what-musical-instrument-was-sting-playing/232379/1 "2004-03-03T20:44:11Z")

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It’s a GQ but it’s about the Oscars, so I put it here.  
It’s an unusual, revolving instrument that I’m not familiar with. (Incidentally, while I love Annie Lennox I’d have so voted for _My Ain True Love_- just a hauntingly beautiful song).

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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2004, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gq-about-oscars-what-musical-instrument-was-sting-playing/232379/2 "2004-03-03T20:49:41Z")

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I believe it was a hurdy-gurdy.

[http://www.midcoast.com/~beechhil/vielle/vlarchive.html](http://www.midcoast.com/~beechhil/vielle/vlarchive.html)