Bladder fiddle
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bladder-fiddle-210-4466973
title:
Bladder fiddle
text:
The bladder fiddle was a folk instrument used throughout Europe and in the Americas. The instrument was originally a simple large stringed fiddle made with a long stick, one or more thick gut strings, and a pig's-bladder resonator. It was bowed with either a notched stick or a horsehair bow. The folk instrument was historically played by "wandering musicians" and beggars up to the early 19th century. Although it may be used in serious folk music it has also been used for humor. Changes in the in
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Musical instrument
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bladder_fiddle
date created:
2006-08-21T04:56:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T00:16:24Z
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