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Definition of straw fiddle

straw fiddle
Xylophone Xy"lo*phone, n. [Xylo- + Gr. fwnh` sound.] 1. (Mus.) An instrument common among the Russians, Poles, and Tartars, consisting of a series of strips of wood or glass graduated in length to the musical scale, resting on belts of straw, and struck with two small hammers. Called in Germany strohfiedel, or straw fiddle. 2. An instrument to determine the vibrative properties of different kinds of wood. --Knight.

Meaning of straw fiddle from wikipedia

- in the Straw Traditional chorus Turkey in the hay, in the hay, in the hay. Turkey in the straw, in the straw, in the straw, Pick up your fiddle and rosin...
- since the caption at the bottom of Plate XXII uses this term (literally "straw fiddle"), but that term actually refers to the xylophone pictured next to the...
- instruments used to add percussion to old-time and Cajun fiddle music, allowing two people to play the fiddle at the same time. While the fiddler plays in normal...
- American fiddle-playing began with the early European settlers, who found that the small viol family of instruments were more portable and rugged than...
- (also spelled old-time or oldtime) fiddle is the style of American fiddling found in old-time music. Old time fiddle tunes are derived from European folk...
- Charm Song Ojibwa Love Song Wood That Sings: Indian Fiddle Music of the Americas Turkey in the Straw Hofmann, Johanna (13 November 1995). "EOL record review...
- derived from the term kitgut or kitstring (the string used on a kit, or fiddle). Misinterpretation of the word kit as referring to a young cat may have...
- Peace on Earth 1939 12th 0 1 Prophet Without Honor 1939 12th 0 1 Second Fiddle 1939 12th 0 1 She Married a Cop 1939 12th 0 1 Swanee River 1939 12th 0 1...
- – drums, percussion, background vocals Syd Straw – vocals on "What Am I Worth" Steve Van Gelder – fiddle Jimmie Wood - Harmonica Paul DuGre – engineer...
- People Michael McBride Tarzan's Greatest Adventure O'Bannion 1961 On the Fiddle Pedlar Pascoe The Frightened City Paddy Damion 1962 The Longest Day Private...