The Strohviol
John Matthias Augustus Stroh is probably the best-known of the inventors of the horn-violin, or phono-fiddle. The general principle is that the bridge of the skeletal violin pases its vibrations to a thin metal diaphragm where they are fed into and amplified by a horn such as was used in early gramophones. There were also one-string versions.
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Stroh-violins are still made, and you may be surprised to find you can buy a brand-new one for under 400 Euros - plus freight and GST, of course. Where? Here.
They're sometimes listed on eBay, too.
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