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Re: Xylophone
- From: Ernie Gruner / Cathy Dowden <erniegru...>
- Subject: Re: Xylophone
- Date: Tue 01 Sep 1998 12.44 (GMT)
Interesting story indeed
At KlezKamp East on the last night there was a stroyfidl complete with
straw being played by (...?)
Sounded great
Does anyone have a contact for the player of the klezkamp stroyfidl ? (he
also made it)
thanks
ps any other information/history about this odd instrument? tuning?
At 23:40 31/08/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Just thought I'd pass on mention of a remarkable musician I saw today in
>New York City's 34th St. & Herald Square subway stop. As I was purchasing
>my token, I could swear I heard a xylophone playing Brandwein's Oy Tat Si'z
>Gut. Was I dreaming that the legendary Michael Guzikow of stroyfidl (a
>primitiv E. European xylophone-- for more on him check out the Compleat
>Klezmer) fame had been reincarnated as a NYC subway busker?
>
>The gentleman's name is Roman Lankios, phone # 718-253-0682. He's an
>immigrant from the Ukraine. Was playing a variety of klezmer, E. European,
>and classical music. His instrument didn't resemble the xylophone/vibes
>I'm familiar with from this country-- had a vertical layout that looked
>similar (though larger) to the picture of Guzikow's instrument that folks
>might be familiar with-- see picture in the New Grove Encyclopedia of
>Music, Guzikow's listing. Was playing with sticks that looked like
>cymbalom hammers (without the cotton).
>
>Hope someone in NYC will check this guy out-- he's truly great & has a
>sound that was once not uncommon in klezmer but is rarely heard today.
>
>Pete Rushefsky
>218 Lexington Ave.
>Buffalo, NY 14222
>716-857-4481 (w)
>716-883-5938 (h)
>rushefsky (at) healthcareplan(dot)org
>
>
>
Ernie Gruner ------------- Fiddler and Violinist (klezmer,classical,
jazz,celtic)
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- Xylophone,
Pete Rushefsky
- Re: Xylophone,
Ernie Gruner / Cathy Dowden