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Old 09-08-2014, 03:40 PM
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Old 09-08-2014, 04:36 PM
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Stroh violin, or horn-violin or even violinophone.

Basically a pre-microphone way to amplify a violin. I remember seeing one in use on some of the early episodes of Board Walk Empire.
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Stroh violin, or horn-violin or even violinophone.

Basically a pre-microphone way to amplify a violin. I remember seeing one in use on some of the early episodes of Board Walk Empire.
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