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Comment by Nicole d'Entremont on October 6, 2014 at 5:59am

Thank you for the photos. You must have heard this tribute to Triggs Trench Cello played by steven isserlis.

https://soundcloud.com/bbc-world-service/world-war-one-cello-made-o...

My Uncle's name is on the Menin Gate in Belgium as one of the missing whose bodies were never found. This music tells a story.

Comment by Alan Bluesboxguitars on October 21, 2013 at 9:56am

Hi Diane the good adress is http://www.artpopu.info but it seems that the site is down at the moment. I'm pretyy sure that it will be corrected soon as it was alive few days ago (surely a probleme on maintenance)

I made an article on CBG nation about it >>> http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/les-cigar-box-guitar-d...

Claude Ribouillaud is the webmaster of that site and member of CBG Nations too >>> http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ClaudeRibouillault?xg_source=...

Comment by Diane in Chicago on October 19, 2013 at 5:36am

Thanks for those great images and the vimeo.

I could not get the link for Instruments de musique de facture amateur to load.  Can you recheck it for me or post the url?

Comment by King Harvest on October 19, 2013 at 5:07am

Thank you guys; and Bob, thanks for the tip: i found this lore really fascinating. I wonder if his cello sounded louder than war itself..

Comment by Alan Bluesboxguitars on September 5, 2013 at 10:53am

You will be interested by the story of  Maurice Maréchal who was a musician and become famous during WWI by making a cello (named le poilu - the hairy - nickname of french soldier) with an old door and a german amunition box taht he played often in the trenches. This cello is actually at the museum of Music in Paris and has been remade recently. Here, the trailer of a documentary about the story of Maréchal and his cello  (with the sound of the "new cello") >>> http://vimeo.com/51909393

You will find other WWI cello pictures (and other things) here >>> (in french but pictures talk by themselves) Instruments de musique de facture amateur

Comment by Shane Sylvester on August 28, 2013 at 12:51am

I wish I was that talented top job

Comment by the anonymous pick on August 27, 2013 at 9:32am

cool!

Comment by Jim Morris on August 27, 2013 at 5:59am

Thanks for the photos. Now I must make Un violoncello nouveau genre! Sans la guerre dans le nord.