yep . the marx-o-lin..- part guitar , part uke , part violin , part sitar stringed thingy . even has a friggin whammy bar ;-) and lead chord hammers .
guessing this ones from the 40's / 50's
nobody on the planet knows how to play these things, so bare with me while i mess around with it . i amped it wit a speaker attached to a guitar cord witjh a tiny bit of airverb. --i swear i heard a few drama scenes from" the littlest hobo" in there lol ...
how cool is this thing ? .. its 10 pounds of fun in a 5 pound bag . ;-)
a nifty ,rare instrament ;-)

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Comment by Reeds Taylor on January 3, 2013 at 9:17am

Wow, thats killer!

Comment by Clock The Wolf on September 13, 2011 at 9:11pm
Sounds, at times, almost like the sound effects in a Japanese horror movie... the kind with the girl/woman with DEMON HAIR...
Comment by the anonymous pick on September 11, 2011 at 2:10am

it  is kinda  "drawing "   ;-)

Comment by Uncle John on September 11, 2011 at 1:47am
Interesting instrument.  Haunting sounds.  I liked it, but it kind of spooked me too.
Comment by the anonymous pick on September 11, 2011 at 1:37am
here's another marxolin model   being played differently , as a violin
http://jpgmag.com/photos/2095167
Comment by the anonymous pick on September 11, 2011 at 1:33am
maybe once i play around  with it a bit more ..  i  can throw something together  that   might  resemble music  ;-)
Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on September 10, 2011 at 10:37pm
Very aery sound. Lots of atmospheric possibilities. I would like to hear more.
Comment by Henry Strat-o-varius Lowman on September 10, 2011 at 4:42pm
Join AND post this in the CONCRETE MUSIC GROUP.
Comment by the anonymous pick on September 10, 2011 at 3:39pm

thanx  diane, yes  i have seen  this as one of the options  of playing it ,  also  guitar   like .. and also  held as a violin  .  and operating the   hammers  with one  hand and the "whammy with   your thumb .

 a multi instament to say the least . thanx for sharing   that ,  this explains the  2 bows    option .

;-)

Comment by Diane in Chicago on September 10, 2011 at 2:31pm

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