Look what the aliens done!!!

Glenn Suchan · From: Austin, Texas

'Coupl'a nights ago I heard a strange kind of whirrring sound outside my window. I went to look and the was a flying saucer hovering outside my practice room. All of a sudden a blinding beam of light pierced the window to the practice room. I ran to the room only to find my Emmons D10 gone!!! I was in shock and deeply saddened that someone or something had obsconded with my steel guitar.

A few days later, in the middle of the night, there was, once again, a whirrring sound outside my window. I went to look and the flying saucer was back. Again, there was a blinding beam of light sent through the window to my practice room.

I raced to the practice room to see what the aliens stole this time. Instead, I found they returned my Emmons, but look what they done to it!!!
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Museum/Patent/Marx/Marxolin/MarxolinViews/marxolin03.jpg

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

Dave Van Allen · From: Souderton, PA , US , Earth

fun story glenn...

but I was saying to myself , what the heck is it REALLY?
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Museum/Patent/Marx/Marxolin/marxolin.html

Karlis Abolins · From: (near) Seattle, WA, USA

It looks like a bowed psaltery to me.

Karlis

[This message was edited by Karlis Abolins on 05 December 2006 at 02:19 PM.]

Glenn Suchan · From: Austin, Texas

It's actually something called a pianolin. Marxolin is to pianolin what Dobro is to resophonic guitars.

The only recordings I know of that feature a pianolin are by Wisconsinite Claudia Schmidt. A good example can be heard on the song "Whale Song/Farewell To Tarwathie" from her self-titled CD.

I've heard/seen Claudia perform live on her pianolin and the best way I can describe the sound is "ghostly and violin like"; very eithereal. It's played with a bow. Here's a link to a description with some pics:
http://www.fretlesszithers.net/QuickIdentifierPages/Pianolin.htm

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

[This message was edited by Glenn Suchan on 04 December 2006 at 02:05 PM.]

Billy Wilson · From: El Cerrito, California, USA

And to think you could buy one for a psaltry $35!! sorry

CrowBear Schmitt · From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France

it beats Smiley's Domino hands down
bet it stays in tune too ?

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