Busker with horn violin (Stroh violin) in front of Antwerp Central Station

[NucularTheArtist]

it's very hebrew music sounding.

[valyn0]

..It would have been great if a stranger bought the violin and keept it as small trophy..as about my gipsy compatriot should have played a clasic violin.. maybe he managed to pickup 30 eur/day.Bad image for RO people....excuse my not very good english for grammar.Greetings worldwide ....

[NcalBiker]

Battery's not included. BEAUTIFUL!

[MarlonOwnsYourCake]

jeez that's pretty.

[SpecVibe]

Wtf! Wow, that's really amazing stuff!

[adventuresofza]

awesome

busking 4 life baby

peace

[kobinski]

O.o



[jaganram]

Very nice :)

[randrmusiccomp]

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[thegodlessatheist]

it sounds like a violin played through a 1920 gramophone.

[giggleblaggle]

He's a good violinist, but wow does that horn irritate me! A regular violin sounds much better.

[fraroc]

@giggleblaggle An electric violin sounds the absolute best.

[Yenaboi]

@giggleblaggle when this particular design was made.. at the time it was needed

good chance.. most if any old recordings you heard with a violin in it.. used this one.. back then the recording devices weren't as good and they couldn't pick up the violin.. so someone came up with this variation of it

[SoldatSolutrea]

What a cool instrument. The brass bell gives the resonance a somewhat distant sound.

[violinjosh]

That guy bears a scary resemblance to me, when I showed some friends this they thought it was me (it's definetly not, I've never even been to belgium). If I may quote the Spoony One "Skrull! Skrull! I've been secretly invaded!"

[bruceleeC64]

Also known as a 'phono-fiddle'

[ClueLou]

LOL!

[Yofu]

My god that thing is silly looking. If I ever start playing the violin, I need a stroh.

[fagottist]

what's the name of the tune he playes after under paris skies?

[sebastianrojas]

the second tune is a tango called "el choclo"

[Max0Inq]

Good people, where can I get such horn? I'd like to build similiar instrument.

[armstrongener]

is that the horn is installed instead of the soundhole?

[Max0Inq]

Yes. And instead of soundbox.

[TheRealCaptainCarrot]

Awesome.

I like that instrument.

It sounds like he starts with a variation of Edith Piaf's "Sous le Ciel de Paris"

( cf. youtube [DOT] com/watch?v=b255tOFKD7A)

...But I wonder what the second part is...

[VanallenGuitar]

aha never seen anythin like that. pretty cool!

[Max0Inq]

Honestly, it's not original Stroh Violin. It's Rumunian horn violin but it's desing is based on Stoh's one. Check "Stroh violin" on wikipedia.

[fayettevilleviolin]

Hope you tipped the guy...

[ubbddu]

great

[speedlag]

thanks for putting this up, it's an awesome example of how great this instrument sounds (in a great location)

[fagottist]

that second tne i've heard before but a bit different

[moonlitesymphony]

fantastic sound