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GUEST,WalkaboutsVerse England's National Musical-Instrument? (1943* d) RE: England's National Musical-Instrument? 15 Apr 08


Harping on mobiles, George, I came across an interesting instrument the other day that relates to Treewind's (above) English bell-ringing tradition: I was, and still am, looking for a lap-top acoustic keyboard (I do have Argos's cheapest/smallest electrical one, which I do play on my lap whist watching TV), and came across the bell lyre - a portable glockenspiel, with a lyre-shpaed frame, strapped-on by some members of marching bands.
I'd heard, Dave, that the pipe and tabor were the original Morris instruments (seen a chap playing them at The Morpeth Gathering, a couple of times) but it was/is also well used for dance music on the continent.


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