Last fall I visited a fiddler friend to rehearse for a gig--he had a phonofiddle sitting on his piano! I asked about it so he let me play it. HIs old fiddle teacher had given it to him. The playing feel was not too bad, but the balance a little odd, being top-heavy. The sound surprisingly full, but not surprisingly, a little tinny...

And now I know what it was.

I wish I'd asked him to play it--I wonder what it would sound like with a really good player. He died last month so now I can't ask him.

W-O