The saw I played was the best one I've ever found. It was made by Clarence Mussehl of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

I bought it from him around 1970. Before that I played a store-bought cheapie---usually better than the thicker ones that were too stiff to bend easily. Clarence ran the Mussehl & Westphal company & started selling his saws in 1921. He passed away in 1986 (I think) at the age of 83.

The company still sells the saws. The best one is the 28 inch blade (easier to bend than the 26 inch blade). I've always played mine with a bow made from a curved stick strung with nylon clothesline/cord (thin)--heavily rosined.

Send for a list of what's available: MUSSEHL & WESTPHAL----Steve & Mary Kay Dawson-----W0626 Beech Drive-------East Troy, Wisconsin--53120

Sevral kinds of saws are musical:
For Celtic music, you would need to use a jig saw.
To play "Flight Of The Bumblebee, use a buzzzz saw.
Voyeurs prefer a key-hole saw.
For polkas you'd need a Warsaw.
A bandsaw is best for Sousa marches and Glenn Miller music.
Psychiatrists like coping saws.
Sounds best if it's a C-saw.

Always run the bow over the straight edge of the saw. (The other side always plays sharp.)

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