Stumpf Fiddle Polka

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Stumpf fiddle polka. Pogo cello pogocello polka cello poco cello stump fiddle boom ba boom bass bumbass hum strum devils violin teufel stick and others. Specifics about how the instrument was first created are unclear but it is believed to have been emulated from rhythm sticks that most likely came over from europe to america in the early 1900s. See more ideas about fiddle percussion instruments diy instruments. The party fiddle factory stump or stumpf fiddle is a unique folk music instrument with origins in the rhythm sticks of central europe.

Legend or maybe fact has it that the modern stumpf fiddle was conceived by charlie and bob cronin along with a gentleman named bill schwartz. Dec 15 2013 explore billfrankos board stumpf fiddle on pinterest. The contests will be backed by techno or polka tracks. How do you play a party fiddle factory stump fiddle.

Stump fiddles are common in wisconsin minnesota and the. Usually these are made from shovel handles hoe handles pallet lumber old skis cookie or cracker tin boxes generally a pretty casual construction. These guys met at a packers game in green bay wisconsin with rhythm sticks in tow and combined their efforts to market their instruments by way of the fiddle factory. Winners of the two contests will walk away with miscellaneous prizes to be determined and more importantly bragging rights for being champions of what eckhardt and spielman are pretty sure is the premier winter stumpf fiddle contest in the state.

Pogo cello pogocello polka cello poco cello stump fiddle boom ba boom bass bumbass hum strum devils violin teufel stick and others. The party fiddle factory stump fiddle is played by bouncing it on the floor to keep the beat as the bells jingle.