In a message dated 01-08-26 14:53:54 EDT, you write:
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> >Please tell me what "strohbass" means. My German dictionary defines
"stroh"
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> >as straw. My music dictionary defines "strohfidel" as xylophone [as the
> >pitchboards were originally suspended on straw ropes]. Is the strohbass a
> >baritone "suspended by ropes" :-) ?
another German expression is Strohwitwe = grass widow.
Merry
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