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What bowed instrument does Kermit play?
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Gordon Shumway
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Ans.: rebec!

I was watching a DVD of Cadfael last night: -

and a minstrel was playing a rebec, so I thought I'd post a few links here.

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Interesting!

 

It took me a while to get the joke.

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Cute joke! 

I really like the idea of the 'toddler' size, but wonder about how hard it is to hold with such a curved back and bottom edge. 

My Ukulele has a curved back and I have a heck of a time trying to keep it from slipping/sliding around while I'm trying to play it!

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Italian mandolins are still "bowl-backed" (I believe the correct expression is. Bowlback, bowl back, whatever).

They are good for resting on pot-bellies, lol!

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I love the sound of that instrument. I tried looking for a lesson book online just now, but found none, so how would you learn to play it?.

Just got the joke, by the way. Very funny! 
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Alf, have you ever thought of getting one of these rebecs? Wonder where you would get replacement strings and bow or bow hairs? I really love the sound.

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Oh, @Gordon Shumway , aka Alf, I forgot to mention, when I saw this tooic title, I thought Rainbow Connection was going to be played on it. What gives? That is Kermit's song! Then I got the joke.

I used to play Rainbow Connection on my piano, simple version, of course. It was the name of a 4-H group I lead for 2 meetings! 

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I'd forgotten about cadfael. Yes, I've often thought about getting a rebec, but the tonality is a moot point, and I think I'd be more likely to get a modern ethnic equivalent instrument than spend a lot of money on something that might be wrong on so many levels.

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