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Word: jewsharp (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1925-1925
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...brothers, a mountain guide. His country was devastated by Napoleon, then by the insurgent Prussians. His three brothers were killed on a mountain peak by a lightning bolt. Heinrich Steinweg joined the troops of the Duke of Brunswick. He played the bugle. In his knapsack, he carried a jewsharp- an instrument which he found inadequate. He evolved a dulcimer. It was played by striking the strings with little hammers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Steinways | 6/29/1925 | See Source »

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