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Description: | This particular saw was specially made for musical performance. It is longer than a carpentry saw to enable production of a larger range of notes. The handle of the saw is held against the player's leg and the end of the saw is held with one hand. Drawing a bow across the blade's straight edge produces the sound. Pitch can be varied by bending the angle of the blade and vibrato can be added by causing the saw to quiver. This saw was owned by the London-based Joan Stonehewer (1910-1969), a "concert artiste" of the variety theatre tradition. Stonehewer played the saw and other novelty instruments. Her engagements included appearances at the Royal Variety Hall and the B.B.C. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum, London | Subjects: | Leisure | Temporal: | Circa 1930 | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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