How many of you have a musical instrument namd after your family?

[ritaxis]

(maybe not named after us, but named after the same town we're named after, anyway)

I thought that Chemnitzer was a mere brand name of accordions. But Wikipedia says we are a particular type of concertina, "most closely related to the Bandoneon." And, apparently, when you see a concetina in a folk or polka band, especially in the American Midwest, chances are, it's a Chemnitzer.

It's really weird to be googling this, and see quotes like I know, I know… we already have enough accordions around the house, but I've always been attracted to the chemnitzer ...

I mean, I've always been attracted to the chemnitzer! Speaking as the resident Kemnitzer hereabouts, I thank you.

(I wanted to include an accordion in a scene I was writing)

edit: Also, the decorative style of a bandoneon is usually more subdued, while chemnitzers often tend toward flashiness.

well, I don't know about that.

Comments

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I like how flashy they are! At least the pictures in Wikipedia look good.

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

They're somethign else, aren't they? I kind of want one, though I don't even play my banjo currently.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I gave my band/orchestra instruments away a while back because my damaged lungs don't really handle instruments anymore. I kept the recorder I've had since I was a kid, not that I use it, I just like looking at it and thinking about playing. I made what I thought was a practical case for it back then, and my mother thought I ought to sell them to people.