Todays Prompt: describe an heirloom that has been passed down through generations of your family. What is its significance to you personally?
This is my grandfather's fiddle. Although, my father doesn't remember his father ever playing it (then again, my dad escaped Hungary when he was 19) as the family genealogist, he passed it on to me.
Violins play a prominent role in Hungarian folks songs — especially, gypsy music.
One of my favorite childhood memories is going to see Gypsy Joe and his orchestra play at the Hungarian Club and dancing the Csardas (ch-ahhr-dahh-sh) with my grandmother, on New Year's Eve.
Although, the appraiser didn't seem very impressed by the fact the stick is fashioned with real horse hair (or wild hog, I forget) considering all the miles this fiddle has traveled and the stories behind the hands that lived its music, in my eyes, it is a true treasure.
Aaaaand, I like to imagine my grandfather, playing it, just like this and (at about 2 minutes, 30 seconds in) start twirling like it was 1974, all over again, because violins do that to me.
I guess it's in my blood, you know? Hoop-pah!!!
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Old Country Fiddle”
It’s beautiful!
My uncle is a tremendous fiddler (a tremendous musician in all rights really, but I’m especially fond of the fiddle.) Anyway, he gave my oldest lessons when she was little but she didn’t stick with it. I keep trying to nudge her back to it. She was only five when he started with her and even a child’s size fiddle was too long for her little arms so he actually built her a practice fiddle just her size and painted some of the cutest folksy art on it.
Gosh, I hope she gets back to it some day.
It’s beautiful!
My uncle is a tremendous fiddler (a tremendous musician in all rights really, but I’m especially fond of the fiddle.) Anyway, he gave my oldest lessons when she was little but she didn’t stick with it. I keep trying to nudge her back to it. She was only five when he started with her and even a child’s size fiddle was too long for her little arms so he actually built her a practice fiddle just her size and painted some of the cutest folksy art on it.
Gosh, I hope she gets back to it some day.
It’s beautiful!
My uncle is a tremendous fiddler (a tremendous musician in all rights really, but I’m especially fond of the fiddle.) Anyway, he gave my oldest lessons when she was little but she didn’t stick with it. I keep trying to nudge her back to it. She was only five when he started with her and even a child’s size fiddle was too long for her little arms so he actually built her a practice fiddle just her size and painted some of the cutest folksy art on it.
Gosh, I hope she gets back to it some day.
It’s beautiful!
My uncle is a tremendous fiddler (a tremendous musician in all rights really, but I’m especially fond of the fiddle.) Anyway, he gave my oldest lessons when she was little but she didn’t stick with it. I keep trying to nudge her back to it. She was only five when he started with her and even a child’s size fiddle was too long for her little arms so he actually built her a practice fiddle just her size and painted some of the cutest folksy art on it.
Gosh, I hope she gets back to it some day.
It’s beautiful!
My uncle is a tremendous fiddler (a tremendous musician in all rights really, but I’m especially fond of the fiddle.) Anyway, he gave my oldest lessons when she was little but she didn’t stick with it. I keep trying to nudge her back to it. She was only five when he started with her and even a child’s size fiddle was too long for her little arms so he actually built her a practice fiddle just her size and painted some of the cutest folksy art on it.
Gosh, I hope she gets back to it some day.
It’s beautiful!
My uncle is a tremendous fiddler (a tremendous musician in all rights really, but I’m especially fond of the fiddle.) Anyway, he gave my oldest lessons when she was little but she didn’t stick with it. I keep trying to nudge her back to it. She was only five when he started with her and even a child’s size fiddle was too long for her little arms so he actually built her a practice fiddle just her size and painted some of the cutest folksy art on it.
Gosh, I hope she gets back to it some day.
It’s beautiful!
My uncle is a tremendous fiddler (a tremendous musician in all rights really, but I’m especially fond of the fiddle.) Anyway, he gave my oldest lessons when she was little but she didn’t stick with it. I keep trying to nudge her back to it. She was only five when he started with her and even a child’s size fiddle was too long for her little arms so he actually built her a practice fiddle just her size and painted some of the cutest folksy art on it.
Gosh, I hope she gets back to it some day.
It’s beautiful!
My uncle is a tremendous fiddler (a tremendous musician in all rights really, but I’m especially fond of the fiddle.) Anyway, he gave my oldest lessons when she was little but she didn’t stick with it. I keep trying to nudge her back to it. She was only five when he started with her and even a child’s size fiddle was too long for her little arms so he actually built her a practice fiddle just her size and painted some of the cutest folksy art on it.
Gosh, I hope she gets back to it some day.
Valuable? It’s priceless! What a wonderful family heirloom.
Valuable? It’s priceless! What a wonderful family heirloom.
Valuable? It’s priceless! What a wonderful family heirloom.
Valuable? It’s priceless! What a wonderful family heirloom.
Valuable? It’s priceless! What a wonderful family heirloom.
Valuable? It’s priceless! What a wonderful family heirloom.
Valuable? It’s priceless! What a wonderful family heirloom.
Valuable? It’s priceless! What a wonderful family heirloom.
That’s lovely! My grandfather played the violin too, I’ve been told (he gave it up before I was born), and when I picture him playing it all I can see is Pa Ingalls. 😉
I like your imagery better.
That’s lovely! My grandfather played the violin too, I’ve been told (he gave it up before I was born), and when I picture him playing it all I can see is Pa Ingalls. 😉
I like your imagery better.
That’s lovely! My grandfather played the violin too, I’ve been told (he gave it up before I was born), and when I picture him playing it all I can see is Pa Ingalls. 😉
I like your imagery better.
That’s lovely! My grandfather played the violin too, I’ve been told (he gave it up before I was born), and when I picture him playing it all I can see is Pa Ingalls. 😉
I like your imagery better.
That’s lovely! My grandfather played the violin too, I’ve been told (he gave it up before I was born), and when I picture him playing it all I can see is Pa Ingalls. 😉
I like your imagery better.
That’s lovely! My grandfather played the violin too, I’ve been told (he gave it up before I was born), and when I picture him playing it all I can see is Pa Ingalls. 😉
I like your imagery better.
That’s lovely! My grandfather played the violin too, I’ve been told (he gave it up before I was born), and when I picture him playing it all I can see is Pa Ingalls. 😉
I like your imagery better.
That’s lovely! My grandfather played the violin too, I’ve been told (he gave it up before I was born), and when I picture him playing it all I can see is Pa Ingalls. 😉
I like your imagery better.
I have an old jewelry box that my great grandmother passed down to me when i was around 10th years old. It is so precious to me because it is one of the best memories i have when i stayed my summers with her. I was the only great grandchild that spent all summer with her.
I have an old jewelry box that my great grandmother passed down to me when i was around 10th years old. It is so precious to me because it is one of the best memories i have when i stayed my summers with her. I was the only great grandchild that spent all summer with her.
I have an old jewelry box that my great grandmother passed down to me when i was around 10th years old. It is so precious to me because it is one of the best memories i have when i stayed my summers with her. I was the only great grandchild that spent all summer with her.
I have an old jewelry box that my great grandmother passed down to me when i was around 10th years old. It is so precious to me because it is one of the best memories i have when i stayed my summers with her. I was the only great grandchild that spent all summer with her.
I have an old jewelry box that my great grandmother passed down to me when i was around 10th years old. It is so precious to me because it is one of the best memories i have when i stayed my summers with her. I was the only great grandchild that spent all summer with her.
I have an old jewelry box that my great grandmother passed down to me when i was around 10th years old. It is so precious to me because it is one of the best memories i have when i stayed my summers with her. I was the only great grandchild that spent all summer with her.
I have an old jewelry box that my great grandmother passed down to me when i was around 10th years old. It is so precious to me because it is one of the best memories i have when i stayed my summers with her. I was the only great grandchild that spent all summer with her.
I have an old jewelry box that my great grandmother passed down to me when i was around 10th years old. It is so precious to me because it is one of the best memories i have when i stayed my summers with her. I was the only great grandchild that spent all summer with her.
What a beautiful memory, Beth. Awesome that you got the chance to spend such precious time with your great grandmother. My kids have fond memories of my grandmother, as well. Thanks for sharing yours!
What a beautiful memory, Beth. Awesome that you got the chance to spend such precious time with your great grandmother. My kids have fond memories of my grandmother, as well. Thanks for sharing yours!
What a beautiful memory, Beth. Awesome that you got the chance to spend such precious time with your great grandmother. My kids have fond memories of my grandmother, as well. Thanks for sharing yours!
What a beautiful memory, Beth. Awesome that you got the chance to spend such precious time with your great grandmother. My kids have fond memories of my grandmother, as well. Thanks for sharing yours!
What a beautiful memory, Beth. Awesome that you got the chance to spend such precious time with your great grandmother. My kids have fond memories of my grandmother, as well. Thanks for sharing yours!
What a beautiful memory, Beth. Awesome that you got the chance to spend such precious time with your great grandmother. My kids have fond memories of my grandmother, as well. Thanks for sharing yours!
What a beautiful memory, Beth. Awesome that you got the chance to spend such precious time with your great grandmother. My kids have fond memories of my grandmother, as well. Thanks for sharing yours!
What a beautiful memory, Beth. Awesome that you got the chance to spend such precious time with your great grandmother. My kids have fond memories of my grandmother, as well. Thanks for sharing yours!