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Origin of Musical Saw Playing
The Musical Saw in Church & Vaudeville
The Rebirth of Saw Playing
Recommended Saws for Playing
Saws Specifically Made for Playing
How To Hold a Musical Saw
How to Bow a Musical Saw
Using Tip Handles with Musical Saws
How to Play Notes on a Musical Saw
Preparing the Bow for Playing the Musical Saw
How to Screw a Tip Handle Into a Musical Saw
Using the Bow on a Musical Saw
Creating Vibrato With a Musical Saw
The Slide & Slap Methods of Playing the Musical Saw
Types of Music for the Musical Saw
How to Keep Your Musical Saw Rust Free
Protecting Your Musical Saw With a Case
Sizes of Musical Saws
Musical Saw Collectibles
Musical Saw Performance
Summary: Musical saw playing has its origins in the church and in vaudeville acts. Learn more about the history of singing saw playing in this free online music lesson video.
Natalia Paruz ("The Saw Lady") has been delighting audiences the world over with her unique performances on TV and radio, and live concerts. She performed with the Israel Philharmonic...read more
"On behalf of Expert Village, my name is Natalia Paruz, also known as "the saw lady." You can find me in New York City, and today I'm going to teach you how to play a saw. In my research about the history of the carpenter's hand saw as a musical instrument, I came across obituaries of priests from about 150-200 years ago. In their obituaries, it said that reverend so and so played the musical saw in Sunday services. The saw was actually used in lathargical music. Before it became famous as a vaudeville act, about a 100 years ago vaudeville had basically a saw player in every show. Even the famous Ziegfeld Follies had a vaudeville saw player in it. All these saw players back then in vaudeville times build themselves as the one and only saw player or the inventor of musical saw playing. They all built themselves that way. It was just a publicity stunt, and actually saw playing dates way before that. "
eHow Article: The Musical Saw in Church & Vaudeville
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