musical saw
noun
: a handsaw made to produce melody by bending the blade while sounding it with a hammer or violin bow
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The news came as the musical saw the lowest gross of its run last week, at $479,348, and the show played to a capacity of 65 percent at Studio 54.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, S.F. www.randallmuseum.org Breakfast with Enzo Drop in at anytime for two different sets of voice, accordion, guitar, banjo, jaw harp, ocarina, percussion and musical saw sing along fun for everyone.
—Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2018
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, S.F. www.randallmuseum.org Breakfast with Enzo Drop in at anytime for two different sets of voice, accordion, guitar, banjo, jaw harp, ocarina, percussion and musical saw sing along fun for everyone.
—Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2018
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“Musical saw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20saw. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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