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Which musical instrument has the most socially unacceptable stigma associated with it and why?
A. The fiddle
B. The banjo
C. The jews harp
D. The bagpipes
E. The auto harp
and..why are some of these instruments frowned on by urbanites regardless of political affiliation?
edit: great topic to bring up; thanks for posting the question
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Depends upon the society. If you are referring to the disdain often accorded to folk / traditionalist culture worldwide, you may find the article below interesting; it discusses one example of how musical instruments have often become associated with political sentiment:
from http://www.hangoskola.hu/tarogato1999.htm
from the latter part of the article:
"After World War II until the 1980s, the modified tárogató had been practically silenced by those governing official musical life in Hungary. It was proclaimed by communist regimes to be a nationalistic musical instrument for irredentists. This was obviously not the fault of the tárogató but rather that of politicians from World War I until now. Under Rákosi's regime it was forbidden to play it publicly, radio recordings disappeared, the instrument making companies were nationalized, etc. Thus, it was not accidental that the instrument's rebellious character survived in the folk music of Hungary."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1rogat%C3%B3
"Being a very loud and raucous instrument, the tárogató was used as a signalling instrument in battle (like the bugle or the bagpipe). Because the tárogató was an iconic instrument of the Rákóczi's War for Independence (1703-1711). Its use was suppressed in the 18th century by the Habsburg monarchy."
this is my favorite observation from the wiki article:
"The tárogató was used by Richard Wagner for the shepherd's solo in Tristan und Isolde, but the instrument was eventually abandoned being considered too loud for a concert hall."
hmmm. too loud for Wagner? LOL. I think the tone and the sound was/is too disturbingly authentic and nonconformist for cultivated ears *inside* a concert hall.
JAW HARP JOHN