Thaddeus von Clegg was an immigrant (to the USA) German
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Thaddeus von Clegg was an immigrant (to the USA) German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... clockmaster who constructed the first kazoo
Kazoo
The kazoo is a device fitted that adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when one vocalizes into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton - a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane.... in the 1840s.
The kazoo is a device fitted that adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when one vocalizes into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton - a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane.... , also called Clegghorn, is based on the African mirliton
Mirliton
Mirliton can mean:* A vegetable or its vine, also known as the chayote* A class of musical instruments with a membrane that vibrates in the manner of that of a kazoo or the eunuch flute.... , and was a popular African-American folk instrument during the 1800s. The manufactured version we know today was invented in Macon, Georgia
Macon, Georgia
Macon is a city located in central Georgia , USA. It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia, and the county seat of Bibb County, Georgia.... , by an African American
African American
African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa.... named Alabama Vest, in the 1840s. The first manufactured kazoo was made by Thaddeus Von Clegg, a German clockmaker in Georgia, and the instrument was introduced to the South at the Georgia State Fair
State fair
A state fair is a competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population. It is a larger version of a county fair, often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in their categories at the more-local county fairs.... in 1852.
