This instrument was formerly owned by the great Canadian fiddler Al Cherny. Born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, in 1932, Cherny gained a reputation for being a talented and flashy fiddleroften playing with the instrument held behind his back or under his leg. In the 1950s he relocated to Ontario to perform with CKNXs Barn Dance radio show and eventually made it to CBCs The Tommy Hunter Show, where he became a regular, bringing his upbeat style, infused with a dash of Ukrainian folk, to a national audience.