Toni Bürgler (musician)
Toni Bürgler , civic Anton Bürgler called Nühus Toni (* 14. November 1935 in Illgau ), served as Swiss accordion - and Swiss accordion player active.
Live and act
When a scarlet fever epidemic raged in Illgau in 1943 and the family received house arrest, Toni made his first musical attempts - with his brother Josef's Schwyzerörgeli. From 1953 to 1962 he trained with a Josef Beschart senior. a country band . They performed in more than 50 different locations, including Radio Beromünster .
During a stay in the canton of Zurich Toni Bürgler learned to play the chromatic accordion and bought his first instrument in 1955. In 1964 he founded the Trio Bürgler with Paul Bürgler and his brother Fridolin, called Friedl. Paul played the accordion and Fridolin played the bass violin . The bass player Dominik Marty was called in, and the formation later appeared as the Bürgler-Rickenbacher band .
Toni Bürgler, who now lives in Ibach, is a trained tailor and most recently worked in the local armory and as a church soldier . Among his many original compositions is the most successful of the Landler Bim Sity Domini . After going through numerous musical stations, he had to slow down in 1971 for health reasons.
Bottle piano
Toni Bürgler is considered to be the inventor of the bottle piano. He was inspired by a circus clown who performed with a vase piano. The country musician started an experiment with glass bottles filled with water in order to elicit an unmistakable timbre. The bottle piano is now the most famous folk music experiment of the so-called Illgau style.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bürgler, Toni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bürgler, Anton (real name); Nühus, Tönel (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss country musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Illgau |