Josef Schrammel
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In 1878, Johann Schrammel (1850–1893) and Josef Schrammel (1852-1895), violinist brothers from northwestern Austria, formed an ensemble with guitarist Anton Strohmayer, who accompanied the two violins on a double-necked contraguitar. Inspired by both urbane and rustic traditions, the three musicians performed folk songs, marches, and dance music, most often for audiences at wine taverns (Heurigen) and inns around Vienna. At first the trio called themselves the "Nussdorfers" after the village of