[Dixielandjazz] Re: Bass Cano - possibly an answer!

[Bill Haesler]

on 11/1/04 11:09 AM, david richoux at tubaman at batnet.com wrote:

........ it was a one string instrument about 5 or 6 feet long - basically a
big stick of wood with a very simple tuning peg at each end of the string.
Mystery Solved?

Very well done Dave.
Congratulations on your persistence
We have now established (confirmed by listening to the Alfred Elkin's 1940s
records) that:
 vocal bass is just that. A voice imitating a string bass.
 imitation bass is a home made, single string skiffle type contraption.
 bass cano is a single string instrument.
Very kind regards,
Bill.