[Dixielandjazz] Washboards - what and where?

[Phil O'Rourke]

Luis

Try this site.
I don't use one of their washboards but Australian ones are hard to get.
I remember years ago (1976??) seeing an article in one of the major
Australian newspapers about how the shape and material in Austsralian
washboards made the difference in the Australian jazz sound. I think it may
have ben a little tongue in chhek though.

Phil O'Rourke
Tenor Washboard
Australia

www.columbuswashboard.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Luís Henriques" <lhenriques at CriticalSoftware.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: 10 August, 2005 8:24 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Washboards - what and where?


Hi everybody,

In the band I am leading, we are currently using drums in the rhythmic
section.  However, we are thinking about start using a washboard (and,
probably, get rid of the drums!).  The problem is: we are in Portugal
and nobody seems to know what that is!  I searched in the Internet but,
as I do not know nothing about the subject it didn't helped a lot.

Could someone give me some suggestions?  It would be great to have:

 * Some advice on buying the instrument - we will use it both in
   concerts and in parades
 * Some links/contacts to companies/people that build washboards;
 * What are the needed accessories (for example, what is the name of
   those "things" to put on the fingers?)

Hope there are a lot of washboard players in this list to help me on
this :)

Thanks a lot.

--
Luís Henriques


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