[Dixielandjazz] Washboards - what and where?

[Luís Henriques]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.  I had already took a look at this website but
there is not enough information on it.  I already sent a mail to them
some days ago but had no answer yet.

Besides, as I do not know anything about this instrument, before buying
one, I would like to ear from the list what kind of washboards do you
use in your bands and what kind of washboards you recommend.

Thanks.

On 10 Ago 2005, philor at webone.com.au wrote:
> 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