[Dixielandjazz] Strange Instruments

[d.sleeman]

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Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Strange Instruments

> Nope that is not even close, this thing is a full blown Brass Sousa 
> with a slide trombone connected, appears as if the back of the Trombone 
> also is patched into the tubing of the Souza,  perhaps there is a hand 
> controlled valve to determine whether you want to play out of the Bone 
> bell or the Sousa  I have no idea .   I'll bet Dan Augustine will fly 
> over there and Buy it or kill the guy and steal it for his museum if he 
> sees it :))

I never ever go sit in front of a sousaphone player when somebody is taking pictures. People get confused. They took a picture of me sitting before an Xmas tree. It was like the thing was growing out of my bald head!

Cheers,

Dick Sleeman, Lelystad, Holland. <d.sleeman at hccnet.nl>

"...Of all the musical instruments in use today, the trombone is one of,
 if not THE most difficult of instruments. I know, 'cause I have one..."

  (Dewsnap in "THE TROMBONE", December 10, 2002)