[Dixielandjazz] Vibrato ala Bechet
Dick Sleeman
dick at sleeman.nl
Wed Sep 19 12:54:06 PDT 2007
Steve Barbone wrote a.o:
> Other reason Bechet may have preferred vibrato, especially on Sop Sax, is
> that the early sop saxes were quite out of tune. Some had the lower register
> in tune and the upper register sharp, while others had the lower register
> flat with the upper register in tune.
Isn't that the same thing? If the lower register is flat then you just tune the
instrument a little higher - and then the upper register will be sharp!
Picky, picky,
Dick Sleeman
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