[Dixielandjazz] Instruments and vibrato

[David Richoux]

As I said in the last paragraph... I have that book as well (and a  
few others ;-)

>> However, if we ignore all of that completely and just look at the   
>> history
>> of ALL brass bands in the US from 1865 to 1900 it become  obvious  
>> that
>> there were many thousands of instruments produced in the  USA (and  
>> Europe)
>> that would be all over the place - finding cheap 2nd  or 3rd hand
>> instruments in a city the size of New Orleans would be no  problem.

Just about any city, town, or village in the country had a brass band  
(or bands) of some sort some time in the 2nd half of the 1800s!

Dave Richoux

On Sep 24, 2007, at 8:55 PM, Fred Spencer wrote:

> Dear David,
>
> Any assessment of the effect of the Civil War on the flooding of  
> the civilian market is no doubt more speculation than fact.To quote  
> from "Music and Muskets. Bands and Bandsmen of the American Civil  
> War"(Greenwood Press, 1981) by Kenneth E Olson, "The musicians took  
> their music and instruments to their homes where they relegated  
> them lovingly to the attic." In chapter 8, "Bands and Bandsmen on  
> the Home Front", the author also points out in this scholarly book  
> that there was plenty of music beyond the battle areas. Cheers.
> Fred
>
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