[Dixielandjazz] Tenor Guitar

[Gary Kiser]

Ok, I hate to sound like an idiot in not knowing what instrument my 
fellow bandsman plays.  Some say it is a tenor guitar.  Others say it is 
an alto guitar.  Can some of you string guys set the record straight?  
Jules tunes it like a violin.  In any case, we prefer this sound to a banjo.

Here are a couple of clips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IsRv7NA0dk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X27e4-uSMK0

All the best, Gary


Gary Kiser
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Gluetje1 at aol.com wrote:
> You can also find Mound City Blue Blowers, several numbers, on  YouTube.  I 
> love watching them.
> Ginny
>  
> In a message dated 9/15/2009 11:18:02 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
> rickz at usermail.com writes:
>
> Eddie  Condon was one of my earliest influences on 
> guitar.  He was famous  for being able to put 
> together backup groups and did that for  Fats
> Waller many times.  My favorite album of Eddie's 
> was a 10" LP  which had cuts by "The Mound City 
> Blue Blowers."  This included  Kazoo, Guitar, and
> a suitcase wrapped in paper in lieu of  drums.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_City_Blue_Blowers
> Interestingly,  the Wiki article does not mention  
> Eddie!
>