 The Clarinet BBoard
|
Author: rockymountainbo
Date: 2005-08-02 14:06
Does anybody know if most Dixieland clarinet players used Bb clarinets back in the day or if they used a plethora of different horns?
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Ben Redwine
Date: 2005-08-02 14:10
Hello,
I never really thought about what keys clarinets were in for old dixieland players. I have seen several photos of street dixieland bands in New Orleans where the clarinetist was playing an e-flat clarinet.
Ben Redwine
RedwineJazz, LLC
410 798-8251
clarinet@redwinejazz.com
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: David Peacham
Date: 2005-08-02 15:28
I think you'll find that many early jazzmen were ex-military, or at least used ex-military instruments. So they'd have used whatever military bands used. Unlikely to find clarinets in A or C, therefore.
-----------
If there are so many people on this board unwilling or unable to have a civil and balanced discussion about important issues, then I shan't bother to post here any more.
To the great relief of many of you, no doubt.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: BobD
Date: 2005-08-02 16:57
Depends on how far back you're talking about. My impression is that they used Albert or other non-Boehm systems very early on but don't know about tuning. Another impression is that metal and hard rubber were popular horn materials vs wood. These are just impressions.
Bob Draznik
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Don Berger
Date: 2005-08-02 18:56
I generally agree with Bob D, likely using what they have/had, with choice, and before amplification, prob C's or Eb's to be heard over brass and crowd "noises", without the altissimo sounds. Most of the oldies I have are B's [Bb's] HP or LP, playing old Dixie shows what was needed. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
The Clarinet Pages
|
 |
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
