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RE: Artie Shaw MP, ETC

Author: Don Berger
Date: 2001-09-24 15:29

You likely are correct, Jeff. In my post above, I meant "stencilled-on", not stapled!. I read over [rapidly] Conrad Josias [josassoc@ix.netcom.com] VERY interesting ICA Journal article but found no mention of clarinet, mp or reeds. Perhaps C J or MS Berman could supply some details. I believe I heard the A S big band in Flint Mich. in 1939-40's, but my memory isnt responding with that detail. My GUESSWORK is that he played a 30's Selmer-Paris [as most "biggies" did then, possibly a very special GM Bundy which was becomming accepted!] and a wide-tip, long lay Selmer mp with a quite hard reed, Vandoren , probably [Vibrators were popular then] to produce his great command of the altissimo. As is evident, I also am very interested. If you have the ICA, look carefully at the pics, his embouchure and playing positions are a bit different!!! Don

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