[Trombone-l] Always good to check out the horn a head of time

[Ray Horton]

Very interesting.  Below is a link to a site about Bob Burns, which has 
a picture of a bazooka.  So the instrument gave it's name to the weapon!

http://users.aristotle.net/~russjohn/burns.html


Mine is a non-sliding variety, and is small-bore plays partials like a 
very long natural trumpet.  It looks like the bazooka works like a 
sliding dijeridoo, larger bore and playing fewer partials (maybe one?) 
but sliding to produce some chromatic pitches.  Hmm...


RBH


Fred Hudson wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Horton" <rayhorton at insightbb.com>
>
>
>>
> I also made one out of
>> 2 long pieces of PVC tubing, plays about the same, maybe a little
>> crisper sound, but harder to transport.
>>
> Ray ,
>
> You seem to have rediscovered and extended the range of the "Bazooka", 
> An instrument made from 2 pieces of pipe and a whiskey funnel, 
> invented and played by Bob Burns - a Vaudeville and radio comedian in 
> the 30's and 40's.
>
> http://www.angelfire.com/de/classicalstories/
>
> Burns' Bazooka was in the range of a tenor trombone - unfortunately 
> the link within the above link to a duet of Burns and Tommy Dorsey 
> playing "Sweet Sue" doesn't appear to work any more, but the text 
> gives some info on the origin of the instrument as well as a 
> transcription of the dialog between Burns and TD
>
> Fred H
>
>