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For those who haven't seen one - a bass Antoniophone!
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 10:05 am
by Dave Detwiler
Hi all,
You may be aware that Patrick Gilmore featured as many as five Antoniophones in his band around 1889.
Here's the bass Antoniophone, which is said to have been played by Eldon Baker, at least in 1890 (the photo is from the September 28, 1889 edition of
Harper's Weekly, and this is perhaps him):
1889 Bass Antoniophone in Gilmore's Band.JPG
Enjoy!
Dave
Re: For those who haven't seen one - a bass Antoniophone!
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:59 pm
by bisontuba
Neat
Re: For those who haven't seen one - a bass Antoniophone!
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 2:46 pm
by Dave Detwiler
Here's the paragraph talking about Antoniophones that accompanied the photo:
1889 Antoniophone paragraph (Harper's Weekly).JPG
Re: For those who haven't seen one - a bass Antoniophone!
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 3:33 pm
by timothy42b
Looks like it would be tricky to play sitting down.
Can you hold it left handed if need be?
Re: For those who haven't seen one - a bass Antoniophone!
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 11:56 pm
by Ken Herrick
It looks like a compensating valve set.
Re: For those who haven't seen one - a bass Antoniophone!
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 2:35 pm
by windshieldbug
Ken Herrick wrote:It looks like a compensating valve set.
Why, does it have a Corvette?
Re: For those who haven't seen one - a bass Antoniophone!
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:32 pm
by Ken Herrick
As Steve Irwin should have known; Beware the Stingray!