Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Douglas. I have two alto saxophones and a clarinet, but neither the lip, finger flexibility or hearing to make it worthwhile to get them back in playing condition. I last installed Tonex pads in the clarinet when I was in high school. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 9, 2020, at 7:43 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > Good memories Jim, and a fascinating image for your children, grand > children and great grand children. However, with an 8x10 print, perhaps it > should really be scanned at a good large size - say 3000 pixels across - > so that people could see the great detail captured by the large format > cameras of the time. > > Of course, I'm curious as to whether you still have your saxophone, and do > you still play it? > > Douglas > > > >> On 09/03/2020 21:59, Jim Nichols wrote: >> Occasionally, I recall photos from a long time ago, and check to see if I >> still have them in my files. This one is from the late 1940s, the time >> of Speed Graphics and large flash bulbs, and was probably shot by Stanley >> Coumbe, one of my classmates who shot for the college paper, The >> Reflector. I found a black and white 8x10 glossy stuck between the pages >> of one of my yearbooks, and scanned it. >> >> This was the first of several college bands I played with, to help with >> college expenses. This was about 1948, and there were still a large >> number of veterans enrolled under the GI Bill. Looking at the group, I >> think all except two or three were in that category. I'm the fourth guy >> from the right in the front row. Red Terry, who ran the band at this >> time, is the bass player. I think I can name them all, so I'm not senile >> yet. >> >> The occasion was a Sorority Dance for the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20020430-Collegians+1.JPG.html >> >> >> Demand for large, 15-piece bands went away around 1950, when they were >> replaced by smaller combos with loud amplifiers. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >