[78-L] question for dance band experts

[David Lennick]

A string bass would never have been heard in a dance hall. Vince Giordano would 
be the definitive expert on this since he collects original charts and performs 
in concert and on Boardwalk Empire, but he's not on this list.

dl

On 10/24/2012 8:59 AM, neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:
> I'm thinking about acoustic dance bands. When they performed live in the
> day, did they use the same instrumentation as they used for recordings,
> such as tubas for the low end, or did they have other instruments, such
> as string bass?
>
> I am thinking that they used more conventional instrumentation for live
> performances, whatever that would be. Same as classical performances.
> Would appreciate a confirmation or correction.