[78-L] question for dance band experts

[Tim Huskisson]

"...A string bass would never have been heard in a dance hall." Dl

How do you think the Swing bands managed in Dance Halls?
Bass frequencies tend not to be directional and are audible at lower
volumes. 
Britain's own modern day 'Vintage Dance bands' - (Pasadena Roof Orchestra,
Piccadilly Dance Orchestra, Alex Mendham, etc) use Double Bass for much of
their repertoire. And they too often use original charts.

In the studio however, the low frequencies of a Double Bass would not have
been picked up by the early acoustic recording process. In comparison, the
Sousaphone could be pointed directly at the recording horn, and even though
the lowest frequencies were not recorded, enough audio information got
through to the cutting needle.

Regards
Tim Huskisson







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.

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