Why don't they teach this in American history class?

[tbdana]

Apparently, Lincoln played a Bach 12.

lincoln trombone.jpeg

[Posaunus]

And a marble-plated one at that. Bach only made a few of those (back in the day)!

[ghmerrill]

Amazing. I mean ... we knew about Andy Griffith -- but Honest Abe!!!

[BGuttman]

Actually, that's a BBBb sub-contrabass.

[ghmerrill]

Oh, yeah. It would have to be, given the size of the statue. I really missed that.

[Doug Elliott]

In case you didn't know....



And his brother Chet Lincoln used to work at at Chuck Levin's Washington Music. When I was a kid Chet used to always tell me about his brother Abe the trombone player.

[BrassSection]

I can’t answer about American history. In addition to inheriting baritone playing from my Dad, he was a Pennsylvania history teacher. Did make many a trek to Gettysburg…and many other parts of the state. I feel short-changed!

[Posaunus]

I can’t answer about American history. In addition to inheriting baritone playing from my Dad, he was a Pennsylvania history teacher. Did make many a trek to Gettysburg…and many other parts of the state. I feel short-changed!

Next time you visit Gettysburg, join the artifact hunters - perhaps you'll unearth Abe's water spray bottle.

[RustBeltBass]

Haters will say it is fake, but if you get really close you can see the iplayshires hashtag on the side of the chair he is setting on.

[tbdana]

Little known fact: In 1864 in Washington, D.C., while the Civil War raged, President Lincoln took a day to play with the US Marine Band (photographed here with a group of non-musician Marines in front of the Commandant’s house at the Marine Barracks). At the time the band employed 3 trombones, including the father of John Philip Sousa, Antonio Sousa. Honest Abe was a Sousa fan, so used his position to be able to sub in the band for a ceremony. Sousa is pictured second from the right in the front row, and Lincoln is the tall trombonist just to the right of the drum major.

[Posaunus]

Little-known fact: The only reason Abe was there was that his son Thomas “Tad” Lincoln had always wanted to be a drummer in the Marine Band. Tad (born April 1853) convinced his father to "come join the band" with him that day. Tad is the middle of the three drummers in the front row.

[Doug Elliott]

"group of non-musician Marines"
That's the drummers, right?

[bitbckt]

The reality where an AI puts this idea into an unsuspecting grade student’s report on Abe Lincoln draws ever closer.

I’m enjoying the thought. Carry on.

[Posaunus]

I believe that Abe's was an early prototype C. G. Conn trombone.
And of course Tad's drum was a Ludwig!

[tbdana]

The reality where an AI puts this idea into an unsuspecting grade student’s report on Abe Lincoln draws clever closer.

I’m enjoying the thought. Carry on.

Oh, man. That would be awesome.