[TPIN] "felt hat" for Gershwin

[Allegro69]

>Message: 10
>Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 08:09:28 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Joe Johnson <joe30039 at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [TPIN] "felt hat" for Gershwin
>To: tpin at tpin.okcu.edu
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>Hey Carl,
>  The old Roger Voisin solution was to put a beret over the bell. He also
used this for Gershwin's Concerto in F.
> Joe
><snip>
>How do you guys handle the American in Paris solo marked "felt hat"?
>Thanks (and back to lurking in the digest)
>Carl McCurdy, M.D.

While not relevant to American in Paris and not an 'official' mute in the
brass player's mute bag, the only 'felt hat' is a real derby hat (bowler
hat). Not the Humes and Berg or Harmon Hat type that looks like something
you'd put underneath your bed, but a REAL felt derby hat that you wear on
your head. Ordinarily difficult to find in nearby stores, check out
http://mikethehatter.com/ where you can. Look back in time at bands like
Glen Miller when the 'doo-wahh' things were done with the hats. Good thing
about them is that you don't have to worry about carrying it in a mute bag.
You'd just wear it to the gig. Ladies love when a guy wears one, as do many
of today's kids. The kids think they're 'cool'. When ladies put them on,
they really look great. Maybe this could cause a new fashion trend. 8-)
BOB