OH079: White; male; age: 71 (old); education: 7th grade; community type: small city
Media Files:
Arthur the Rat. Speaker: OH079 (4:07)
Full Interview (Tape 1265-S1).
Content:
00:25 Arthur the Rat
04:45 Informant's musical history—now repairs instruments, played saxophone since 1927, clarinet before that, son used to play saxophone, now plays clarinet. Informant once belonged to seven bands at once, performed in minstrel shows
10:45 Informant worked at water plant for 27 years
11:25 Parts, tools used for rebuilding and repairing instruments
15:30 Reasons why saxophone is easiest instrument to learn
19:00 Workload at Informant's repair shop
21:30 Story about Informant's son joining Air Force Band
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