On Jul 17, 2005, at 12:01 PM, John Howell wrote:
In the USAF band in the late '50s, one's instrument was referred to
as one's "axe" for no discernable reason
And today still, among jazz musicians, where it has become part of the
technical jargon. I'm not certain, but I think it used to be only
guitars that were "axes", where the shape certainly makes sense...
Christopher
(Bad jazz musician joke: Two woodsmen are walking in the forest. One
says to the other, "Hey, man, let's chop down that tree!" The other
replies, "I can't, man, I forgot my horn.")
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