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What was a popular slang nickname for the Soprano saxophone and why?
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∙ 15y ago
Straight pipe- from its straignt, vertical shape, as opposed to the curved bell type more associated with the Saxophone instruments. also Goofus which was a slang term that was also applied to ( A small calliope mounted on a truck or trailer- used at carnivals) possibly the idea it was a novelty or (Goof) instrument. Some Jazz musicians made a big thing with the Goofus, however and the name did come into slang usage as a synonym for the Soprano Saxophone.
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