Kazoo
The kazoo has been adopted as the official instrument of Chapter One and the C.O.B.B. Society. Each member of Chapter One is issued a kazoo when they join and attend their first meeting. An official C.O.B.B. Salute is played as part of the closing exercise of each meeting and on rides, is played at each establishment visited followed by the announcement of "Cobb's in the house!"
Chapter One has found this to be a great "introductory ice breaker" when visiting new places, creating smiles and occasional applause. As soon as we come up with reasonable shipping, we'll start marketing them on this site.
The kazoo is a simple musical instrument (membranophone) that adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when one hums into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton - a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane. The membranophone label is a key element in the kazoo being called a musical instrument.
Such instruments have been used in Africa for hundreds of years, to disguise the sound of somebody's voice or to imitate animals, often for various ceremonial purposes. It was on such an instrument that the kazoo, invented by Alabama Vest in the 19th century in Macon, Georgia, is based. The first kazoo was manufactured to Vest's specifications by Thaddeus von Clegg, a German clockmaker in Macon. The kazoo was first publicized at the Georgia State Fair in 1852.
The first metal kazoos were manufactured and patented in Eden, New York, where they are still made in the original factory. A temporary kazoo can be made by combining comb and tissue paper or wax paper.
So, with all that in mind, are you ready to do some practicing?
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