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26 comments

May 10, 2012. 5:28 PMkelson12345 says:

I seriously thot that was a pipe

Dec 13, 2010. 5:40 PMconrad141 says:

Change the misleading pic

Sep 26, 2011. 6:18 PMmotleyjust says:

I agree, but since it has been so long, apparently he doesn't intend to.

Mar 7, 2010. 6:10 PMmimsmall says:

For the who cares category: The first boys band in America was started by boys humming on wax paper wrapped on combs. They produced music that impressed the school system to provide regular band instruments. Many years later I played in this band, 1948-51. Yikes!

Sep 8, 2011. 12:36 PMmotleyjust says:

When and where was that?
There were boys bands in America playing on Zobos, (kazoo instruments that looked like brass horns) in the late 19th century. Was it before that?

Sep 12, 2011. 12:57 PMmimsmall says:

1854 The school was the Farm and Trades School, Thompson Island, Boston Mass. The history is archived in the Healey Library, UMass, Boston.

Sep 12, 2011. 5:40 PMmotleyjust says:

Thank you for your response.
1854 was at least 40 years before Zobos were produced.
I will try to see if I can obtain documentation on that, because I definitely want to include that in the Kazooz group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kazooz/

Sep 12, 2011. 8:27 PMmotleyjust says:

I found info about the school establishing the first boys marching band in the country in 1857 (perhaps as an result of the comb and wax paper band).

http://umb.libguides.com/THOMPSONISLAND
Nothing so far on the comb and wax paper band; still looking.

Aug 5, 2008. 6:35 PMtomonto says:

pipe and saws arent exactly free...

Aug 6, 2008. 11:04 AMzupperzipper (author) says:

Like you don't have them at home?

Aug 6, 2008. 11:07 AMtomonto says:

I don't have pvc pipe lying around...

Aug 8, 2008. 2:20 AMzupperzipper (author) says:

then use a toilet paper tube...

Aug 8, 2008. 3:09 PMtomonto says:

the rubber band would make it collapse.

Aug 9, 2008. 9:05 AMzupperzipper (author) says:

No it won't... But you can also use Tape.

Aug 9, 2008. 5:38 PMtomonto says:

putting your mouth on a paper tube would make it quickly fall apart.

Aug 10, 2008. 3:15 AMzupperzipper (author) says:

Ok ,you win...

It's a "almost 100% Free Kazoo"

Jul 24, 2009. 4:05 PMmotleyjust says:

No, he doesn't. You have obviously never made a toilet roll tube kasoo, or you would know you don't put your mouth around it (an difficult thing for anyone but Joe E. Brown). You put your lips inside the tube. Thousands of school children have made these. I'm sure you can manage to do it, too, if you try.

Oct 22, 2009. 3:06 PMcorey_caffeine says:

Joe E. Brown or Paris Hilton

Aug 6, 2008. 3:39 PMmusicalbee2003 says:

Okay, Absolutely Free Kazoo.
Materials
Toilet Paper Tube
Wax Paper (Or Bag, Good idea!)
Rubber band
Tools
Scissors
Process. Cut a square of wax paper that will fit over end of TP tube. Cut a hole in the tube. Put Wax Paper square over tube and secure with rubber band...
And hey, Presto, you have a free, "Eco-Groovy" Kazoo!

Jul 9, 2009. 5:36 PM

Rock Soldier says:

Okay, Absolutely Free Kazoo.
Materials
Toilet Paper Tube
Wax Paper (Or Bag, Good idea!)
Rubber band
Tools
Scissors

Sorry, but don't have any rubber bands. Would a little bit of water and flour work as a very cheap glue?

Jul 10, 2009. 4:10 AMzupperzipper (author) says:

OR you could just hold the bag/wax paper :D