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jimspeedjae Veteran Member
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Danbassin Veteran Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Very cool keepsake and piece of historical memorabilia, but who's to say how much Pops actually played this one. Most of his collection is well-preserved in the must-visit Louis Armstrong House Museum, in Corona, Queens ( http://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/ ) and also through a relationship they share with Queens College (City University of New York).
A well-documented piece of trivia about his mouthpieces is that he would slash etchings directly into the rim, coming up with something that looks a bit intimidating. Here's a photo which looks a lot like the one I've seen at the museum: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/28/02/20/28022039b96893cf0276f06df4cfd2ee.jpg
Some time ago I saw an ad either here or on eBay for a mouthpiece that Claude Gordon had even more violently modified to perhaps encourage less pressure. I don't, however, think that this is why Pops modified his mpc - he was by no means a no-pressure player.
Good luck to any and all bidding!
-DB _________________ Daniel Bassin
Conductor/Composer/Trumpeter/Improviser/Educator
I play:
Monette - CORNETTE/PranaXLT-STC Bb/MC-35/Raja A Piccolo;
Kromat C-Piccolo; Thein G-Piccolo; Various antique horns
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GordonH Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 2:59 am Post subject: |
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Louis played on a variety of mouthpieces. Right at the end of his career he was on a Purviance 4*K4 (maybe wrong model number ut I am sure that is the one). Earlier he played on a Giardinelli which was a scaled up version of his earlier Selmer double cup mouthpiece. This got the bite away from some of his scar tissue but it is huge. This is the one you can buy a duplicate of from RS Berkeley.
I don't recognise the one in that box, but he used many and I think even Schilke did one for him at some point. _________________ Bb - Scherzer 8218W, Schilke S22, Bach 43, Selmer 19A Balanced
Pic - Weril
Flugel - Courtois 154
Cornet - Geneva Heritage, Conn 28A
Mouthpieces - Monette 1-5 rims and similar.
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Winghorn Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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If I were sure Satchmo actually played this mouthpiece, I would bid on it. What a piece of trumpet history it would be! I would probably build some sort of shrine for it.
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king leopardi Veteran Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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Danbassin wrote: | Very cool keepsake and piece of historical memorabilia, but who's to say how much Pops actually played this one. Most of his collection is well-preserved in the must-visit Louis Armstrong House Museum, in Corona, Queens ( http://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/ ) and also through a relationship they share with Queens College (City University of New York).
A well-documented piece of trivia about his mouthpieces is that he would slash etchings directly into the rim, coming up with something that looks a bit intimidating. Here's a photo which looks a lot like the one I've seen at the museum: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/28/02/20/28022039b96893cf0276f06df4cfd2ee.jpg
Some time ago I saw an ad either here or on eBay for a mouthpiece that Claude Gordon had even more violently modified to perhaps encourage less pressure. I don't, however, think that this is why Pops modified his mpc - he was by no means a no-pressure player.
Good luck to any and all bidding!
-DB | I read somewhere that players would put those marks on a mouthpiece rim to grip and twist the lip in the belief that it would help them reach the higher notes. |
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JetJaguar Heavyweight Member
Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 1518 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2022 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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king leopardi wrote: | Danbassin wrote: | Very cool keepsake and piece of historical memorabilia, but who's to say how much Pops actually played this one. Most of his collection is well-preserved in the must-visit Louis Armstrong House Museum, in Corona, Queens ( http://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/ ) and also through a relationship they share with Queens College (City University of New York).
A well-documented piece of trivia about his mouthpieces is that he would slash etchings directly into the rim, coming up with something that looks a bit intimidating. Here's a photo which looks a lot like the one I've seen at the museum: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/28/02/20/28022039b96893cf0276f06df4cfd2ee.jpg
Some time ago I saw an ad either here or on eBay for a mouthpiece that Claude Gordon had even more violently modified to perhaps encourage less pressure. I don't, however, think that this is why Pops modified his mpc - he was by no means a no-pressure player.
Good luck to any and all bidding!
-DB | I read somewhere that players would put those marks on a mouthpiece rim to grip and twist the lip in the belief that it would help them reach the higher notes. |
Looks brutal. I can't stand the slightest scratch or nick on a rim. _________________ 1938 Martin Handcraft Imperial #2 bore, 38 bell
Bach 7C mouthpiece
I'm looking for a Connstellation 5C-N or 5B-N mouthpiece
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chase1973 Veteran Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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Louis went through many brand name MPCs including Charlie Allen, Giardinelli, Purviance and towards the end Ren Schilke made a piece for him as he described "just to keep him playing." It was gold-plated and in the Louis Armstrong Museum too...Chris LaBarbera told me once, he had so much lip scarring he used to actually rub cocaine on his chops to numb them. |
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