Melba Liston's mouthpiece
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NotATrumpet
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Melba Liston's mouthpiece
What mouthpiece is she using?
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- harrisonreed
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Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Looks like some flavor of Jet Tone.
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GabrielRice
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Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
I think it was an Al Cass
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Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Agreed - the deep rim looks more Al Cass than Jet Tone.
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NotATrumpet
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Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Thanks
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Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Good call. I did look up a few Al Cass models and it didn't look like they did the neck ornamentation like Jet Tone did. Check this out:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... 1875108850
Now obviously this is a very different mouthpiece from the one on the video, but the neck detail is what led me to think it might be a jet tone. There are also some Beuscher mouthpieces that look close:

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- dukesboneman
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Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
It looks a little like this Holton Mouthpiece
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JTeagarden
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Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
The thread title sounds like the name of a trending bar, I'd pay $15 for a beer in a bar with that name.
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jjenkins
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Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
I was going to mention how it's closest to a Holton 82 in appearance, minus the mid section.
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chromebone
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Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
She did play a Holton at some point, I’ve seen pictures of her with one, so a Holton mouthpiece would make sense.
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MaxPirone
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Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Al cass