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Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 7:18 am
by NotATrumpet
What mouthpiece is she using?
Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 7:24 am
by harrisonreed
Looks like some flavor of Jet Tone.
Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 7:27 am
by GabrielRice
I think it was an Al Cass
Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 9:19 am
by JohnL
GabrielRice wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 7:27 am
I think it was an Al Cass
Agreed - the deep rim looks more Al Cass than Jet Tone.
Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 10:08 am
by NotATrumpet
harrisonreed wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 7:24 am
Looks like some flavor of Jet Tone.
Thanks
Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 10:09 am
by NotATrumpet
GabrielRice wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 7:27 am
I think it was an Al Cass
Thanks
Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 10:09 am
by NotATrumpet
JohnL wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 9:19 am
GabrielRice wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 7:27 am
I think it was an Al Cass
Agreed - the deep rim looks more Al Cass than Jet Tone.
Thanks
Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 10:23 am
by harrisonreed
GabrielRice wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 7:27 am
I think it was an Al Cass
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:

Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2026 5:00 am
by dukesboneman
It looks a little like this Holton Mouthpiece
Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2026 8:28 am
by JTeagarden
The thread title sounds like the name of a trending bar, I'd pay $15 for a beer in a bar with that name.
Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2026 1:07 pm
by jjenkins
dukesboneman wrote: Fri Jan 16, 2026 5:00 am
It looks a little like this Holton Mouthpiece
I was going to mention how it's closest to a Holton 82 in appearance, minus the mid section.
Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2026 4:31 pm
by chromebone
She did play a Holton at some point, I’ve seen pictures of her with one, so a Holton mouthpiece would make sense.
Re: Melba Liston's mouthpiece
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2026 3:35 am
by MaxPirone
Al cass