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What brand of mouthpiece does Glenn Miller use?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2026 8:41 am
by Tubaaiyue
What brand of mouthpiece does Glenn Miller use?
Re: What brand of mouthpiece does Glenn Miller use?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2026 3:13 pm
by harrisonreed
Wait, that's a trick question!
Re: What brand of mouthpiece does Glenn Miller use?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2026 4:41 pm
by Kingfan
From what I heard, while alive he played Bach horns and mouthpieces.
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2026 4:45 pm
by heinzgries
His trombone, New York Bach Stradivarius Posaune "Model 6 VII"
Google says, his mouthpiece was a custom or branded Vincent Bach model, as indicated by his name being stamped on it.
Re: What brand of mouthpiece does Glenn Miller use?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2026 7:06 pm
by DaveAshley
He owned at least two screw rim pieces with a more cone-shaped contour, and I've heard two stories - that they were made by someone at Bach, or by Al Almont in NYC.
The one on display at the Air Force Museum in Dayton has no rim - it may be at the bottom of the English Channel, as he was known to carry his rim to buzz on when he didn't have his horn.
His spare horn in Iowa has a one-piece NY Bach with it. The other screw rim piece is, I would assume, with whoever got Glenn's last horn from Jimmy Priddy's estate.
EDIT: Upon further research, the "spare horn" may be the one in Iowa. I'll try to find out. I do know Glenn owned more than just the two Bach horns.
