[Dixielandjazz] Freezing Trumpets

[Len Nielsen]

The Chicago Six were playing at the Penticton Jazz Festival a couple of 
years ago. Bob Finch was introducing a number and part of the patter was 
that Dick Hamilton one of the trumpet players would do a solo on his 
alto horn. He mentioned that the horn had previously belonged to Dick 
Cary. He went on to tell this story about Dick Cary and the horn.

Bob Finch and Dick Cary were playing together at a festival in the 
mountains, Mammoth, I think he said. The weather was freezing overnight 
and due to some scheduling problems they had to do an outside breakfast 
set. The steps to the stage still had ice on them and they were 
discussing how the set would go. According to Bob, Dick Cary took his 
morning coffee and poured it in the bell of the alto, sloshed it around 
a few times and dumped it and was then ready to play.

Apparently he didn't believe in the frozen horn theory either.

Len Nielsen

TCASHWIGG at aol.com wrote:

> Rather than jump into this with both feet as I too often do I shall make one 
> or two  passing comments and exit gracefully, well a few. got carried away 
> with the mental images of this test.  Fingers frozen to the valves, lips frozen 
> to the mouthpiece, icicles on the eyebrows.
> 
> P.T. Barnum was absolutely correct, however I think they are now being born a 
> bit faster than in his day.
> 
> How many OKOM Musicians do you know that would give up their axe for 35 to 50 
> hours and pay a months salary to have it frozen.
> 
> Heck most would just shove it in the freezer compartment of thier 
> refrigerator an hour  or two before the gig, wrap it in aluminum foil and haul ass for 
> the gig.
> 
> I can see them now ten minutes into the first set lips frozen to the 
> mouthpiece, :)
> 
> And Selmer Paid for this study,  Selling my stock tomorrow when the market 
> opens.
> 
> Guys would have to really play some HOT JAZZ to get disconnected from the 
> mouthpiece, darn, that's worse than a double cold sore and a tooth ache at the 
> same time.
> 
> Good luck, horn players,
> 
> Another good reason to switch to being a drummer and non musician.
> 
> P.S does it have the same effect on a Fiberglass Sousaphone?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tom Wiggins
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