[Dixielandjazz] clean horn?

[Mike C.]

I don't see how. If anything having a dirty horn eventually effects the 
life and operation of the instrument. I clean my slide every other week. 
If you want a mellower sound try a different mouthpiece or buy a horn 
with a rose brass bell.

Mike



Cebuisle2 at aol.com wrote:
> Hey Bob-
>  
> I read that non other than Bix Beiderbeck kept a "dirty" horn, hardly  ever 
> cleaned it, and claimed it sounded "too hard" when he did. Bix was not  a 
> "neat" person,. and his hygiene left something to be desired. At least that is  
> what the guys who sat next to him at a gig said. 
>  
> Do you suppose a cruddy horn would play with a more "mellow"  tone?  Hmmmm--
>  
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