[Dixielandjazz] Chop Saver

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

And I bet it tasted good too!!!

I would think that Alum would dry out the lips making them more prone to 
splitting or chapping.  On the other hand it might give the mouthpiece more 
of a grip and stay put.

Reed players don't use these things because they muck up the reeds and cake 
on the mouthpieces.  A case in point is lipstick.  It makes a ghastly mess 
out of a reed and mouthpiece.  Reed players aren't particularly prone to 
split lips.  I don't know about chapping because it is a rare occurrence 
with me.
Larry
St.L
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Smith" <robert.smith at tele2.no>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 1:59 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Chop Saver


Jim Kashishian states that brass players need "tough & tight" chops.

When we started a band way back in 1947, our trumpet player was of the same
opinion, and used alum (aluminium potassium sulphate) dissolved in water
that he applied with a cotton wool ball. He certainly had no problem holding
out for a gig, and as far as I know never had a split lip.

Cheers

Bob Smith


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