[Dixielandjazz] Louis Armstrong's mouthpiece

[Daniel Augustine]

DJML--
    I was talking with some trumpet players last night, and they told me something i had never heard before -- that Louis Armstrong used a saw on his mouthpiece to abrade the rim in four places, so that (apparently) it would stay in place more firmly, even though it made his lip bleed.  Is there any truth to that?

    Dan

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