| Cory,
Send me a serial number on the 1s/4 . A #4 pipe is not a normal pipe Dom. offered on a regular basis, plus DC didn't start numbering his pipes until the 60's, before that time he just had different pipes that the customer tried and decided on or pipes he would hand alter to make them play in different ways.
I'll have to ask Dave at Calicchio about a #4 pipe , but during my tenure , I don't think a single #4 was made, like the #8 pipe. Also , it may have been altered to play better over the years by DC.
The #3 ,2,7 and 9 pipes seemed , by most players , to be the best of the 10 DC made over the years so they eventually became the most popular and the ones player's gravitated to.
For a while in the 60's a 2 bell and a #5 pipe seemed to start to get a foothold on " favorite combo " status , but then faded. Alot of the Basie personnel and small group/combo players of the time liked the 2/5 combo, for what it's worth.
Also, check the bottom of the second valve casing. Dominic would stamp a " S " their for a trumpet that was made special for someone with either a " L " or " B " bell or custom leadpipe or both.
LG
Walt Johnson had a #3 pipe made and altered by Dominic in the late 60's and Dominic stamped with a " backward facing 3 ... like an E " . Dominic told Walt that was to signify it was an " ESPECIAL " leadpipe " just for him. |