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Old 03-07-2006, 04:14 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by PhatmonB6
What did Don Cherry use???
Early on, a nasty thing made in Pakistan. Later (don't know exactly when), he was given a presentation horn made by Besson, the pocket trumpet he played to the end of his life. Besson never sold the type of pocket trumpet he played. There are different stories -- that the trumpet was custom-made for a play, or that Besson made a handful for executives -- but they were never sold to the public.
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