Elliot Trombone Mouthpiece
date: label: Date made
content: 1980s
name: label: user
content: Russo, William
label: maker
content: Elliott, Doug
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This mouthpiece was made by Doug Elliott in Silver Spring, Maryland, 1980s. It is a trombone mouthpiece, made of brass, with 4 interchangeable brass extension pipes and a cleaning brush. Accessioned with original shipping container. Stamped on the mouthpiece:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>99<br>DOUG ELLIOTT<br>C</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This mouthpiece was previously owned and used by William Russo (1928-2003), American composer, arranger, musician, teacher, and founder of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. Russo composed more than 200 pieces for jazz orchestra. Throughout his career, Russo work included collaborations with Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Stan Kenton, Cannonball Adderley, Yehudi Menuhin, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Cleo Laine, and Billie Holiday.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Silver Spring
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Camille Davis Russo Blinstrub, Barbara Russo Evans, Alexander W. Russo, and Condee Nast Russo
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0162.10
label: accession number
content: 2003.0162
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0162.10
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mouthpiece
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in x 4 3/4 in; 6.35 cm x 6.985 cm x 12.065 cm
label: Measurements
content: shipping box: 3 3/8 in x 6 1/4 in x 5 1/4 in; 8.5725 cm x 15.875 cm x 13.335 cm