What trumpet did louis armstrong use?
Q: I did a search on trumpets and seems there are many kinds. Which kinds did louis most frequently use?
A: The following is from a GOOGLE search:
His first cornet: simply marked "Made in Austria" (probably made in Boehmen)
Tonk cornet/Chicago on the riverboats.
York cornet/Grand Rapids - (from Joe Oliver);
Harry B Jay Columbia cornet,trumpet leadpipe/mpc (Oliver Creole Jazz Band)
Blessing Super Artist cornets
Switched to Buescher 10-22R trumpet for his Hot five/seven recordings
Conn 56B
Selmer Challenger,ie balanced forward to Grand Prix with a #19leadpipe.
(3 of his horns are still at his home in Corona Nyc.)
Martin Troubadour trumpet (in the 1932 film "Rhapsody in Black and Blue")











