Not sure. My mother and father, both midwest farm children, migrated to Texas a while back (they were here when they had me, making me the only Texan in the family). My grandfather only played for him at Mitchell. My grandfather died in the 70's, so I can't exactly use him as an accurate source. My grandmother is in her mid-nineties now, and doesn't even remember my name. My father was borne after my grandfathers musician years.

I do have the trumpet though, it's about 101 years old, made in France at the turn of the century. I don't think it's been cleaned in that amount of time either...