"You could have a lip strong enough to lift that piano and still not be able to play a low C!"
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Observation by Gordon on the necessary technique to play a pedal tone on trumpet
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Claude Gordon
Claude Eugene Gordon (April 5, 1916 – May 16, 1996) was an American trumpet player, band director, educator, lecturer and writer.
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