His first crystal mouthpiece was actuallyIrving Fazola 's, given to Pete by Fazola's mother after Faz's death, because she had heard him play and noted how he played like her son. That mouthpiece was shattered on the bandstand one night when Pete had played his solo and was standing by as trumpeterGeorge Girard played his [own solo], and Girard brought his trumpet down suddenly on top of the mouthpiece.