Originally Posted by WhyFi

I can't speak for trumpets, but saxophones went plastic fantastic well before bikes. Charlie Parker played a plastic Grafton at Massey Hall in '53 (a show featuring a veritable Murderers Row of jazz greats - Jazz at Massey Hall - Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Max Roach, The Quintet | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic).