This is a wonderful player, “Bluetrane” period Otto Link Tonemaster restored to a tip size of .097.  I would classify this as a chocolate butter rich complex tone. It has more clarity and projection than an original Tonemaster by a large measure, but is also not a super bright modern vibe at all.  It is very much accurate to the aesthetic of the original Tonemasters but extremely clear and brilliant with a true facing making it very reed friendly and not stuffy in any way.

For modern mouthpieces this would be considered dark I guess, but for a vintage Link this is probably in the middle tonally, and for a Tonemaster it might be just a bit bright and shimmery- still not a bright piece.  It is very organic and flexible.  It’s a joy to play this one, no effort was spared in making it the best it could possibly be without hyping or altering the inherent character.

Obviously not a whole lot of plating left on this one.  Biteplate shows some use (because it really was always just an inherently great piece) but the biteplate is functional and I will leave it.  Will work fine with or without a patch.