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Otto Link Double Ring Florida 10 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Rarity

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Here is a wonderful Otto Link ‘double ring’ FL tenor piece at the facing size of 10 which was a special order from all indicators.  This piece came from the collection of a retired working pro from times past.  It has lived quite a bit and showed some legitimate wear to the facing, some dings and cosmetic blemishes, and the outer surface appeared to have been polished or buffed to some degree such that there was no plating left. It required a complete rebuild.

It has been resurfaced, refaced, balanced and trued with a re-contoured tip rail and all the other good stuff. The result is excellent at a .112 tip size on my tools. Normally FL double rings at larger tip markings are not as large as later models, so an original 9* can be just a .105.  So a FL 10 at .112 is a very respectable finish.

 

Marked 10 on one side and serial #Y100 on the other, the markings are slightly faded but all original.  This FL DR model can vary in baffle architecture but this one has a pretty generous one.  I’ve put a facing on it that I stole off of a friends wonderful FL 10 Link that played very easy.  The response is quite big, husky even, with quite a volume.  I am not usually comfortable on pieces this big so I was out of my element, but there is a lot of depth, yet with clarity and ease given the size. It feels like it has a lot of dark resonance but when I listened back it sounded edgy. Overall this is a big piece with the right qualities.

These sizes in double ring are near impossible to find so I thought it waas definitely worth saving.  Video coming soon.

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Otto Link FL no USA Short Shank (early) High Baffle 7 original nr MINT!!

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Super rare and desirable Otto Link Early Florida ‘shorty’ stamped 7 for tenor. The actual tip size measures for me at around .104-.105 so it’s really an original 7*.  The shank on these is shorter than all the other FL models.  The baffle is rather huge by FL Link standard.  It is nearly brand new in condition, a little depression on the biteplate because this mouthpiece is really so great it was definitely played, but al the gold plate is present, looks excellent.

This piece is really pretty bright for a Link, nimble and speaks very well.  What can I say?  I enjoyed it very much.

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Otto Link Slant Sig 7 FL Original MINT .105 Amazing Vintage Set

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Otto Link Slant Sig later Florida model MINT condition 7!  This has the original table milling, original facing and tip, original preferred long and high baffle. Included is the original box, cap and aa specially great original ligature model that works so well on this piece.

This is THE piece right here.  The tip measures (for me) at .105 although it is original and stamped 7.  I has that particular FL facing curve with a slightly smaller facing and larger tip so it plays very very comfortably and although a 7* in actuality it feels more like a 7 with better venting to me.

This is of course an extremely difficult model, size and condition to find.  it is an absolutely exemplary player, just fantastic.  It needs no facing or adjustment it just goes like fireworks with an edgy brightness yet colorful and moderate-dark core.  Truly wonderful mouthpiece in basically perfect condition.

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Otto Link True Early Babbitt Beautiful Original 7 Tenor Piece

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This is the true ‘Early Babbitt’, not the later pieces that look a bit similar with the weak baffle, and not the earlier straight signature (late) Florida piece either.  This has the tell-tale denim table, sharper drop to the beak, and the longer baffle and higher floor.  This plays with the proper amount of power and color and is very very hard to find in near perfect condition at facing 7.

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Otto Link “Missing Link” 4-Ring Transitional Rare Mouthpiece (Part 1)

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I just got this amazingly rare and special piece, an otto Link 4-ring transitional piece from Tonemaster to ‘Super’ Tonemaster; this is the first Super Tonemaster before the ‘Double Ring”.  It is a NY production piece from the Otto Link (not Florida, Ben Harrod).  This has the first super tonemaster body and from my feeling a slightly different chamber from Tonemaster as well, but not exactly the same as double ring.  Of course the double rings models vary plenty amongst themselves but this still feels a bit different to me.

 

 

This type of piece was immortalized in photos of John Coltrane, specifically this set by Charles Stewart taken in 1964.  He was always switching mouthpieces of course but it is interesting that this is somewhere near the ‘Love Supreme” recording time period.

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