I am selling this one for a friend; an excellent playing Early Florida slant signature Otto Link.  Originally a 4* size, I opened it and carefully optimized it to .097 tip with a moderate baffle and finish in the original style of these pieces. This is a very big, complex player with a lot of color and a nimbleness as well.

It is not a mind museum piece, it has discoloration, some surface wear and scratching etc, but the functional surfaces are in excellent working order and it’s generally in very good condition. Video is accurate I think.

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This piece is an original earlier model Tonemaster.  It currently shows a lot of (what I think is) nickel plating, most of the original gold plating is gone.  Some corrosion is present on the table area, not very significant.  It has lived a bit, probably could be optimized but generally in very good condition.  The tip still has a good amount of metal on it should someone want to open it up, but what is really remarkable is the very significant original baffle, which these usually do not have.

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Here we have a very early Florida Super ToneMaster.  Displaying a serial number, this was produced directly after the ‘Double Ring” series, and from my perspective it might as well be a double ring because the response is very close.  The only difference I can spot in a consistent general way would be that these play a little less buzzy and a little more substantial core than the double rings usually do but that really varies anyhow.

This piece was stamped 9 originally and needed some cleanup, it was also never a modern 9 tip size. I have restored and optimized this to .110 (Otto Link 8) and it is hard to describe exactly how amazing it is.  I don’t comfortably play this size but I am considering it just because this one is so great.  It has the classic early Link vibe that can only be found with these particular pieces.

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Crisp &buzzy player.

Nice husky & rich player.  Shows normal scratching on the ligature area, fully functional.

Apex Link model, Optimized to max efficiency and tone.

All original, these are some of the best otto Links ever.  This one in untouched state has a powerful smokey vibe with edge and organic mellowness both.