Buescher stencil C melody mouthpiece search

[beezer]

Ok, I've just had a moment of madness and acquired a Carl Fischer C melody which has all the hallmarks of a Buescher stencil. It is in excellent physical condition, and within an hour I have got it playing reasonably
Question the mouthpiece appears to be a no name Alto piece. I have quite a good stock of Alto and Tenor pieces, and assuming that C melody pieces are unobtainable what could I use for this instrument?
Cheers, Dave

[tbone]

Dave, there are modern C-mel pieces available. Runyon, Beechler & Morgan all make a C-mel piece. I've also heard of some Babbit pieces but I'm not sure if they're still available.

[Dave Dolson]

I have two C-mel pieces (Bill Street and Beechler). Neither plays as good on my TT C-Mel as does my Kessler Custom OL7 tenor mouthpiece. DAVE

[bruce bailey]

The old ones that came with these horns are really closed facings so you may want to try some different alto and tenor pieces. I actually prefer an alto mouthpiece with a big chamber and about a .075 opening.

[beezer]

Thanks for replies. Amazing that someone makes new mouthpieces for these things, but funds will probably not stretch to that.
I've dug out an old Tone Edge 6* alto that appears to work.
Cheers, Dave

[bruce bailey]

If that 6* is a slant signature, you really have something. I have one and it just isn't right on my C Melody.

[beezer]

It's actually a 6 when I look again. Box says Pompano Beach Fla. Otto link siganature is horizontal between the scroll work and the Tone Edge.It plays great with the C melody. A couple of old Selmer Soloist just don't work, but play great on my Mk.7 Alto. I've not found a Tenor piece that works though.
Cheers Dave

[bruce bailey]

My error, I was referring to a Tenor not working on the C. One of the best I have found is a Selmer S-90 (big chamber) that is a 190.