Who has the oldest Mouthpiece?

[Giganova]

Intrigued by a similar thread who has the oldest horn, I am wondering who has the oldest mouthpiece?? I guess it's not easy to date mouthpieces, but it is worth a try.

The winner will get a special place in the Mouthpiece Museum and will be mentioned by name next to pictures of his/her mouthpiece! :D

[Martin Williams]

I have a berg from the 70s.... I don't think I win!

[ThunderWhale]

I have a Goldberg metal circa ~1920 or so.

Still probably not the oldest.

[jazzsax07]

I have what I believe is a 1889 bari mpc. that came with my Boosey sax.
But I guess I'll also lose because my horn was not the oldest in the other thread about oldest saxes.:)
Here's a try at adding a photo.

http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2254435210073208328OaTsnH

[Giganova]

ThunderWhale and jazzsax07 -- that's great stuff! I'd definitely be interested adding pictures to the Mouthpiece Museum and mention your names.

[Giganova]

My guess is that the oldest sax mouthpieces are probably modified clarinet mouthpieces made of wood. I doubt that any of these still exist, but who knows, maybe I am wrong!? ;)

[Martin Williams]

Someone find something that came with Adolphe Sax's horns!

[Giganova]

I sent an email to Selmer, asking what the oldest mouthpiece in their collection is (they have a great museum). They replied and said that according to Patrick Selmer, their oldest mpc is 1910 wooden alto piece.

[zxcvbnm]

I have a steelay from the 30's. Def not the oldest.

[Graysax]

I have a Holton Alto MPC from the 20's - it is the one with the metal inlay for a chamber and vacing - and looks very much like the ones we have seen EXCEPT it has a wing nut built in at the end of the shank - the horn it came off of years ago had no neck cork and the mouthpiece went on to the neck with a metal to metal contact. Again - might not be the oldest, however something I thought I'd mention.

Charlie

[Giganova]

Charlie -- that's pretty cool! A metal-to-metal contact, never heard of! Can you send me pics for the Mouthpiece Museum?

The strangest mouthpiece that I have is a 1920s Selmer metal mouthpiece that belonged to a metal clarinet and was reworked for a soprano. It came with an 1920s Evette & Schaefer soprano and is probably worth more than the soprano itself. :D

[J.Max]

Someone find something that came with Adolphe Sax's horns!

I used to have a wooden mouthpiece that was purported (by the seller) to be from an Adolphe Sax alto. I used to use it as a demonstration piece to show students. Someone stole it from me though...

[Scott C]

I have the original HR Conn mouthpiece that came with the 1929 Conn NW Series II that I inherited from a relative that passed away. It has the original cap and ligature.

[zxcvbnm]

Oh! I have a 1924 Conn eagle.

[Meyer]

I have a very early wood mouthpiece made by Buffet et Crampon.