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I am getting to the point where I think I have sucked the mouthpiece knowledge well dry in my immediate circle of friends, so I am turning to SOTW. I have a couple of mouthpieces I am not absolutely certain about, so I've got some pictures that I will post here in the hopes that you guys can add something.
1. I believe this to be a very old "very vintage" Berg Larsen bari piece. The things I don't understand is why there is no other marking than "90" on the bottom of the shank, and exactly how old are we talking? The condition is just unbelieveable, but I am pretty sure that this is from the 40s, right? I had to go outside in the bright sun to photograph it because the rubber is still black. Tip measures .087.
2. Interesting mouthpiece. This is a vintage Berg (the last model considered "very vintage") but what is interesting to me is the inscription on the mouthpiece itself, which reads "for Frank Caputo, De Luxe". Anybody have any ideas? Possible clue: the mouthpiece has either been refaced or is hand-faced. It measures exactly .100, and the stamp on the shank is 100/2/M. The engraving on the body looks very similar to the factory engraving visible on the very old Bergs on Theo's site here:http://www.theowanne.com/mouthpieces101/BergLarsen.php so I am wondering- was this mouthpiece factory? Was it a specially made piece for someone, made BY Berg?? Who is Frank Caputo?
1. I believe this to be a very old "very vintage" Berg Larsen bari piece. The things I don't understand is why there is no other marking than "90" on the bottom of the shank, and exactly how old are we talking? The condition is just unbelieveable, but I am pretty sure that this is from the 40s, right? I had to go outside in the bright sun to photograph it because the rubber is still black. Tip measures .087.

2. Interesting mouthpiece. This is a vintage Berg (the last model considered "very vintage") but what is interesting to me is the inscription on the mouthpiece itself, which reads "for Frank Caputo, De Luxe". Anybody have any ideas? Possible clue: the mouthpiece has either been refaced or is hand-faced. It measures exactly .100, and the stamp on the shank is 100/2/M. The engraving on the body looks very similar to the factory engraving visible on the very old Bergs on Theo's site here:http://www.theowanne.com/mouthpieces101/BergLarsen.php so I am wondering- was this mouthpiece factory? Was it a specially made piece for someone, made BY Berg?? Who is Frank Caputo?
