[La Chèvre]

Hello,
A friend of mine found this mouthpiece in the case of an old soprano sax. My modern Link has the same lenght, however, I'm confused with the denim table.
Any opinion is welcome
Thanks

 

[MM]

Can you comment on the bore? Does it have a squeeze throat similar to the Soloists/Super Sessions etc or is it very wide?

 

[La Chèvre]

It's not wide. It looks similar to a modern Link.

 

[1saxman]

The table looks to me like it has been lightly re-faced, but regardless of that, by the browning on the mouthpiece I would say its probably at least 40 years old. I'm not a Link specialist so I don't know if that makes it vintage or not, but I bet it plays great.

 

[Sigmund451]

If it has a round squeeze throat its basically a modern link.

Oval I believe is EB

Those table marks at first looked like a reface to me but a closer look I think they are machine cut. Additionally supported by the uneven spot on the shank end of the table. The kind of spot a wood planer frequently leaves when thickness planing a board.

 

[StefGrani]

If it has a round squeeze throat its basically a modern link.

Oval I believe is EB

Those table marks at first looked like a reface to me but a closer look I think they are machine cut. Additionally supported by the uneven spot on the shank end of the table. The kind of spot a wood planer frequently leaves when thickness planing a board.

My Link (also a soprano mouthpiece) should be from the 60's and it has that same table figure (See pic). The baffle is S shaped roll over and ends in a perfectly round throat.

 

[StefGrani]

Some more pics. The bari and the alto Link throats are not oval, they are totally open. The left one is a bari slant and the left I don’t know, but they are both from before mid 70’s. The soprano throat is totally different, but it should be earlier that the two others?