[Atonal]

The work Mojo did on an old double ring is just amazing. I really enjoyed watching the project!

 

[Reet McVouty]

Awesome job! That went from doorstop to mouthpiece. Great job Mojo!

 

[GT]

Beautiful, Keith! A pleasure to watch!

 

[Nefertiti]

Amazing work! Looks great!

 

[KennyZ]

With that damage that also went inside I did not think it was recoverable...
Chapeau Mojo!

 

[ZenBen]

He makes it look so easy!

 

[rhysonsax]

Yes, amazing work from a true craftsman.

Were Links of that period marked in that way on the table ? Mojo called it 9* but I read it as 6* (or the other way up, *9).

Rhys

 

[Zephyrwolf]

Amazing work. Master craftsman.

 

[MojoBari]

Yes, amazing work from a true craftsman.

Were Links of that period marked in that way on the table ? Mojo called it 9* but I read it as 6* (or the other way up, *9).

Rhys

The owner penciled that he wanted a "6*" on the table. But it was stamped 9* on the table.

 

[rhysonsax]

The owner penciled that he wanted a "6*" on the table. But it was stamped 9* on the table.

Thanks Mojo, that clears it up for me.

Rhys

 

[14470]

Incredible!

 

[1saxman]

Nice work, Keith!

 

[GT]

I guessed you would have come up with some sort of jig to keep the bottom edge of the bite plate pocket straight... but NOOOOO! You evidently did that by hand!
True craftsmanship!

 

[vbluesman]

My go to mouthpieces say MOJO on the side.

 

[1saxman]

The thing is, if somebody had not extended the bite plate cut toward the tip, it would not have come through like that. What a butchery job to take a 9* and reduce it to a 6, plus do that to the bite plate. Now the thing looks primo. Using the hammer/anvil method to straighten the facing and open it a bit and the lower-temp silver braze strips to backfill and restore the tip is the mark of a full-grown mouthpiece guy to say the least. I can't think of anyone else who would have done it - Mojo did it because it was a challenge and that is cool. The mouthpiece was in no way worth what that should have cost.

 

[peedeeblues]

Beautiful work! My hands used to be that steady. Tom

 

[MojoBari]

I do not think the bite plate was extended towards the tip before I got it. It is possible but I do not know why anyone would do that. I think it is more likely that the tip was shortened at some point due to a drop and or a lot of tip cutting from refacing.

Since I was able to salvage the bite plate, this ended up being a $245 job.

 

[area51recording]

Amazing work!

 

[Jerry K.]

Nice job! So how does the old girl play?

 

[brianpowell]

I do not think the bite plate was extended towards the tip before I got it. It is possible but I do not know why anyone would do that. I think it is more likely that the tip was shortened at some point due to a drop and or a lot of tip cutting from refacing.

Since I was able to salvage the bite plate, this ended up being a $245 job.

Keith, great work on that! I think you are correct, the bite plate inset doesn't look like it had been extended- a lot of the older NY double-rings had that crazy long bite plate insert.
I just found my notes on this mouthpiece by searching my email for F1, found the client I did it for, and then looked up my notes. When i first got it, it had already been worked on and closed down, and the work wasn't great. The client (who was a known "tinkerer" to me) insisted he wanted it brought further down to .085". I told him this scared me, as the material under the bite plate already seemed thin. After getting it back, he then wanted it opened back up a bit to .095". I advised against it, but he was quite insistent, and I relented. This was accomplished without cutting through to the bite plate, my notes and emails indicate. I don't doubt that it was further tinkered with again (I certainly didn't do any solder work on it). Sometimes hindsight is 20/20. Nice work resurrecting it!