[Sofiane]

Hi there,
I got Tone Edge with a straight signature, but no USA on it.
What could it be?
An Early Babitt?
Thanks for your help and greetings from Germany.

 

[Sofiane]

No idea?
Regards

 

[SimonJazzSax]

We would need some pictures. They stamped USA on the pieces long before the move to Elkhart / Babbitt buying the company. My guess is that it just somehow didn't get stamped.

 

[Sofiane]

Hi there thanks for your answer, here are some pics of it.

 

[Sofiane]

And more

 

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how to identify your otto link

click on chart for metal mpcs

https://theowanne.com/knowledge/mouthpiece-museum/otto-link-mouthpieces/

and entries in script below for the hard rubber

 

[Sofiane]

Thanks for your answer, I already know this website. There's nothing about it.
It might just be a current production without usa stamp on it.

 

[click]

Thanks for your answer, I already know this website. There's nothing about it.
It might just be a current production without usa stamp on it.

That is too bad.

Perhaps the next person with a similar question will find the Theo Wayne material of value.

 

[Sofiane]

This is not what i said. There is nothing wrong about this page and it helped me a lot indeed, it is just that I thought that some members would have other knowledge about it.

 

[click]

This is not what i said. There is nothing wrong about this page and it helped me a lot indeed, it is just that I thought that some members would have other knowledge about it.

I am sorry if I misspoke in some way.
1. I saw a question about identifying an otto link mouthpiece
2. That question did not reference the Theo Wayne website
3. I posted a link to the Theo Wayne website because I assume people use the search function.
4. Thus, if they hit upon this thread in such a search, they could find their way to the Theo Wayne web site
5. I thought it was unfortunate ("too bad") that the Theo Wayne material did not cover your problem.


I did not intend to suggest that you were saying anything that you did not say when I quoted your previous post.
I was only trying to further the ultimate goal of the title of the thread, that is, identifying an otto link.

I hope the instant post clears things up.

 

[MojoBari]

It could be read as sincere or sarcastic.

 

[click]

It could be read as sincere or sarcastic.

What is the "it" that is being referenced?

 

[mrpeebee]

Your TE looks to me like a current model TE (produced after 1980, because of the baffle) without the USA stamp on the shank. You often also can see a 'lake' (a lower spot) in the baffle area about half a cm behind the tip rail, but your pictures don't show that area very clear.

 

[Sofiane]

It could be read as sincere or sarcastic.

That's right, this is why I answered to it.
I might be wrong but this is what I felt when I read it, "sarcastic".
Might be a just a misunderstand, finally.

 

[Sofiane]

Your TE looks to me like a current model TE (produced after 1980, because of the baffle) without the USA stamp on the shank. You often also can see a 'lake' (a lower spot) in the baffle area about half a cm behind the tip rail, but your pictures don't show that area very clear.

Thank for your answer, yes there is a kind of hole after the baffle.

 

[Sofiane]

I hope the instant post clears things up.

Yes it does, and sorry for the misunderstand.

 

[click]

Yes it does, and sorry for the misunderstand.

Thank you.

Although I still do not understand what is be referenced concerning sarcasm.

If I do not know what I said that was understood to be sarcastic, I might easily make the same mistake again.

 

[MojoBari]

Part of the problem is the subtlties of the American English language. Voice inflection that would signal sarcasm does not show up in print very well. Just read post #8 out loud in a sarcastic and condensending way. If English is not your first language, you may not get it. (I meant this sincerely not sarcastically).

 

[click]

Part of the problem is the subtlties of the American English language. Voice inflection that would signal sarcasm does not show up in print very well. Just read post #8 out loud in a sarcastic and condensending way. If English is not your first language, you may not get it. (I meant this sincerely not sarcastically).

Oh, well. When I shouted post 8 out loudly I admit it sounded pretty bad. I suppose that goes for a lot of statements. I wonder if "too bad" in and of itself should be avoided. That would be too bad. I kind of like it. "Unfortunate" would cover most of the cases where it would apply.

[I just shouted the instant post out. I'll be dinged if it did not sound pretty bad, also! Confessionally speaking, I had another person vet all of my personal letters when I was acting professionally. Tone is a tricky thing in language as well as in music.]

 

[MojoBari]

Well you can make most posts sound pretty bad if you want to by shouting. Part of the confusion is also when the comment is inserted in the conversation too. Context.