[Seasax]

today at NYJO rehearsals, someone was borrowing the NYJO tenor, and i had a quick look in the case, i think it was a yani 880, but anyway, i found a Link mouthpiece, styled and made identically to the metal mouthpieces, with the raised channel on top, with the same lig as the metal ones, but, it was a green plastic, it clearly said otto link on it, i will try and get some pics next week, also, it just has one raised band on the shank.
i am really curious, it sounded great.....

 

[Martinman]

Sure the green wasn't mold?:shock:

 

[Seasax]

yeah, im sure

at least, if something tragic happens to the guy who played it, i'll know

 

[Giganova]

Please send me pics for the Mouthpice Museum if you can. I have seen a number of metal links in different colors, but I have never seen or heard of a metal-style plastic/ebonite piece.

 

[Stan]

Green mouthpieces doesn't exist

Stan

 

[Phil Barone]

today at NYJO rehearsals, someone was borrowing the NYJO tenor, and i had a quick look in the case, i think it was a yani 880, but anyway, i found a Link mouthpiece, styled and made identically to the metal mouthpieces, with the raised channel on top, with the same lig as the metal ones, but, it was a green plastic, it clearly said otto link on it, i will try and get some pics next week, also, it just has one raised band on the shank.
i am really curious, it sounded great.....

Wow, now I'd pay for that. I wonder how it plays. Phil

 

[dzve]

I wonder if it's a just sax's 'chu' mouthpiece. He had ed pillinger make some resin copies of a tonemaster refced by jon van wie.

 

[Seasax]

here are the pics i promised ages ago
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[fluteypiccolosax]

.......that looks like a regular metal mouthpiece.................

 

[Dr G]

.......that looks like a regular metal mouthpiece.................

Not a "regular" Otto Link, tho'...

 

[stu the sax player]

Would be cool to find out what it is maybe it was like an early otto link prototype

 

[Seasax]

that would be cool,
any more ideas?

 

[bruce bailey]

It looks like HR that has aged.

 

[steakboy]

could it be a higher copper content in the metalurgical mix? i see green metal, i think copper.

 

[Seasax]

it is not HR that has aged,

 

[BlueTrane2028]

If all the plating wears off of a piece of brass, it can end up looking like that...

 

[Tonehole]

I wonder if it's a just sax's 'chu' mouthpiece. He had ed pillinger make some resin copies of a tonemaster refced by jon van wie.

dzve to you goes the prize!
Nice call because you made it before the pictures were posted. I thought the same when I saw it. I have a 'Just Saxs Chu" so went and dug it out of the drawer. The shank is an exact match with the single ring and the table, rails, tip and baffle are also a match. Only difference is no ridge the Chu is smooth and has 'Just Saxs Chu" engraved down the back were the ridge is. Since Pillinger makes his pieces from castings of an original piece I assume this is one he didn't take the ridge off.
Very nice call.

 

[zxcvbnm]

Hmm...
why would it say "otto link" then?

 

[rhysonsax]

I can't see the pictures - have they been removed ?

I've got several Pillingers and the bronzite ones do start to go green in the areas where they contact saliva. It worries me a bit putting that in my mouth ! So far the nronzite pieces have only got traces of green rather than being green all over, but they haven't been played very much.

I have also got a Pillinger moulded copy of an Otto Link and the outside of the body has picked up the markings of the original piece. They look a little faded, but you can see and feel the writing, the chain marking etc on the outside of the Pillinger copy.

If someone can put back the photos of this "mystery" green piece I can compare it with my Pillingers.

Rhys

 

[dzve]

I think its pillinger's resin, I have a wanne/pillinger piece thats a nice player as well. I bet this piece plays well.