1960's Tone Edge "Slant" 6 Berg Larsen

1960's Tone Edge "Slant" 6 Berg LarsenHere is an original, 1960's Otto Link Tone Edge 6 for baritone. This mouthpiece measures . 112" on my gauge. Tone Edge pieces for baritone have changed quite a lot over the years, devolving into a bland, mush responding piece. These vintage examples have many nice features to them that make them an ideal design for jazz players. A smaller bore, a more pronounced baffle, and lots of material removed from the body at the beak and shank make for a

Michael Brecker

worked with a virtual "who's who" of the NYC jazz scene making original designs that weren't simply copies of classic models

It comes with the original pouch and screwdriver for the Enlightened ligature

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There is a tooth groove on the beak that doesn’t interfere with the performance of this mouthpiece

This mouthpiece comes with a ligature and cap from a later era and isn't original to the mouthpiece

The picture shows this to be the only damage present and in no way affects the performance of this mouthpiece

not to be confused with his cousin

This particular example is really clean and has been in storage for decades along with some other very desirable pieces

cut by hand

083" on my gauge

As it is this piece has a nice warm focus but curiosity has me wondering what it would be like at a more contemporary size combined with its unique geometry