This is another SP otto link that Brian Powell refaced and brought the beak down on. I love these mouthpieces. They are not too dark, not too bright but can really blow when you lay into them. This is a .110 and is a little darker than the .107 Otto Link I had. I saw this one on ebay and made a low bid for a bit less than what I thought it was worth and won it to my surprise.
I have one of Brian’s new Bergonzi resin pieces on order. I’ve loved everything I’ve gotten from Brian Powell so I thought I’d give that a shot too. This clip is a bit quiet because my family is sleeping and I couldn’t wail on it but it’s a cool little diddy using some approach notes and blues scale type ideas.
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i’ll be the one to ask!!! what does SP mean???
I have no idea. I asked back when I tried this one and no one knew. Maybe………”Special”?
I don’t know what SP stands for but I do know that model used to also be labeled ‘V’ and ‘PT’. I have been lead to believe that PT refers to Paul ‘Doc’ Tenney and ‘V’ for vintage. The reference to Doc Tenney is that I have been told that this is the same blank as what he uses for his Tenney Slant mouthpiece. I use one of these as my main tenor mouthpiece.