Otto Link Double Ring saxophone mouthpiece refacing

[@thebritandtheyank3821]

Fascinating! I was a friend of Freddie Gregory in London, knew him well from 1994 until he went to Spain sometime after 2000. He would call me, and I'd go over ( I lived 2 miles away) and try mouthpieces he was sent by players, or ones he was making too. Your skill sets and use of language are outstanding, I can sense your intuitive touch with mouthpieces. Thank-you for this video.

[@Stephan-Kammerer]

Hi Eric, thank you so much! That's really great that you got to meet him and know him so well. A true master!

[@jrgreiner]

Always nice to see a true craftsman at work and your attention to detail is top notch! I might have to send you my old NY ToneMaster to see what you could do with it.

[@Stephan-Kammerer]

Thank you! Yes! Check out the website to get in touch, I'd be happy to talk to you about your piece. www.skmouthpieces.com/

[@jrgreiner]

@@Stephan-Kammerer Thank you Stephan. I will be getting in touch!

[@Stephan-Kammerer]

@@jrgreiner Great, I will be on the road over the weekend so if you don't hear back right away you'll hear from me next week.

[@jrgreiner]

@@Stephan-Kammerer No worries, Stephan! I sent you a lengthy missive via your contact section at the website. Hope to talk soon!

[@Stephan-Kammerer]

Hi John, did I ever get back to you via email? I remember reading your email but don't remember I answered and I can't find it in my inbox.

[@nandoism]

I’m discovering so much about music and saxophone 🎷 maintenance lately! Thanks for the fab video! 🤩🤩🤩

[@Stephan-Kammerer]

Thanks Nando!!!

[@saxophonegeeks]

great work. and boy that double ring is sexy. they've always been out of my price range. Stuff of legends, them.

[@Stephan-Kammerer]

Thanks man! Yeah, it's crazy. When I finally sold the one I had myself it went for $2400! They really are amazing though when set up right.

[@paulocelsopena2132]

Excelente, isso é uma verdadeira escola, na qual várias técnicas são repassadas para o aprimorameto do luthier e demais interessados. Sr. Paulo/ Brasília

[@c_7939]

Is there any sort of "kits" or stuff to collect, that you would recommend for someone who wants to get into refacing?

[@Stephan-Kammerer]

You need a good tip opening gauge, a glass gauge, feelers for the measuring part. Theo Wanne has those tools for sale and they're pretty good. There's more stuff to collect of course but I'd recommend starting there and then measure every mouthpiece you can find ;-)

[@micketenor]

I heard a rumor about that the table isn’t supposed to be flat but concave (in both directions) Is that correct or just a myth?

[@Stephan-Kammerer]

It's not a myth. There are different ways to make the table. Flat, concave, and even with a dimple in the middle like a lot of Vandoren mouthpieces. The Early Links were made with flat tables and are now made with a concave table. The problem with concave tables is that they're almost never made accurately and that causes problems. It's hard to make a truly flat table but when you have a truly flat table you get a very even response throughout the full range of the horn which is why I do it like that.

[@micketenor]

When you say “early Links” what period are you referring to?

[@Stephan-Kammerer]

@@micketenor Up until Early Babbitt as far as I can tell from what I have seen.

[@josecervando786]

Buen día porque es mejor las boquillas de metal, gracias.

[@javierquesada798]

Where do I get those tools?

[@Stephan-Kammerer]

Which ones, the measuring tools?

[@raefblack7906]

If the baffle was already playable on a mouthpiece. Why do you need to re-do it. If you re-do the baffle; then you are redesigning the sound to your personal (modern) taste .

[@Stephan-Kammerer]

Good point! When refacing a mouthpiece the tip rail often becomes wider in the process. The baffle then needs to be reworked to have everything work together. In a way, yes, the baffle is redesigned but it is not necessarily different from how these pieces differed when they were made. They were hand finished from the factory by different people so every single DR plays different and most of the time they have that special DR vibe going on that's quite special.

[@raefblack7906]

@@Stephan-Kammerer Never though about what you are saying. But I get it now. I have a tenor DR which started off as a 4 and was bent to .108. .Plays great.

[@Stephan-Kammerer]

@@raefblack7906 Yep, that sounds like a doable project. I open piece like that often :-)