Mouthpiece Work / Q about a bari mpc
FROM: kymarto (Toby)
SUBJECT: Q about a bari mpc
Hi folks,

I have a mpc here that I am wondering about. It's a metal bari piece, very
thin, with a black plastic duckbill instead of a bite plate. Seems to be a
Brilhart, anyway around the shank it says "Designed by Arnold Brilhart",
serial # 5169, then a 5 (must be the tip opening). Quite a high baffle that
drops off abruptly ala Dukoff. Looks to be a well made piece; unfortunately
I don't have a bari so I don't know how it plays :-(

I've been watchng for information about something similar but haven't run
across anything--just Brilhart "Tonalin" pieces, and was wondering if anyone
in the group could enlighten me about it.

Thanks in advance,

Toby
FROM: tenorman1952 (Paul Coats)
SUBJECT: Re: Q about a bari mpc
The mouthpiece you describe is a 1960�s Brilhart �Levelaire�.  They are
quite good if not the * facings.  The ones marked 4*, 5*, 6*, etc are
very short facings, and harsh and resistant in the low register.  The
long facing models play pretty well.  The 5 bari facing you describe
should be .095� tip opening.

Paul Coats



Toby wrote:

>  Hi folks,
>
> I have a mpc here that I am wondering about. It's a metal bari piece,
> very
> thin, with a black plastic duckbill instead of a bite plate. Seems to
> be a
> Brilhart, anyway around the shank it says "Designed by Arnold
> Brilhart",
> serial # 5169, then a 5 (must be the tip opening). Quite a high baffle
> that
> drops off abruptly ala Dukoff. Looks to be a well made piece;
> unfortunately
> I don't have a bari so I don't know how it plays :-(
>
> I've been watchng for information about something similar but haven't
> run
> across anything--just Brilhart "Tonalin" pieces, and was wondering if
> anyone
> in the group could enlighten me about it.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Toby
>
>
>                    Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
                        ADVERTISEMENT
                         [click here]

>
> Got a Mouthpiece Work question?  Send it to
> MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
>
> Visit the site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MouthpieceWork to see
> the Files, Photos and Bookmarks relating to Mouthpiece Work.
>
> To see and modify your groups, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

--
Link to Paul's articles from Home page of "Sax on the Web":

  http://www.saxontheweb.net

or directly to Paul's articles at:

  http://www.saxontheweb.net/Coats/

Listen to Paul's MP3's at:

                http://briefcase.yahoo.com/tenorman1952

and view photos.
FROM: kymarto (Toby)
SUBJECT: Re: Q about a bari mpc
Thanks Paul and Keith for the info. This one has been refaced and is quite a bit opened up, though I have not checked the opening.

Toby
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul Coats 
  To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 2:28 AM
  Subject: Re: [MouthpieceWork] Q about a bari mpc


  The mouthpiece you describe is a 1960's Brilhart "Levelaire".  They are quite good if not the * facings.  The ones marked 4*, 5*, 6*, etc are very short facings, and harsh and resistant in the low register.  The long facing models play pretty well.  The 5 bari facing you describe should be .095" tip opening. 
  Paul Coats 
    
    

  Toby wrote: 

     Hi folks, 
    I have a mpc here that I am wondering about. It's a metal bari piece, very 
    thin, with a black plastic duckbill instead of a bite plate. Seems to be a 
    Brilhart, anyway around the shank it says "Designed by Arnold Brilhart", 
    serial # 5169, then a 5 (must be the tip opening). Quite a high baffle that 
    drops off abruptly ala Dukoff. Looks to be a well made piece; unfortunately 
    I don't have a bari so I don't know how it plays :-( 

    I've been watchng for information about something similar but haven't run 
    across anything--just Brilhart "Tonalin" pieces, and was wondering if anyone 
    in the group could enlighten me about it. 

    Thanks in advance, 

    Toby 
      


    Got a Mouthpiece Work question?  Send it to MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com 

    Visit the site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MouthpieceWork to see the Files, Photos and Bookmarks relating to Mouthpiece Work. 

    To see and modify your groups, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups 

    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

  -- 
  Link to Paul's articles from Home page of "Sax on the Web": 

    http://www.saxontheweb.net 

  or directly to Paul's articles at: 

    http://www.saxontheweb.net/Coats/ 

  Listen to Paul's MP3's at: 

                  http://briefcase.yahoo.com/tenorman1952 

  and view photos.
FROM: gwjackson (Gregg W. Jackson)
SUBJECT: Re: Q about a bari mpc
--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, Paul Coats <tenorman@t...> 
wrote:
> The mouthpiece you describe is a 1960's Brilhart "Levelaire".  They 
are
> quite good if not the * facings.  The ones marked 4*, 5*, 6*, etc 
are
> very short facings, and harsh and resistant in the low register.  
The
> long facing models play pretty well.  The 5 bari facing you describe
> should be .095" tip opening.
> 
> Paul Coats

Paul,
  I have a tenor LevelAir 5* and I knew that the "*" indicated a 
shorter facing. Is the harshness and resistance that you describe 
supposed to be characteristic of the tenor pieces too?

Gregg