i've owned one for years and like it,but what i need to know are its 
tip size,length of lay,and if  the inside walls are straight(A)type. 
like i said plays great and smooth with a vibe to it. dick stabile 
was dean martin's musical director for years and the great al 
gallodoro played this same mpc for many many years

Ralph Morgan listed some "specs" of vintage mouthpieces in his 
March/April 1993 Sax Journal column.  I think Paul Coats said this 
info came from an earlier edition of the Erik Brand book.  

I have checked a few original-looking Woodwind and Link mouthpieces 
against the numbers posted and have not found good agreement.  
Mouthpieces just vary a lot.  Here is what was listed for a Dick 
Stabile Alto:

42157 (Erik Brand designation: Length mm*2 & Tip mm)
42
29
20
13
6
157 (= .062" tip)

Erik Brand feeler set:
.0015, .010, .024, .034, .050"

--- Hello,
I have a very mint and absolutely original alto Dick Stabile model, 
i 'm going to check it and will post measurements.
Coolbaffle.



In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Bradbury" <kwbradbury@y...> 
wrote:
> Ralph Morgan listed some "specs" of vintage mouthpieces in his 
> March/April 1993 Sax Journal column.  I think Paul Coats said this 
> info came from an earlier edition of the Erik Brand book.  
> 
> I have checked a few original-looking Woodwind and Link mouthpieces 
> against the numbers posted and have not found good agreement.  
> Mouthpieces just vary a lot.  Here is what was listed for a Dick 
> Stabile Alto:
> 
> 42157 (Erik Brand designation: Length mm*2 & Tip mm)
> 42
> 29
> 20
> 13
> 6
> 157 (= .062" tip)
> 
> Erik Brand feeler set:
> .0015, .010, .024, .034, .050"

I had a Dick Stabile alto that was very cool...came in the case with 
a Buescher Big B alto. A friend became enamored of it and I sold it 
to him as I have always used old Meyers on alto mostly.
It was really quite similar to the old Meyers...

--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "coolbaffle" 
<coadou.trefeil@w...> wrote:
> --- Hello,
> I have a very mint and absolutely original alto Dick Stabile model, 
> i 'm going to check it and will post measurements.
> Coolbaffle.
> 
> 
> 
> In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Bradbury" 
<kwbradbury@y...> 
> wrote:
> > Ralph Morgan listed some "specs" of vintage mouthpieces in his 
> > March/April 1993 Sax Journal column.  I think Paul Coats said 
this 
> > info came from an earlier edition of the Erik Brand book.  
> > 
> > I have checked a few original-looking Woodwind and Link 
mouthpieces 
> > against the numbers posted and have not found good agreement.  
> > Mouthpieces just vary a lot.  Here is what was listed for a Dick 
> > Stabile Alto:
> > 
> > 42157 (Erik Brand designation: Length mm*2 & Tip mm)
> > 42
> > 29
> > 20
> > 13
> > 6
> > 157 (= .062" tip)
> > 
> > Erik Brand feeler set:
> > .0015, .010, .024, .034, .050"

>>I had a Dick Stabile alto that was very cool...came in the case with a Buescher Big B alto<<
 
Where did you get it? Internet info on Dick Stabile places his band in the Blue Room at the Fairmont Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans in the mid 'seventies, but I remember my parents taking me to hear him play in the late 'sixties at the Blue Room. I remember one of the two major music stores (Grunewald's) selling the Stabile mouthpiece AND the Dick Stabile saxophone at about the same time. I'm wondering when he began putting his name on horns and mouthpieces. Anyone know?
 
Mr. PC--- you're from those parts too. Do you know?



 

		
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Nope, did not know of him in those days.

 

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Thaddeus Mugwump wrote:

> >>I had a Dick Stabile alto that was very cool...came in the case with 
> a Buescher Big B alto<<
>  
> Where did you get it? Internet info on Dick Stabile places his band in 
> the Blue Room at the Fairmont Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans in the 
> mid 'seventies, but I remember my parents taking me to hear him play 
> in the late 'sixties at the Blue Room. I remember one of the two major 
> music stores (Grunewald's) selling the Stabile mouthpiece AND the Dick 
> Stabile saxophone at about the same time. I'm wondering when he began 
> putting his name on horns and mouthpieces. Anyone know?
>  
> Mr. PC--- you're from those parts too. Do you know?
>
>
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Hello,
I have checked my own Dick Stabile alto,
and i have found the followings measurements:
42,4
30
20 
13
6
tip opening: 1,56 mm (.061)
the sidewalls are straight type.
Hope this can help.




In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Bradbury" <kwbradbury@y...> 
wrote:
> Ralph Morgan listed some "specs" of vintage mouthpieces in his 
> March/April 1993 Sax Journal column.  I think Paul Coats said this 
> info came from an earlier edition of the Erik Brand book.  
> 
> I have checked a few original-looking Woodwind and Link mouthpieces 
> against the numbers posted and have not found good agreement.  
> Mouthpieces just vary a lot.  Here is what was listed for a Dick 
> Stabile Alto:
> 
> 42157 (Erik Brand designation: Length mm*2 & Tip mm)
> 42
> 29
> 20
> 13
> 6
> 157 (= .062" tip)
> 
> Erik Brand feeler set:
> .0015, .010, .024, .034, .050"

Coolbaffle's measurements are much closer to the "specs" than I expected.

In my experiance with comparing vintage Woodwind brand mouthpieces there
were descrepancies of several numbers.  Maybe I just had bad luck or CB has
had good luck.


		
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This compare quite well with the specs in the old Eric Brand manual:

Cool Baffle's (E. Brand)

42,4          (42 E Brand)
30             (29 E Brand)
20             (20 E Brand)
13             (13 E Brand)
6               (6  E Brand)
tip opening: 1.56 mm (.061)    (157 E Brand)

This is well within what would be expected of normal production 
tolerances, and confirms the validity of the old E. Brand numbers.

coolbaffle wrote:

> Hello,
> I have checked my own Dick Stabile alto,
> and i have found the followings measurements:
> 42,4
> 30
> 20
> 13
> 6
> tip opening: 1,56 mm (.061)
> the sidewalls are straight type.
> Hope this can help.
>
>
>
>
> In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Bradbury" <kwbradbury@y...>
> wrote:
> > Ralph Morgan listed some "specs" of vintage mouthpieces in his
> > March/April 1993 Sax Journal column.  I think Paul Coats said this
> > info came from an earlier edition of the Erik Brand book. 
> >
> > I have checked a few original-looking Woodwind and Link mouthpieces
> > against the numbers posted and have not found good agreement. 
> > Mouthpieces just vary a lot.  Here is what was listed for a Dick
> > Stabile Alto:
> >
> > 42157 (Erik Brand designation: Length mm*2 & Tip mm)
> > 42
> > 29
> > 20
> > 13
> > 6
> > 157 (= .062" tip)
> >
> > Erik Brand feeler set:
> > .0015, .010, .024, .034, .050"
>
>
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