Vintage Brilhart Tonalin

During the 1950s and 1960s the Brilhart Tonalin was the choice of most lead alto players in New York. An incredible number of great recordings were made with this mouthpiece. I live in Florida and I've worked with some of these great players after their retirement, and they are still playing Tonalins.

Full disclosure:
I don't personally play a Brilhart Tonalin. I play an early Selmer Mark VI, usually with an old Meyer mouthpiece. My backup alto is a wonderful Selmer Cigar Cutter, and when I tried a Tonalin on that horn, I realized why the old pros used that setup.

Shameless even further disclosure:
I currently have one of the very best Tonalins for auction on ebay right now. It's a number 4, which is a larger facing for a Brilhart, and it's a Great Neck model, one of the best:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160362240886

Thanks for the question. I swear I didn't set this thread up!
 
Nice solid mouthpieces on alto. Same for the ebolin which is the same piece but is black instead of white. Benny Carter played an ebolin (and once in a while a tonalin) for years on his mark VI.
 
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