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stroburg
03-28-2003, 06:43 AM
can someone tell me about my mouthpiece? I have an alto guardala mouthpiece that is 24k gold from probably the mid 80s. the serial number is 'sa 73g'. I bought it from a guy who visited guardala's garage around the time he was finishing up the first michael brecker model- he bought this mouthpiece at this time. Is this thing worth anything? I would love to sell it. does anyone know ANYTHING about this vintage piece?
Giles
03-28-2003, 07:30 AM
It's not worth a dime. But I'll take it off your hands. I'll even pay shipping! :D
Kasper
03-28-2003, 10:06 AM
Stroburg,
I have some information about your mouthpiece.And I would be very interested in buying it.
Please send me an email to
kasper.kosteczko@welho.com
Toni Linder
03-28-2003, 10:57 AM
It's probably one of the first Guardala Studio Alto he made. The tip opening of 0.73 looks small to me. I used to own a Studio Alto I bought directly from him in '86 or '87. If I remember right, there were also his initials "DG" somewhere on the piece.
Kasper
03-28-2003, 11:22 AM
73 is a running serial number,has nothing to do with the tip opening.The opening is propably close to 0.85 .
scoros
03-28-2003, 02:51 PM
Might be interested as well. Please drop me a line!
scoros76@yahoo.com
stroburg
03-30-2003, 07:55 AM
Actually Toni-
The mouthpiece has a huge hole, it is very hard to keep in tune. But if you are a real pro, it probably is one of the best sounds out there. When I can play this thing right (for about 3 notes), It sounds like a million bucks.

Anyway, I dont know anything about the 'market value' of this thing, but I do know it has some vintage value to it. I would be interested in selling it for $900 to a $1000, if anyone is interested- looking to get into a new tenor.
Toni Linder
03-30-2003, 10:54 AM
What do you mean when you say that the mouthpiece has "a huge hole"? A large chamber? The Guardala Studio is a small chamber piece!

As to the price, I sold my Alto Studio for 70 dollars to a young saxophonist who wanted it dearly. I thought it was much more useful with him than lying in my drawers.
stroburg
03-30-2003, 07:59 PM
sorry, the opening at the reed is very large, the chamber is rather small.
gcsongbird
05-08-2003, 03:33 PM
so has the mouthpiece been sold yet?
stroburg
05-21-2003, 04:24 AM
no, the mouth piece is still available, if you are interested- you can email me at
stroburg@attbi.com
brucesax
05-21-2003, 04:47 AM
Dave made an alto piece for me in the 80's while he was still a cult-type entity. It's a worked Berg Larson 100/0 blank & has no markings to distinguish it as a Guardala. But I told him what I was looking for & he worked his magic.

It plays wonderful & I've never had a reason to want anything else for my alto.
Rex Tremende
05-17-2006, 10:22 PM
...Three years later. Has the Guardala Alto mouthpiece been sold. I'm interested in it.

Thanks
fballatore
05-17-2006, 10:46 PM
Based on the fact that stroburg hasn't posted in a year and a half, what makes you think he'll respond to you now? Why don't you try to email him?

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