Tenor Mouthpiece Question

[Berkut]

I have an old tenor mouthpiece that looks very much like a Dukoff however it is marked on the front of the scroll shank as "The Woodwind Company New York".

The back side of the shank has what appears to the serial number "X 137", and the body has the marking "5*".

I have been able to determine that The Woodwind Company was acquired by LeBlanc many years ago and that it had a good reputation for making saxophone and clarinet mouthpieces.

Does anyone know if they ever used Dukoff blanks for any of their line of mouthpieces? And if so, does this mouthpiece have any special value? Is it a candidate for refacing?

The mouthpiece appears to be in pretty good condition and was part of a purchase that I made for a Super King 20 a while back.

Thanks to anyone who can help.

Cheers!
Richard

[garyjones]

it has always been my understanding that a small number of dukoffs and some of the most desirable ones. were sold under the woodwind company name. you would guess the value would be the same as the coresponding dukoff model.

[Sigmund451]

Gary is on the money.
Here:

http://www.theowanne.com/mouthpieces101/Duckoff.php

Check the top of the page.

[Berkut]

Thanks guys for the information. I checked out the link and sure enough that looks like the piece I have. I'm thinking of sending it to Brian Powell to have him open it up. Any thoughts about that?

Richard