Olds Mouthpiece HUH???????

[timtin66]

So I get a Armstrong 3006 alto for practice, and I put my Clark Fobes Debut mouthpiece on it. Annnnd it plays, but hard. The Armstrong came with this mouthpiece that I considered just a low end junky mouthpiece.

Anyway I am playing the thing, and I get tired, and the OLDS mouthpiece that came with the Armstrong is just sitting there, so I figure - Why not at least try it before it is resigned to the bottom draw into mouthpiece oblivion.

It makes the Armstrong sing. Easy low notes, great sound up top.

So I go to look up this mysterious mouthpiece, and cannot find a thing on it.

It says OLDS Elkhart Ind on top. On the side 3 and then after the 3 a star.

Anybody have any info on this mouthpiece of mystery????? And why it can make this Armstrong sing, but the Fobes(old standby) cannot

[Dave Dolson]

Timtin: It probably plays well for you because of your own personal embouchure. That one mouthpiece plays well for one person and not another is no mystery - it is just the unveiling of another saxophone myth - that a chosen mouthpiece should play good for many because it plays good for you. Enjoy it. DAVE

[bruce bailey]

Is it a vintage mpc? The Olds saxes in the 40s were greatr and possibly the mouthpieces wer made by Woodwind, Link or someone great.

[Dave dix]

One of the best alto mpc's i own is a weltklang bought for about $2 (£1.00) at a junk sale. Ebonite or bakolite piece thats as hard as iron.
Dave

[Rackety Sax]

Can you post a few pics including the inside from the front and back?

[Ikiee]

In my opinion, the older the sax/MPC, the beter. U compare a C* from 1950 and a C* from 2006, ull c a noticeable differance.