So I bid on this item on eBay for a Otto Link Tone Master mouthpiece and it looks like I s in perfect condition! I thought it looked really good and of course I was skeptical so I messaged the seller and he said he believes it hasn?t been replayed. The seller is selling the mouthpiece for a friend who?s father just died and played Saxophone and apparently met Otto.
I am by no means an Otto Link expert so don’t take my word for it others like Mrpeebee have real experience here.
BUT
I really don’t think it is possible that this wasn’t replated at some stage, and even possibly rather recently replated, unless it had remained sealed in some vacuum container all those years to look THIS shiny!
Another thing is the word “ special” which appears filled in by the plating (even if this was done originally would they have done this bad of a job?).
One thought.
I don’t understand the “ afterthought” or hindsight.
These thing you have to ask before you buy not after you already bought the item.
I am by no means an Otto Link expert so don't take my word for it others like Mrpeebee have real experience here.
BUT
I really don't think it is possible that this wasn't replated at some stage, and even possibly rather recently replated, unless it had remained sealed in some vacuum container all those years to look THIS shiny!
Another thing is the word " special" which appears filled in by the plating (even if this was done originally would they have done this bad of a job?).
One thought.
I don't understand the " afterthought" or hindsight.
These thing you have to ask before you buy not after you already bought the item.
I think this "afterthought" or hindsight is typical now with buyers on ebay, as they know that ebays pathetic one sided rules always favor the buyer.
There is now no onus on the buyer to do even basic research into what they bid on as they can always return it.
The plating doesnt look right, its normally slightly darker from my experience and the plating normally wears after all those years, its probably a recent replate
I agree that neither the bite plate nor the plating look original. Mouthpieces get replated sometimes especially old ones that get played and that is almost certainly the case here.
Not being a Link guy, I really have no idea on value. Typically one avoids heavily-buffed and re-plated mouthpieces because they obviously have been altered in critical areas and there's no telling how it would play. OTOH if the work had been done by a known re-facer and then plated, its possible it could play as good or better than original. It does not appear to me that this one had any such attention - it was just cleaned, buffed and plated. IOW, everything could be the same as it now appears except the table, rails and tip would have file marks and sharp edges. The tip baffle area could show file/sanding traces or it could be polished depending on who did it. In this case these features are all soft/rounded and the entire baffle has been polished, indicating the table area was held to a buffing wheel using polishing compound.
I agree it appears to be re-plated. The problem I would have buying something like this, if I was in the market for a 5 Link (I'm not), is you have no idea how well it plays. Given the high price, it's way too much of a risk, imo.
Just for the record, the thread title is bit off; plating is not the same thing as lacquer. As far as I know, mpcs are not lacquered, so there's no such thing as an original lacquer Otto Link.
Not really.
There are only three reasons from which to choose if you want to retract a bid.
Stupidity is not one of them.
Nor is the **** poor excuse the OP gave me on a piece I was selling.
At least we can block buyers who want to play these stupid games.
I have got a Tonemaster that was refaced by Brian Powell. You can compare the colour of the two pieces. I guess the one offered at Fleabay was replated.
So I bid on this item on eBay for a Otto Link Tone Master mouthpiece and it looks like I s in perfect condition! I thought it looked really good and of course I was skeptical so I messaged the seller and he said he believes it hasn?t been replayed. The seller is selling the mouthpiece for a friend who?s father just died and played Saxophone and apparently met Otto.
No. If you don't know the market sufficiently well to be confident in your own assessment, you should not bid on it. No one else will be responsible for this - great, ****, or otherwise.
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