SummaryReviewOtto Link MouthpiecesOtto Link 24k gold plated metal mouthpieces combine gleaming good looks with the rich sound quality of a larger bore rubber mouthpiece for exceptional style and sound. A wide selection of facings offer superior tone quality and projection with complete control, making Otto Link a top choice of professionals.The popular Super Tone Master-bell metal Otto Link tenor sax mouthpiece has been selected by artists for over 50 years to capture and hold professional quality sounds.Used with Rico Jazz Select reeds this was a very warm sounding mouthpiece whilst the reeds add a further dimension to the sound. The mouthpiece has a big tone chamber which gives a rounder tone while the reed had a nice 'buzzy' edge to it. The ligature provided with the mouthpiece is not the best I have used, and I find it slightly better when used upside down! It doesn't seem to connect the reed securely and flat enough to the table. When used with a BG Revelation Jazz ligature the sound really opened up, became much more flexible and the response was great(sax used Selmer S80 Series II).Otto Link started as a repair technician in the William S. Haynes flute company in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1920s. In the early 1930s he moved to 117 West 48th street in New York City to start his own mouthpiece business. During the 1950s he briefly moved to Freeport on Long Island, NY, before moving his business to Pompano Beach, Florida in the late 1950s. He later sold the company to Ben Harrod who continued to produce and hand finish mouthpieces under the Otto Link name during the 1960s/70s. Today, Otto Link mouthpieces are produced and distributed by the J.J. Babbitt company in Elkhart, Indiana.
