VINTAGE BRILHART PERSONALINE ALTO SAXOPHONE MOUTHPIECE - READ! RE-FACED .077"!

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his listing is for a vintage Brilhart mouthpiece for alto saxophone. It is an Ebolin (black plastic) version of the "Personaline" model. The Personaline was Brilhart's flagship model back in the day. It featured the "Vita-curve" facing, whatever that is! These also have cool retro faux wood grain circular bite plates inlaid into the beak.
This one has a small font serial number (237093) on the side. It is stamped L5 on the other side. Normally this would refer to a long facing curve and #5 tip opening, however this piece has been refaced. The tip opening currently measures .077". I have no idea who refaced it. It seems like an alright job, but I have a feeling it could be improved upon. It does play as is, and I get a good reed/mouthpiece seal when performing a suction test. I suspect that the facing curve might have been made a little too long when it was refaced though (that's just a slightly educated guess). At any rate, I would advise sending it to a trusted refacer to be measured and corrected if determined necessary.
Aside from the previous refacing, it is in good condition. There are some grooves on the bite plate that you will probably want to have filled with epoxy and smoothed.There are no cracks or other damage.  The facing, though not completely original, is smooth. This mouthpiece has been cleaned/sanitized.
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