Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful, both the mouthpiece and your depiction of it. Cheers, Nathan On 11 Oct, 2011, at 20:53 , Jim Nichols wrote: > Over 60 years ago, I was working my way through engineering school by > playing in small club bands and a 16-piece college dance band on weekends. > Funds were tight, but I splurged on one luxury, a Bob Dukoff professional > mouthpiece for the alto sax. It is still with me, scarred and no longer > in use, but it provides a souvenir of happy times. > > Bob Dukoff was better known for his Tenor mouthpieces, used by many pros, > but he also made a small number of Alto mouthpieces as well. I purchased > mine from a former GI who was in school with me at the time. > > The fancy box: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bob+Dukoff+Mouthpiece+Box.jpg.html > > The mouthpiece itself, well used but perfectly serviceable after many, > many years: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bob+Dukoff+Alto+Mouthpiece+2.jpg.html > > E-1 with ZD 35mm Macro, ISO 800, RAW > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu