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[Doug Rowe]

I would think "MPLS" is short for Minneapolis.

But I'm not sure about the history of mouthpiece makers in the region.

Doug



On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 4:55 PM, sabutin <sabutin at mindspring.com> wrote:

> OK all of you m'pce freaks.
>
> Who knows anything about this (astoundingly good) small shank m'pce?
>
> It looks oldŠlike maybe somewhere between the old
> lightweight Conn Pryor/Innes style blanks and a
> NY Bach blank.
>
> Marked:
>
> M.B.SERY MODEL
>       MADE BY
>     CLARKE
>        MPLS.
>
> Pictures available here.
> <http://tromboneforum.org/index.php/topic,40576.0.html>
>
> Now...M.B. Sery sounds like it may be a French name.
>
> And "MPLS." isn't an English language
> abbreviation as far as I know. But "MADE BY" is
> certainly in English.
>
> Fairly wide rim...wider than a 6 1/2AL. Also
> slightly larger diameter. It has a more V shaped
> cup and is a little shallower than a 6 1/2AL
> also, with a bigger throat and smaller backbore.
>
> GREAT high range, but a fairly big-playing m'pce overall.
>
> Anybody?
>
> Thanks...
>
> S.
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