Brilhart Hard Rubber 7 Tenor Mouthpiece

I bought this mouthpiece from Mark Sepinuck, aka 10mfan, over SOTW forum marketplace on November 11, 2008. This is original 7 Brilhart hard rubber. As with most Mark's pieces the price was on the upper edge (550$), but the piece was fantastic. If Mark says that the mouthpiece is great, you know you are getting something special, as I did with this one. Mark specifically said that it gives him Gene Ammons vibe and I can concur that. He was very enthusiastic about describing this piece which he rarely does in his normal sales' adds, so I figured why not giving this one a try...

And I never regretted my choice. Looks great, smells great, tip, rails, table, shank, small baffle - all in perfect condition. Some ligature scratches on the top, but nothing that would affect how this baby plays. The piece is fantastic. I like it better than my Slant signature. Very powerful mouthpiece, easy to control, fun to play, vibrant, even throughout the horn. I really got a gem here. If I ever needed to come down to just one hard rubber piece, this one stays at home.

Here is what Theo says about these:
"The classic hard rubber Brilhart model was stamped "Hard Rubber" on the shank. These used an amazing hard rubber compound that when ground to dust smells very sweet. These had a relatively high floor for the period, giving them great projection. They had a very short facing curve though, so tend to play better when a longer facing is added. These had a large round chamber with rounded inner-side walls very much like the Otto Links. The floor was a bit more rounded though."

Original add text is unfortunately lost, but I have an email with just the add title:
Brilhart "HARD RUBBER" 7 tenor mpc .... THIS IS A BEAST!