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We ended up with a mouthpiece stamped "WOLFE 3" in an action lot acquisition, and I've been unable to come up with any kind of reference on what it's comparable to. Kind of looks Helleberg-ish internally?

Guessing it's a private-label house brand kind of thing. Any clues?

I saw one of those on eBay recently. My immediate thought was Chinese, but that was just an assumption. No idea about the name.

Did Mark Wolfe use custom mouthpieces?

Do you have to huff and puff to play it?

maybe:

dwerden.com wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:00 pm I believe "Wolfe" is a trademark of the German wind instrument manufacturer Schmelzer, who are perhaps best known for their trombones.

https://www.dwerden.com/forum/showthrea ... 767cd8d239

arpthark wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:12 am I saw one of those on eBay recently. My immediate thought was Chinese, but that was just an assumption. No idea about the name.

Given some of the casting and plating flaws on what appears to be an otherwise new sample, it would not surprise me. Couple/few small pits on the interior that appear to be casting flaws, and some high spots on the exterior that probably could have been correcting with a few more seconds on a buffer wheel. It came as part of a set of 4 for $20, along with a Bach 7, a Faxx "fhb" and an unknown horn or maybe trumpet MP in a lot.

cjk wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:00 pm Do you have to huff and puff to play it?

Tough crowd. I guess that joke didn't blow anyone's house down.

Can you post a few photos of it?

I got a few of these with the Leviathan. They are okay.

I assume they were the seller's make of mouthpiece.

Seller also included some fantastic postcards featuring instruments and livestock, if recall correctly.

I really liked that exchange.

A Wolfe 2 for sale in France: