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    | Author: Mark1234 Date:   2015-03-25 07:08
 
 I've been playing on a Mitchell Lurie Premium Mouthpiece for years, but my mouthpiece is getting very old, ugly, and just doesn't seem to play as well as it used to.  I've tried to buy a new one but they aren't being made any more.
 
 What professional grade mouthpiece would be the closest to a Mitchell Lurie Premium??
 
 
 
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    | Author: Wes Date:   2015-03-25 09:28
 
 Perhaps it could benefit from work by an expert refacer.  I play every day on a Lurie mouthpiece bought from his home in the middle 50s and still like it.  It has had some minor retouching, however.  Good luck!
 
 
 
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    | Author: Jack Kissinger Date:   2015-03-25 19:57
 
 If you would like to e-mail me privately, Mark, I might be able to help.
 
 Best regards,
 jnk
 
 
 
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    | Author: Ursa Date:   2015-03-25 20:46
 
 Weiner Music still lists the Mitchell Lurie M2 and M3 mouthpieces for sale.
 
 
 
 
 
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    | Author: Ed Date:   2015-03-25 22:59
 
 Often after time, the facing wears a little and the rails may get slightly distorted, even developing a little inward tilt. A good refaced can bring it back to spec. There are a number of people who can easily do this- Walter Grabner, Brad Behn, Lee Livengood, Dave McClune would all be good people to contact about doing this. There are plenty of others, but I have seen and played the work of all of those and all of them do excellent work.
 
 
 
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    | Author: Mark1234 Date:   2015-03-26 06:12
 
 I saw that, but how do they compare to the older classification of Premium?  Do you know?
 
 
 
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