Guardala Alto (1980's) "Studio Gold Plate" 3 Digit hard rubber Dave Guardala was an innovative

Dave Guardala was an innovative manufacturer who began his custom line of mouthpieces by manually machining blanks and finishing them by hand

with a separate core and shell

this is the “small USA Slant Body” blank

customers can expect that their mouthpiece will be free of defects

This particular example is really clean and has been in storage for decades along with some other very desirable pieces

Guardala Alto (1980's) "Studio Gold Plate" 3 Digit hard rubber Dave Guardala was an innovativeGuardala Alto (1990's) "Studio Gold Plate" 3 Digit Here is an original condition, 1980s Dave Guardala Handmade alto. It is marked DG SGA, serial 381. Early, handmade 3 digit serial pieces in original condition are getting nearly impossible to find. This piece includes the original bag and packing tube as well. This particular piece was part of a collection of mouthpieces belonging to a lifelong career woodwind player Verne Dorge. Among his many