This is another Modern Otto Link Super Tone Master I received to try out. This one was originally a 7 tip (.100) but was refaced and oped up to a .110 by Eric Falcon. From what I understand Eric Falcon used to do mouthpiece work for Jody Espina of Jody Jazz. He now is refacing mouthpieces and also has his own line of HR mouthpieces that he makes at Warburton. ( I have an alto,soprano and 2 tenors sitting on my desk right now)
This otto link mouthpiece plays beautifully. This mouthpiece has a great jazz sound to it. Kind of that standard kind of link tone. Nice fat round sound that leans towards the darker side of the spectrum to me. It also has a bit of an airy texture to the tone that is really nice. Even though I am told this is a .110 it feels more like a .105 to me. Eric does great work and I’m looking forward to trying his Warburton mouthpieces shortly.
WOW! I listened to the Eric Falcon custom piece and this one, and Eric really seems to do something with having a THICK and FAT sound! Feels like you’re pushing a wall of sound towards me!
I’m REALLY wondering how his custom pieces are on Alto and Soprano. The only Soprano piece I could ever stand were the Slant Sig pieces because they had the same thick, fat sound, but burned a hole in the wallet. I’m a hardcore alto player so that settles that much….but just WOW!
You sound great in this piece Steve!
Have you tried one of the new Warburton STM NY links that Eric has worked on? Is this one or just a STM that he worked on?
No, I haven’t tried one of those. This is just a normal link that he refaced.
Steve, Thanks for the reviews, they were very helpful in helping me decide on a new mouthpiece. I called Eric several months ago and discussed some of the problems I was having with my factory link. He was very helpful and took the time to talk to me about it. After saving some cash, I finally put in an order and received my 7* refaced link last weekend. Man!!!!!!! I didn’t realize how much of an improvement it would make in my sound, and playing. I know that some of the qualities that people look for in a mouthpiece are subjective, but all I can say is that it is really great to get a mouthpiece that lets me sound the way I want to sound, and was well worth the money to me!!
That’s great to hear George. I love it when when a player can hook up with a mouthpiece that works for them and allows them to play to their full potential. You’ve put a smile on my face today….