Steve Neff Music Blog http://www.neffmusic.com/blog website of steve neff Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 website of steve neff no Florida Link Refaced by Erik Greiffenhagen http://www.neffmusic.com/blog/2010/02/florida-link-refaced-by-eric-greiffenhagen/ http://www.neffmusic.com/blog/2010/02/florida-link-refaced-by-eric-greiffenhagen/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:46:03 +0000 steve http://www.neffmusic.com/blog/?p=1176 Here is an incredible Florida Link  saxophone mouthpiece that was refaced by Erik Greiffenhagen from a 6 to a 7* (.105).  I bought this mouthpiece from Les Arbuckle about 6 weeks ago and have been playing it ever since.  Les came on SOTW (Sax on the Web) and said he had a link for sale that was one of the best he had ever played.  Now I hear that quite often from people selling mouthpieces but I had never heard that from Les before so it caught my attention.  I knew he had been around probably hundreds of links and if he thought this one was great then it must be.

The first thing that struck me about this tenor mouthpiece is that it has a huge fat low end.  I’m talking lush here.  Every time I play the piece I go to that low end and want to play a nice lush tenor saxophone ballad.  The tone throughout the range of the saxophone is even and round sounding.  It’s actually a bit darker than what I sound like on almost every clip on this site but I’m really digging that out of this mouthpiece.  The last thing that strikes me about it is the playablity of it.  I know that sounds like a vague concept but certain mouthpieces connect to a player in a way that really allows them to express themselves more than on other pieces.  Even though I’ve only played this  mouthpiece for a short time I’ve already had some moments with it where I was playing things that I wouldn’t normally play.  It’s as if the mouthpiece is a fine tool that is letting me play better than other pieces I have played.  I’ve had a few of these pieces throughout the years that I’ve really connected with (most I still have sitting on my shelf)  Anyways, I want to thank Les again for selling me a great mouthpiece.  Let me know what you think……..seriously.   I listened to the clip a number of times and part of me thinks it might be too dark for my tastes but I’m curious what you all think.  Now I have to take it into battle against my other reigning florida link! Here’s a link to contact Erik.   Steve

]]> http://www.neffmusic.com/blog/2010/02/florida-link-refaced-by-eric-greiffenhagen/feed/ 7 <p style="text-align: left;">Here is an incredible Florida Link  saxophone mouthpiece that was refaced by Erik Greiffenhagen from a 6 to a 7* (.105).  I bought this mouthpiece from Les Arbuckle about 6 weeks ago and have been playing it ever since.  Les came on SOTW (Sax on the Web) and said he had a link for sale that was one of the best he had ever played.  Now I hear that quite often from people selling mouthpieces but I had never heard that from Les before so it caught my attention.  I knew he had been around probably hundreds of links and if he thought this one was great then it must be.</p> <p align="left"><a rel="shadowbox" href="http://www.neffmusic.com/images/stories/easygallery/88888894/EricGFlorida.jpg"><img style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border: 0pt none initial;" src="/images/stories/easygallery/88888894/EricGFlorida.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" width="220" height="154" /></a><a rel="shadowbox" href="http://www.neffmusic.com/images/stories/easygallery/88888894/EricGFlorida2.jpg"><img style="border: 0px initial initial;" src="/images/stories/easygallery/88888894/EricGFlorida2.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" width="220" height="154" /></a></p> <p><span id="more-1176"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;">The first thing that struck me about this tenor mouthpiece is that it has a huge fat low end.  I’m talking lush here.  Every time I play the piece I go to that low end and want to play a nice lush tenor saxophone ballad.  The tone throughout the range of the saxophone is even and round sounding.  It’s actually a bit darker than what I sound like on almost every clip on this site but I’m really digging that out of this mouthpiece.  The last thing that strikes me about it is the playablity of it.  I know that sounds like a vague concept but certain mouthpieces connect to a player in a way that really allows them to express themselves more than on other pieces.  Even though I’ve only played this  mouthpiece for a short time I’ve already had some moments with it where I was playing things that I wouldn’t normally play.  It’s as if the mouthpiece is a fine tool that is letting me play better than other pieces I have played.  I’ve had a few of these pieces throughout the years that I’ve really connected with (most I still have sitting on my shelf)  Anyways, I want to thank Les again for selling me a great mouthpiece.  Let me know what you think……..seriously.   I listened to the clip a number of times and part of me thinks it might be too dark for my tastes but I’m curious what you all think.  Now I have to take it into battle against my other reigning florida link! Here’s a <a href="http://www.mouthpieceguys.com/">link</a> to contact Erik.   Steve</p> <p align="center"></p> Here is an incredible Florida Link  saxophone mouthpiece that was refaced by Erik Greiffenhagen from a 6 to a 7* (.105).  I bought this mouthpiece from Les Arbuckle about 6 weeks ago and have been playing it ever since.  Les came on SOTW (Sax on [...] Poll of 9 Tenor Mouthpieces http://www.neffmusic.com/blog/2008/10/poll-of-my-9-current-mouthpieces/ http://www.neffmusic.com/blog/2008/10/poll-of-my-9-current-mouthpieces/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:11:59 +0000 steve http://www.neffmusic.com/blog/&p=214 I decided to run a poll for 9 sound clips I just made of my last 9 tenor mouthpieces.  I’m having a heck of a time deciding which ones to sell and I figured it would help me to play them side by side and record them.  On all 9 clips I’m just playing a simple Bb blues( C for tenor) I’m trying to keep it relatively simple so the clips are similar.  Each one was with the same Java 2 1/2 reed and I was standing about 2 feet from the mic. Take a listen and let me know which one you like the best and help me decide. I haven’t even listened to these yet so i haven’t made a decision myself yet. All 9 pieces play great for me but they all have slightly different characteristics to their sound. I could play any of them and be happy I think. I’m doing this as a blind poll because I think when people see a name before they listen they go into it with a pre-conceived idea of what they will like before they even listen. The mouthpieces heard here are a Lamberson J7, Jon Van Wie STM Link with baffle, Brian Powell Modern STM .108, Early Babbit HR Link .110, Phil Tone HR .105, Ponzol SS M2 .110, Modern NY Link Brian Powell refaced to .108(with my own baffle in it), Metal Florida Link Brian Powell refaced to .105, SP HR Link refaced to .110 by Brian Powell
Update: I added 9 more clips of me playing as loud as i can on the pieces. I’d say around 95% so you can hear how they sound playing all out. Obviously, some are better loud and some are better soft I think. I also added 9 clips that were recorded from across the room about 6-7 feet away so you can hear the difference if any from across the room.
Listen………

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

Modern NY Link (BP .108 with my own baffle)

    Laid Back Blues
   Loud Blues
   Across the Room

Lamberson J7

    Laid Back Blues
   Loud Blues
    Across the Room

SP Link (BP refaced to .110)

    Laid Back Blues
   Loud Blues
   Across the Room

JVW STM Link .110 (JVW baffle)

    Laid Back Blues
   Loud Blues
   Across the Room

EB HR Link (BP reface to .110)

    Laid Back Blues
    Loud Blues
    Across the Room

Ponzol SS M2 .110

     Laid Back Blues
   Loud Blues
    Across the Room

Florida STM 8 (refaced to .105 by BP)

    Laid Back Blues
   Loud Blues
    Across the Room

Modern STM

    Laid Back Blues
   Loud Blues
   Across the Room

Phil-Tone HR .105

    Laid Back Blues
   Loud Blues
   Across the Room
]]> http://www.neffmusic.com/blog/2008/10/poll-of-my-9-current-mouthpieces/feed/ 4 <p><span>I decided to run a poll for 9 sound clips I just made of my last 9 tenor mouthpieces.  I’m having a heck of a time deciding which ones to sell and I figured it would help me to play them side by side and record them.  On all 9 clips I’m just playing a simple Bb blues( C for tenor) I’m trying to keep it relatively simple so the clips are similar.  Each one was with the same Java 2 1/2 reed and I was standing about 2 feet from the mic. Take a listen and let me know which one you like the best and help me decide. <span id="more-214"></span>I haven’t even listened to these yet so i haven’t made a decision myself yet. All 9 pieces play great for me but they all have slightly different characteristics to their sound. I could play any of them and be happy I think. I’m doing this as a blind poll because I think when people see a name before they listen they go into it with a pre-conceived idea of what they will like before they even listen. The mouthpieces heard here are a Lamberson J7, Jon Van Wie STM Link with baffle, Brian Powell Modern STM .108, Early Babbit HR Link .110, Phil Tone HR .105, Ponzol SS M2 .110, Modern NY Link Brian Powell refaced to .108(with my own baffle in it), Metal Florida Link Brian Powell refaced to .105, SP HR Link refaced to .110 by Brian Powell<br /> Update: I added 9 more clips of me playing as loud as i can on the pieces. I’d say around 95% so you can hear how they sound playing all out. Obviously, some are better loud and some are better soft I think. I also added 9 clips that were recorded from across the room about 6-7 feet away so you can hear the difference if any from across the room.<br /> Listen………</span></p> Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. <p><strong>Modern NY Link (BP .108 with my own baffle)</strong></p> <div style="text-align: left">    Laid Back Blues</div> <div style="text-align: left">    Loud Blues</div> <div style="text-align: left">   Across the Room</div> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: left"><strong>Lamberson J7</strong></h3> <div style="text-align: left">    Laid Back Blues</div> <div style="text-align: left">    Loud Blues</div> <div style="text-align: left">    Across the Room</div> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: left">SP Link (BP refaced to .110)</h3> <div style="text-align: left">    Laid Back Blues</div> <div style="text-align: left">    Loud Blues</div> <div style="text-align: left">   Across the Room</div> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: left">JVW STM Link .110 (JVW baffle)</h3> <div style="text-align: left">    Laid Back Blues</div> <div style="text-align: left">    Loud Blues</div> <div style="text-align: left">   Across the Room</div> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: left">EB HR Link (BP reface to .110)</h3> <div style="text-align: left">    Laid Back Blues</div> <div style="text-align: left">     Loud Blues</div> <div style="text-align: left">    Across the Room</div> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: left"><strong>Ponzol SS M2 .110<br /> </strong></h3> <div style="text-align: left">     Laid Back Blues</div> <div style="text-align: left">    Loud Blues</div> <div style="text-align: left">    Across the Room</div> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: left">Florida STM 8 [...] I decided to run a poll for 9 sound clips I just made of my last 9 tenor mouthpieces.  I’m having a heck of a time deciding which ones to sell and I figured it would help me to play them side by side and record them.  On all 9 clips I’m just [...]