MacSax FJIII Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

Today, I am reviewing a new MacSax tenor saxophone mouthpiece that is made by Eric Falcon.  I have reviewed a number of other mouthpieces in the past that were made or refaced by Eric Falcon including the LA tenor mouthpiece which I loved.  This mouthpiece is named the FJIII.  I have no idea why it Read More…

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Marmaduke Large Chamber Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

Today, I am reviewing a new Marmaduke large chambered tenor saxophone mouthpiece that is made by Alex Miyatake in Japan.  This tenor mouthpiece  has a larger chamber than the first Marmaduke mouthpiece I reviewed here.  If you click on this link you can compare the clips to see how these two mouthpieces sound.  They were Read More…

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Ishimori Woodstone 7* Hard Rubber Tenor Sax Mouthpiece

I have an Ishimori Woodstone hard rubber tenor sax mouthpiece to review and play for you today. This is a 7* tip opening (.105) hard rubber mouthpiece. I have been eagerly wanting to play one of these Ishimori mouthpieces for quite a while.  I reviewed an 8 tip last week and wanted to try a Read More…

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Ishimori Woodstone Silver Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

I have an Ishimori Woodstone silver tenor sax mouthpiece to review and play for you today. This is a 8 tip (.110) high baffled mouthpiece.  I have been eagerly wanting to play these Ishimori mouthpieces for quite a while.

Ishimori Woodstone Silver Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
Over the past few months, I have heard of Ishimori Woodstone mouthpieces Read More…

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Mark Spencer Silver Tenor Mouthpiece

Here’s a new mouthpiece review of a Mark Spencer Silver tenor saxophone mouthpiece.  I bought this mouthpiece from Bob Franceschini who some of you might know. (He played saxophone with Mike Stern for a number of years).
Mark Spencer is a mouthpiece maker and refacer in Australia that made this mouthpiece especially for Bob Franceschini.  I  Read More…

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Phil Barone NY Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

This is a Phil Barone NY model tenor mouthpiece I have for a review today.  As you can see from the pictures, this mouthpiece has been heavily used by some past owners……………not the prettiest mouthpiece I’ve had on here.  The gold plating is all worn off and there is some corrosion on the brass.  Sometimes Read More…

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Jon Van Wie Meyer Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

This is a modern Meyer tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I recently bought.  This one is a 7 that was refaced by the late great Jon Van Wie to a .105 tip opening.  I knew that if Jon Van Wie had refaced it then it would be a great example of what a Meyer could do.  Read More…

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Beginner Improv Series Tenor Sax-Lesson 1B

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This is  lesson 1B of the beginner jazz improvisation series for tenor sax.  In this series of lessons I will take you from the very beginning and teach you how to improvise.  I cover the same material as the alto sax jazz  improvisation lesson but focus on the tenor and it’s keys. In this lesson, Read More…

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Beginner Improv Series Tenor Sax-Lesson 2A

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This is a beginner improviser series for tenor sax.  In this series of lessons I will take you from the very beginning and teach you how to improvise.  I will cover the same material as the alto sax improvisation lesson but focus on the tenor saxophone. In this lesson 2A I will teach you about Read More…

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Beginner Improv Series Tenor Sax-Lesson 2B

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This is a beginner improvisation series for tenor sax.  In this series of lessons, I will take you from the very beginning and teach you how to improvise jazz.  I will cover the same material as the alto sax improvisation lesson but focus on the tenor saxophone.  In this lesson 2B, I will finish teaching Read More…

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