Today, I am reviewing another tenor saxophone mouthpiece from a fairly new company called SYOS mouthpieces in France. This company hit the saxophone mouthpiece scene not too long ago and immediately caught the world’s attention by producing these really bright colored 3D printed saxophone mouthpieces made of plastic. I remember thinking they were strange looking Read More…
10mFan Generation II Robusto Ultem Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 17, 2019 by 8 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan sax mouthpieces. This is a generation II Ultem Robusto 7** orange tenor saxophone mouthpiece. (Yes, I wrote “orange”!) I reviewed a first generation hard rubber Robusto 7** tenor sax mouthpiece a few years ago that I still have in my collection of favorite tenor Read More…
SYOS Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Signature Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 3, 2019 by 24 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a tenor saxophone mouthpiece from a fairly new company called SYOS mouthpieces in France. This company hit the saxophone mouthpiece scene not too long ago and immediately caught the world’s attention by producing these really bright colored 3D printed saxophone mouthpieces made of plastic. I remember thinking they were strange looking Read More…
Theo Wanne Gaia 3 Hard Rubber Tenor Mouthpiece Review
July 27, 2019 by 12 Comments
I was excited to hear that Theo Wanne was releasing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece called the Gaia 3 a few months ago and asked Theo if I could review it. I had reviewed the original Gaia tenor saxophone mouthpiece back in 2009 and it was one of the best tenor saxophone mouthpieces I had Read More…
Theo Wanne Gaia 3 Metal Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
July 16, 2019 by 21 Comments
I was excited to hear that Theo Wanne was releasing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece called the Gaia 3 a few months ago and asked Theo if I could review it. I had reviewed the original Gaia tenor saxophone mouthpiece back in 2009 and it was one of the best tenor saxophone mouthpieces I had Read More…
New NY Meyer Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Compared to a Vintage NY Meyer Alto Sax Mouthpiece Review
June 22, 2019 by 13 Comments
Since I recently wrote a review for a new NY Meyer (2019) alto saxophone mouthpiece as well as a vintage NY Meyer (1960’s) alto saxophone mouthpiece, I thought it would be interesting to do a side by side review of these two great alto saxophone mouthpieces side by side. These are from the “mouthpiece fun Read More…
Westcoast Sax High Roller Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
June 21, 2019 by 8 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece called the High Roller from Westcoast Sax. Matt Lee at Westcoast Sax was nice enough to send me a sample High Roller alto sax mouthpiece to try out. This metal alto sax mouthpiece is a high baffle mouthpiece with an 8 tip opening which is a Read More…
Vintage New York Meyer USA 4M Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Refaced By Jimmy Jensen Review
June 15, 2019 by 18 Comments
Today, I’m lucky to be able to play and review a vintage New York Meyer medium chamber alto saxophone mouthpiece. Jimmy Jensen at Tenor Madness was nice enough to send me what he called a “mouthpiece funbox”. This was a box of special and unique mouthpieces that Jimmy thought I might find interesting. Among the Read More…
Brand Spankin’ New Florida Otto Link Metal 100th Anniversary Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
May 26, 2019 by 6 Comments
A few weeks ago, I reviewed a new 100th anniversary model Florida Otto Link tenor saxophone mouthpiece by JJ Babbitt that I found out after the fact was refaced by Jimmy Jensen at Tenor Madness. I decided to proceed with the review anyways with the hopes that I would soon get a brand new JJ Read More…
NY Meyer 100th Anniversary Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
May 1, 2019 by 33 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new NY Meyer 100th Anniversary Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece by JJ Babbitt. The vintage NY Meyer alto sax mouthpieces from the 1960’s are some of the most sought after vintage alto sax mouthpieces on the market today. When I heard the news that JJ Babbitt was coming out with a Read More…
Florida Otto Link Metal 100th Anniversary Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece refaced by Jimmy Jensen Review
April 29, 2019 by 21 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new 100th anniversary model Florida Otto Link tenor saxophone mouthpiece refaced by Jimmy Jensen. The vintage metal Florida Otto Link tenor sax mouthpieces from the 1960’s are some of the most sought after vintage Otto Links on the vintage sax mouthpiece market today. When I heard the news that JJ Read More…
Sugal Super Gonz I Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
March 4, 2019 by 4 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a “Sugal Super Gonz I” tenor saxophone mouthpiece like the one I played for seven years back in the 90s. Before the Super Gonz I, I had been playing a Sugal JB model tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I bought from Jerry Bergonzi in 1991 and had been using for about two Read More…
JX Custom JXFL 8 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
February 19, 2019 by 18 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the JX Custom JXFL 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece that is said to be similar in design to a Francois Louis solid silver 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece like Bob Berg used to play. This is made by Jianxing Li in Guangzhou, China. A number of months ago, I was contacted and Read More…
JX Custom JXKM 8 Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
February 17, 2019 by 9 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the JX Custom JXKM 8 soprano saxophone mouthpiece that is said to be similar in design to a Miami Dukoff 8 soprano sax mouthpiece like Kenny G plays. This is made by Jianxing Li in Guangzhou, China. A number of months ago, I was contacted and asked if I would Read More…
JX Custom JXRO 8 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
February 16, 2019 by 7 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the JX Custom JXRO 8 alto saxophone mouthpiece. This is made by Jianxing Li in Guangzhou, China. A number of months ago, I was contacted and asked if I would consider reviewing the sax mouthpieces in the photo below for Mr. Li. They look to be quite the arsenal of Read More…
Phil Barone Hollywood 8 Tenor Sax Mouthpiece Refaced by MojoBari
January 27, 2019 by 13 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a unique Phil Barone Hollywood 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I had Keith Bradbury (Mojobari) work on for me a number of years ago. I had originally bought this from a sax player who said it was his gigging mouthpiece for a number of years. The bite plate had some deep Read More…
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