Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece that is being sold by Tenor Madness. A big “Thank You” to Dr. James Romain who serves as Associate Professor of Saxophone and Assistant Director of Jazz Studies at Drake University. He was kind enough to offer to send me his mouthpiece that he picked out personally at […]
Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews
Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant Tenor Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece made by Johannes Gerber in South Africa. I have never played a Johannes Gerber mouthpiece before but have always wanted to. I have heard great things about his work and if you visit his site at www.jgerber.com the pictures will make you want to pull out your credit card […]
Sakshama “Lost Wax” Florida Link Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a Sakshama “lost wax” florida link metal mouthpiece that I received from Sakshama Koloski a few months ago. He was gracious enough to let me try one of his mouthpieces. I put lost wax in quotations because I’m not sure exactly what that means. This mouthpiece is a great example of a great […]
Kanee Custom V7 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
Here’s a brand new mouthpiece review for you. You probably have never heard of this brand. I had never heard of them before a couple weeks ago either. I received an email from someone from China asking if I would be willing to try some of their mouthpieces and post a review of […]
Kanee Custom O7 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
Here’s a brand new mouthpiece review for you. You probably have never heard of this brand. I had never heard of them before a couple weeks ago. I received an email from someone from China asking if I would be willing to try some of their mouthpieces and post a review of them. I was […]
Sugal Super Gonz Copper Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a very cherished mouthpiece for me. It was made by Gary Sugal in the early 90’s and is called the Super Gonz I. To give you a little background on this mouthpiece…………I started playing tenor around 1986. At that time, I was playing a Couf Superba 1 tenor with the only mouthpiece I […]
Theo Wanne Hard Rubber Gaia Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
Here’s another Theo Wanne tenor saxophone mouthpiece for you to check out. This is a hard rubber version of the Gaia tenor saxophone mouthpiece. The Gaia is said to be a run at the florida link type concept. It has a medium baffle that does indeed remind me of my florida links. The difference hear […]
Theo Wanne Wood Gaia Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
Here’s another Theo Wanne tenor saxophone mouthpiece for you to check out. I just received a ton of these and I’m working my way through them as you might have noticed. This is a wood version of the Gaia tenor saxophone mouthpiece. The Gaia is said to be a run at the florida link […]
Theo Wanne Ambika Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
Here’s another Theo Wanne tenor saxophone mouthpiece for you to check out. I just received a ton of these and I’m working my way through them as you might have noticed. This is a hard rubber version of the Ambika mouthpiece. The Ambika is on the darker side of the tone spectrum. It has a […]
John Thomas Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Here we have a John Thomas tenor saxophone mouthpiece. I actually played this about a year ago but the recording has been sitting on my computer since. I totally forgot about it until this morning when I read a thread on “Sax on the Web” asking about John Thomas and his mouthpiece work. This mouthpiece […]
Eric Falcon Custom Hard Rubber Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
Here is my review of a custom hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece that Eric Falcon made. A friend of mine sent me this to try with 2 metal links as well. This is an example of a great hard rubber mouthpiece. I actually have played this mouthpiece for about a week now and love it […]
Otto Link Super Tone Master Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Refaced by Eric Falcon
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 […]
Modern STM Otto Link Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Refaced by Brian Powell
This is a modern Super Tone Master Otto Link tenor saxophone mouthpiece. Everyone knows that buying a modern metal Otto Link is pretty much a roll of the dice. I remember going to a music store and trying 10 of them and not liking any of them. Many times over the years I have stopped […]
Pete Thomas PPT Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece 7* Review
This is a great mouthpiece from Pete Thomas over in the UK. I emailed him a few months ago because I was interested in trying one of his tenor mouthpieces. He was kind enough to send me this one. I’m not sure what it is made of but it looks pretty cool. It’s looks […]
“Live” Guardala Laser Trimmed Michael Brecker II Saxophone Mouthpiece
Here’s another live clip I dug out of my computer. This is a more mellow clip of a solo on the tune “Come Away With Me” by Norah Jones. To be honest, I’m one for staying in the mood of the tune when I solo. I can’t stand it when I hear a slow ballad […]
Drake Vintage Resin Jazz Tenor Mouthpiece
This is a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece I received in the mail last week from Aaron Drake. Drake mouthpieces have been around for a number of years and Aaron is best known for his Ceramic mouthpieces which I have reviewed here before. Recently, he has updated his website www.DrakeMouthpieces.com and come out with a new […]
Drake Vintage Resin NY Jazz Tenor Mouthpiece
This is a new mouthpiece I received in the mail last week from Aaron Drake. Drake mouthpieces have been around for a number of years and Aaron is best known for his Ceramic mouthpieces which I have reviewed here before. Recently, he has updated his website www.DrakeMouthpieces.com and come out with a new line of […]
Drake Vintage Resin Son of Slant Tenor Mouthpiece
This is a new mouthpiece I received in the mail last week from Aaron Drake. Drake mouthpieces have been around for a number of years and Aaron is best known for his Ceramic mouthpieces which I have reviewed here before. Recently, he has updated his website www.DrakeMouthpieces.com and come out with a new line […]
Selmer Long Shank Soloist Tenor Mouthpiece
This is a Vintage Selmer Long Shank Soloist Tenor Mouthpiece that was originally a C*. This mouthpiece has been refaced to a .105 tip opening by Brian Powell. I have been wanting to try one of these ever since I tried a Selmer short shank soloist about a year ago. I loved the short shank […]
Ralph Morgan MLL 8* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
This a Ralph Morgan MLL 8* tenor saxophone mouthpiece. This use to be a ML model but the owner of the piece sent it to Erik Greiffenhagen to have the chamber made larger so now it is a MLL model. The tip opening of this mouthpiece is an 8* which for a Morgan is a […]
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