This is a SaxZ “Vintage 1950” hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece. SaxZ is a company in Japan which is run by Mitsu Watanabe. I reviewed a SAXZ Dave Sanborn model which was a very modern sounding mouthpiece. This tenor mouthpiece is SAXZ’s version of a vintage 1950 type mouthpiece. SAXZ “Vintage 1950” Model Tenor Mouthpiece […]
Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews
Phil Barone Super New York Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
Up for review today, is a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece model by Phil Barone. It’s called the Super New York. Phil Barone has been making mouthpieces for a long long time. I first heard his name back in the 90’s when I saw Dino Govoni play at the Acton Jazz Club. Dino sounded great that […]
Tenor Madness 42 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
The new Tenor Madness 42 (TM 42) 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece by James Bunte appeared out of nowhere. I was browsing through Sax on the Web (SOTW) and I came across a discussion about the TM 42 mouthpieces by James Bunte that were being sold at Saxquest. A couple of people were raving about them […]
Lebayle LRII Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a Fred Lebayle LRII tenor saxophone mouthpiece. The last time I played a Lebayle tenor mouthpiece was about 8 years ago. I bought a wood Lebayle Jazz mouthpiece to try. The mouthpiece totally blew my mind. I fell in love with it and was ecstatic to play it. I played it […]
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 […]
Ishimori Woodstone 8 Hard Rubber Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
I have an Ishimori Woodstone hard rubber tenor sax mouthpiece to review and play for you today. This is a 8 tip opening (.110) hard rubber mouthpiece. I have been eagerly wanting to play one of these Ishimori mouthpieces for quite a while. Ishimori Woodstone Hard Rubber Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Over the past few months, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Theo Wanne Refaced Selmer Soloist Tenor Mouthpiece
Here’s another clip of a great Selmer Soloist that Mark Sepinuck let me try. For those of you who don’t know Mark he is one of the premier dealers of high end mouthpieces. If you look on ebay he goes by “10mfan”. I met Mark years ago when he used to live up near Boston. […]
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. […]
Warburton LA Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a Warburton LA tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I am reviewing today. This tenor saxophone mouthpiece has a .110 tip opening and is silver plated. These are made by the great mouthpiece refacer Eric Falcon down in Florida. I have done a number of reviews in the past on other mouthpieces that Eric […]
Warburton J Series Hard Rubber Tenor Sax Mouthpiece
This is a Warburton J series hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I am reviewing today. This tenor saxophone mouthpiece has an .110 tip opening. These are made by the great mouthpiece refacer Eric Falcon down in Florida. I had done a review in the past of the Alto and Soprano models and Eric was […]
Warburton A Series 16 Degree Tenor Sax Mouthpiece
This is a Warburton A series 16 degree tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I am reviewing today. This tenor saxophone mouthpiece has an 7* tip opening which is a .105. It is silver plated and came with a Rovner light ligature. These are made by the great mouthpiece refacer Eric Falcon down in Florida. […]
Warburton A Series 12 Degree Tenor Sax Mouthpiece
This is a Warburton A series 12 degree tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I am reviewing. This tenor saxophone mouthpiece has an 7* tip opening which is a .105. It is silver plated and came with a Rovner light ligature. These are made by the great mouthpiece refacer Eric Falcon down in Florida. I […]
Warburton A Series 8 Degree Tenor Sax Mouthpiece
This is a Warburton A series 8 degree tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I am reviewing today. This tenor saxophone mouthpiece has an 8* tip opening which is about .115. It is silver plated and came with a Rovner light ligature. These are made by Eric Falcon who was kind enough to send me some to […]
Marmaduke Hard Rubber Tenor Sax Mouthpiece 7*
Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece that is made by Alex Miyatake in Japan. Alex says that he has developed this mouthpiece with the help of Ron Coelho of RPC mouthpieces. These are brand new mouthpieces and I have never heard of them until now. The mouthpiece that I am playing today is a 7* […]
Stan Getz Legend Series Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a review of the Stan Getz Legend Series tenor saxophone mouthpiece. This mouthpiece I’m trying today is an exact copy of the actual mouthpiece that Stan Getz used at the end of his career. The copy is so exact that it even has slight teeth marks in it where Stan used to put […]
Early Babbitt HR Otto Link Remake Tenor Mouthpiece
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 […]
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 […]
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