Mark Sepinuck, 10mFan as he is known in the saxophone world, has been producing a line of tenor and alto saxophone mouthpieces for the last six years that have been very popular with saxophone players around the world. I have reviewed some of 10mFan’s tenor sax mouthpiece models in the past such as the Robusto, Read More…
Monster Berg Larsen .170 Tip Opening Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
March 3, 2018 by 47 Comments
Yes, you read that right! A .170 tip opening!! That’s a 14 tip opening! To give you a little bit of a backstory, I received this email the other day from a fan of my site: “Hi Steve, I have a favor to ask of you, if you can fit it in to your schedule. Read More…
10mFan “The Classic” Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
February 12, 2018 by 18 Comments
Mark Sepinuck, 10mFan as he is known in the saxophone world, came out with a line of tenor saxophone mouthpieces five years ago that have been very popular with saxophone players. Mark, created a very detailed three category system of tenor saxophone mouthpieces and he designed what he considered to be the best tenor sax Read More…
D&S Model I Tenor Sax Mouthpiece Review
November 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
I receive emails all the time asking me to review saxophone mouthpieces. Many of these emails are from individuals and companies all around the globe that I have never heard of before. In the early years of the site, I would say yes to every request but after twelve years, I’m a bit more picky Read More…
Retro Revival “Super D” New York Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
September 26, 2017 by 16 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the new Retro Revival “Super D” New York model tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Joel Peskin (iReedMan) and Bob Sheppard. Joel and Bob have started a company called Retro Revival in which they produce exact copies of great vintage mouthpieces from the past. When Joel started the company they started with Read More…
Matt Marantz Slant Legacy Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 24, 2017 by 14 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a Matt Marantz Slant Legacy hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece. I have wanted to try one of these ever since I heard Joel Frahm play one on Youtube last year. Matt Marantz was nice enough to send me one to try out for a few days and perhaps review, so here Read More…
Phil-Tone Intrepid Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
July 23, 2017 by 24 Comments
Today I am reviewing another great tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Phil Engleman at Phil-Tone mouthpieces. I have reviewed quite a few Phil-Tone sax mouthpieces on the site already and am always interested when Phil announces a new mouthpiece model. A couple of months ago he announced that he had stumbled upon a new sax mouthpiece that Read More…
10mFan Black Widow Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
July 6, 2017 by 24 Comments
Mark Sepinuck, 10mFan as he is known in the saxophone world, came out with a line of tenor saxophone mouthpieces a few years ago that have been very popular with saxophone players. Mark, created a very detailed three category system of tenor sax mouthpieces and he designed what he considered to be the best tenor Read More…
D’Addario Select Jazz Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
April 13, 2017 by 23 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new mouthpiece from D’Addario called the Select Jazz tenor saxophone mouthpiece. This mouthpiece was designed by Kevin Garren at D’Addario with the help of Jeff Coffin. Jeff Coffin is a great saxophone player who has played and toured with Dave Matthews and Bela Fleck as well as many other artists. I have heard Read More…
Theo Wanne Slant 2 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
April 5, 2017 by 10 Comments
Today, I am reviewing another great saxophone mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne at TheoWanne.com. Theo Wanne was one of the first sax mouthpiece makers to reach out to me and ask if I would be willing to do some reviews of his mouthpieces years ago. I had heard his name for years as the guy to Read More…
Rafael Navarro Bebop Special Silver Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
January 25, 2017 by 36 Comments
Today I am reviewing another great mouthpiece by Rafael Navarro. This is a metal silver plated Bebop Special model. I have reviewed most of Rafael Navarro’s tenor models in the past but I’m always excited when I can try a new one! The Navarro Bebop Special hard rubber model is the mouthpiece that Bob Mintzer plays Read More…
Mouthpiece Cafe House Blend II Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
January 12, 2017 by 3 Comments
Today, I am reviewing another saxophone mouthpiece made by Brian Powell and Erik Greiffenhagen over at Mouthpiece Cafe. If you have visited my site before you probably know that I hold Brian and Erik in pretty high regard. They have both done tons of sax mouthpiece refacing jobs for me over the years with great results. Read More…
Saxquest “The Core” Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
March 5, 2016 by 14 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the new “The Core” hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece from Saxquest. Mark Overton over at Saxquest came out with two new hard rubber tenor sax mouthpieces a few months ago called “The Bridge” (hand faced by Eric Falcon) and “The Core” (hand faced by James Bunte). Mark said that the purpose behind making these Read More…
Saxquest “The Bridge” Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
March 4, 2016 by 12 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the new “The Bridge” hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece from Saxquest. Mark Overton over at Saxquest came out with two new hard rubber tenor sax mouthpieces a few months ago called “The Bridge” and “The Core”. Mark said that the purpose behind making these two mouthpieces was to try to recapture the sound and Read More…
Tenor Madness New EBII Tenor Mouthpiece Review
January 1, 2016 by 15 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the new Tenor Madness EBII hard rubber tenor mouthpiece. Randy Jones over at Tenor Madness caused quite a stir in the saxophone world when he came out with a “new” EB (Early Babbitt) version of the Otto Link tenor mouthpiece a number of years ago which I reviewed here. At the time, Read More…
Ken Okutsu Traditional Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
April 17, 2015 by 15 Comments
Today, I am reviewing my third hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece from Ken Okutsu in Japan. It is the Traditional model and has a 7 tip opening which is .104. ( I call it a 7* tip in the recordings below because .104 is close to the traditional 7* size). I already reviewed my first two Okutsu mouthpiece Read More…
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