Today, I will be reviewing the brand new and very modestly priced JS Custom Aura 7 alto saxophone mouthpiece made by JS Custom Saxophone in Normal, Illinois. I recently reviewed the JS Custom Nova 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece and the Nova 6 alto saxophone mouthpiece and was really impressed with both, so I am excited […]
Alto High Baffle Reviews
Theo Wanne Essentials Contemporary Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I will be reviewing the Theo Wanne Essentials Contemporary 7 alto saxophone mouthpiece from the new Theo Wanne Essentials collection of saxophone mouthpieces that was released in the fall of 2024. Theo Wanne Essentials Contemporary 7 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece The Essentials Collection of saxophone mouthpieces by Theo Wanne are described as offering “exceptional quality […]
10mFan Supernova Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan saxophone mouthpieces. This is the Supernova 7 hard rubber alto saxophone mouthpiece.  I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor, alto and soprano saxophone mouthpieces in the past that you can find here. Whenever Mark Sepinuck, at 10mFan mouthpieces, comes out with […]
The SYOS Originals Smoky, Steady and Spark Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing and comparing three new SYOS Originals series alto saxophone mouthpieces. SYOS mouthpieces has released this new Originals SYOS line of tenor, alto and soprano saxophone mouthpieces to give saxophone players a simpler way to order a quality saxophone mouthpiece at a more affordable price point. I have already reviewed the SYOS […]
Drake David Sanborn Master Series 7 & 8 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Drake Master Series David Sanborn 7 (.085 tip opening) and the 8 (.090 tip opening) alto saxophone mouthpieces made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. If you are a David Sanborn fan and play the alto saxophone, you can’t help but be interested in an alto saxophone mouthpiece with David […]
Absolute Color Line Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece from Absolute mouthpieces in Italy. This is neon yellow Absolute Color Line 7 alto saxophone mouthpiece.  These Absolute Color Line saxophone mouthpieces also come in neon blue as well as neon red as you can see in the photo below. Absolute Color Line Neon Yellow, Neon […]
SYOS Steve Kortyka Signature Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the SYOS Steve Kortyka Signature Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece from SYOS mouthpieces in France. This is my sixth SYOS saxophone mouthpiece I will be reviewing today. If you want to check out the other SYOS saxophone mouthpieces I have reviewed so far you can click here: SYOS Mouthpiece Reviews This SYOS […]
Westcoast Sax High Roller Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
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 […]
JX Custom JXRO 8 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
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 […]
Westcoast Sax MOAM .081 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Westcoast Sax “MOAM” .081 alto saxophone mouthpiece. You might remember that I reviewed a non-plated MOAM alto mouthpiece that had a .086 tip opening last fall. Matt Lee at Westcoast Sax is always picking interesting and understated names for his mouthpieces and this is no exception.  The name MOAM stands for […]
Liu Shizhao Pearls Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Last year,  I posted a review of a couple new saxophone mouthpieces from Liu Shizhao out of China.  He sent me a tenor saxophone mouthpiece prototype MB Prototype , an alto prototype and the Pilgrimage tenor sax mouthpiece that I was very impressed with and wrote reviews on.  This review is on another Liu Shizhao mouthpiece for the alto […]
Did someone say Sanborn?…….D&S A2 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
The other day I reviewed three tenor saxophone mouthpieces made by Donghee Cho in Seoul, South Korea. They were the Model 1, the Brecker II and the Brecker III tenor sax mouthpiece models. You can read how I was contacted by Donghee and asked to review his sax mouthpieces on any one of those reviews. Today, […]
Westcoast Sax MOAM .085 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Westcoast Sax “MOAM” alto saxophone mouthpiece. You might remember that I reviewed the Westcoast Sax “MOFO” tenor mouthpiece last year. Matt Lee at Westcoast Sax is always picking interesting and understated names for his mouthpieces and this is no exception. The name MOAM stands for the “Mother of all Mouthpieces”. […]
Liu Shizhao Studio Prototype Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
About a month ago, I was on Facebook just browsing through peoples posts when I came upon some beautiful pictures of some mouthpieces I had never seen before. Â These were posted by Liu Shizhao who lives in Beijing, China and who makes mouthpieces. Â Judging from the pictures I saw, these were masterfully made mouthpieces! […]
Ken Okutsu High Baffle Mouthpiece Alto Saxophone Review
Today, I am reviewing my fourth hard rubber alto saxophone mouthpiece from Ken Okutsu in Japan. It is the High Baffle model and has a 7 tip opening which is .079.  I already reviewed four Okutsu tenor mouthpieces which were all excellent so I have been very curious to review these alto mouthpieces as well. Four New Ken Okutsu Alto Saxophone […]
Ken Okutsu Focus Core Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing my second hard rubber alto saxophone mouthpiece from Ken Okutsu in Japan. It is the Focus Core model and has a 6 tip opening which is .075. (In the sound clip below I mistakenly say it is a Focus Tone but that was a mistake on my part…….sorry Ted Klum…….)  I already reviewed […]
Absolute “Alto+” Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece made by the Absolute company. These are made in Italy and this model is called the “Alto +”. There is also an Alto AL, Alto ST and an Alto R model on their website. You can also find all these models for Baritone, Soprano and Tenor saxophones as well. […]
Absolute Alto ST Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece made by the Absolute company. These are made in Italy and this model is called the “Alto ST”. There is also an Alto AL, Alto + and a Alto R model on their website. You can also find all these models for Baritone, Soprano and Tenor saxophones as well. […]
SaxZ Dave Sanborn Hard Rubber Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a SaxZ “Dave Sanborn” hard rubber alto saxophone mouthpiece. SaxZ is a company in Japan which is run by Mitsu Watanabe. I have reviewed a metal SAXZ Dave Sanborn model in the past and was curious to try the hard rubber model.  This mouthpiece has an 8 tip opening. SaxZ Dave Sanborn Hard […]
SAXZ David Sanborn Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a SaxZ “David Sanborn” metal alto saxophone mouthpiece. SaxZ is a company in Japan which is run by Mitsu Watanabe. SaxZ David Sanborn Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Man, I wish I had this mouthpiece when I was a kid.  When I was in junior high school, one of the first alto players I […]
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