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 […]
Mouthpiece Reviews
Matt Marantz Slant Legacy Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
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 […]
Phil-Tone Intrepid Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
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. Phil-Tone Intrepid Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece A couple of months ago he announced that he had stumbled upon […]
10mFan Black Widow Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
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 […]
D’Addario Select Jazz Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
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 […]
Comparison of the Theo Wanne Gaia and the Gaia 2 Soprano Sax Mouthpieces
I did a review a few weeks back of the new Theo Wanne Gaia 2 soprano sax mouthpiece and have had a few people ask if I could make a comparison between the original Gaia mouthpiece and the Gaia 2 soprano mouthpiece. I have been playing the original Gaia for about seven years now and it has been […]
Theo Wanne NY Bros Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another great saxophone mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne at TheoWanne.com (save 15% by using this link). 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 […]
Theo Wanne Slant 2 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another great saxophone mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne at TheoWanne.com (save 15% by using this link). 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 […]
Ken Okutsu Vincent Herring Custom Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing another great alto saxophone mouthpiece by Ken Okutsu at Okutsu mouthpieces in Japan. This is a new custom model called the “Vincent Herring Custom”. Vincent Herring is a great alto sax player, if you haven’t heard him, do a search on iTunes and check out some of his recordings. I put […]
Theo Wanne Gaia 2 Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another great mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne at TheoWanne.com (save 15% by using this link). Theo Wanne was one of the first 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 […]
Phil-tone JZ Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another great mouthpiece by Phil Engleman at Phil-Tone mouthpieces. Phil Engleman is the founder of Phil-Tone mouthpieces and I have reviewed a number of his excellent mouthpieces in the past. The Equinox, the Eclipse, the Solstice, the Tribute, the Sapphire, the Mosaic, the Rift etc…………… Phil has even more models that […]
Rafael Navarro Bebop Special Silver Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
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 […]
Mouthpiece Cafe House Blend II Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
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. […]
Attisound Python Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another mouthpiece made by Carlo Atti in Italy. I had never heard of Attisound Mouthpieces but Carlo contacted me last year and asked if I would be interested in reviewing some of his mouthpieces on my site. I was curious after looking at some pictures and agreed to try them out. […]
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