This was on one of the google forums back in the late 90’s. I never heard of Jon Van Wie or his work before this but reading this post you can sense the love, passion and focus he had for saxophone mouthpiece refacing. Soon after reading this, I sent Jon Van Wie a few mouthpieces […]
Mouthpiece Reviews
60’s Brilhart Personaline Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is another great example of a Vintage Brilhart tenor mouthpiece. This one was refaced to .105 by Brian Powell and then Eric Drake fine tuned it to meet the needs of the person that owns it. This is a great playing tenor mouthpiece. It has a great character to the sound that I really […]
60’s Brilhart Personaline Tenor Mouthpiece
A friend of mine from noticed I had no sound clips of vintage Brilhart hard rubber mouthpieces. I had to admit to him that I’ve never played a vintage Brilhart. I could tell he felt extreme sorrow for my situation and was genorous enough to send me 3 great ones from his collection to try. […]
Vandoren V16 T75 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a tenor mouthpiece I picked up at a music store a year or two ago. I use to own one about 8 years ago and it was one of my favorite mouthpieces so when I saw this one I grabbed it. Vandoren makes some of the best most consistent pieces out there. […]
Peter Ponzol “Vintage” SS Tenor Mouthpiece
I received this in the mail today along with the Ponzol M2. This is a Stainless Steel mouthpiece made by Peter Ponzol called the “Vintage” model. It is at a .105 tip opening. It does play with a darker sound than other Ponzol tenor mouthpieces I have played. Very even from top to […]
Refaced Modern Otto Link STM Tenor Mouthpiece
I picked this modern Otto Link STM up on Ebay……..it’s a .108 tip that was refaced by Brian Powell. I have loved everything I’ve played that Brian Powell has worked on and I was curious to see what he could do to a modern otto link. To be honest, I’ve played about 20 modern Otto […]
Berg Larsen 110/2 Tenor Mouthpiece
This is a Berg Larsen hard rubber tenor mouthpiece I recently won on ebay. I saw that it was refaced by Brian Powell and I knew it had to be good. Sure enough it plays great. I thought it would be really bright but it has a big thick core to it that is nice. […]
Theo Wanne Metal Kali Tenor Mouthpiece
I received this piece in another trial by Theo Wanne. This mouthpiece is Theo’s Kali tenor mouthpiece which is a high baffle , large chambered piece. I really liked this mouthpiece. It has a bright sound but the large chamber gives it a much fatter sound than other high baffle tenor mouthpieces I have played […]
Phil-Tone Otto Link Tenor Mouthpiece
I received this from Phil as part of a trial that he is doing to promote his mouthpieces. This is a modern hard rubber Otto Link that Phil Engleman has refaced and made much improved. The mouthpiece plays great compared to other modern Otto Links that I have played. Many of the modern ones […]
Theo Wanne Metal Parvati 7* Tenor Mouthpiece
I received this in the same trial package as the wood Parvati tenor mouthpiece. This is a metal Parvati tenor mouthpiece with a 7* tip opening. It was hard for me to figure out which one I like better….the wood or the metal. Can you tell a difference from listening to the clips? Both mouthpieces […]
Theo Wanne Wood Parvati Tenor Mouthpiece
I received this for a trial that is going around of Theo Wanne’s Parvati mouthpieces. I have to say that I am very impressed with a mouthpiece craftsman that will stand by his product and have enough confidence in it to ship it on trial around the globe to possibly hundreds of people. That takes […]
Dave Jary HR Metal “Killer” Tenor Mouthpiece
I received this from a friend of mine to try. It is one of Dave Jary’s hard rubber pieces. He calls them “Metal Killers”. I assume because although they are hard rubber they have tons of power. Dave Jary sent me an email describing his business to me. Here’s part of what he wrote: “I […]
60’s Brilhart Personaline HR 7* Tenor Mouthpiece
Here’s another Brilhart Personaline tenor mouthpiece. This one appears to be older and the writing is a bit different on it. The baffle is different also. It has more of a scoop in it. The other two Brilhart Personaline mouthpieces slanted straight down at an even slope into the chamber. This Personaline has a […]
Metal Freddie Gregory Mark IV 8 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
I received this tenor sax mouthpiece in a trade deal for one of my other mouthpieces. This is a metal Freddie Gregory Mark IV size 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece. It has the ridges on the outside and a high rollover baffle in it. I have to say I am surprised that this tenor saxophone mouthpiece […]
Recent Comments