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LAW Rollover 7* IV Tenor Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve 3 Comments

This is one of 4 rollover baffle mouthpieces I received from Lawrence Waldron.  This has the highest and longest baffle of the four.   I think the chamber is smaller because the baffle runs through it.   This sounds the brightest to me of the four.

Filed Under: Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: LAW tenor mouthpiece, Waldron

LAW Rollover 7* II Tenor Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

This is one of 4 rollover baffle pieces I received from Lawrence Waldron. This is a LAW 7* II.  This one has the lowest baffle of the four I believe.  Darker sound.  Very pretty.  Doesn’t have the cut or projection of the 8B but has a nice dark sound.

Filed Under: Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: LAW 7*, Lawrence Waldron, tenor mouthpiece

Theo Wanne NY Link .110 Tenor Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

I bought a Theo Wanne Link mouthpiece off ebay.  When I received it in the mail ,  it was way too bright for me.  It had that Brecker type baffle in it that made it super bright.  I took a screw driver and with a little pressure popped the baffle out (It’s a NY link […]

Filed Under: Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: NY link, tenor mouthpiece, Theo Wanne

LAW “Buzzer” Tenor Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

Some of the other threads on cosmetic flaws have prompted me to post this story.  A couple of weeks ago I got a phone call from a guy in England.  He saw my website with all the sax mouthpiece clips.  Anyways, his name is Lawrence  Waldron and he seems to be a pretty big name […]

Filed Under: Tenor High Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: Law Buzzer, tenor mouthpiece, Waldron

Freddie Gregory Metal Mark II 7* Tenor Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

This is a Freddie Gregory Mark II 7* metal tenor saxophone mouthpiece. This is the first metal Freddie Gregory I have played.  I paid big bucks for it. It is similar to my hard rubber Freddie Gregory Mark II but it is metal.   Like all of Freddie Gregory’s  mouthpieces, it plays effortlessly.   It seems a […]

Filed Under: Tenor Low Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: 7*, freddie gregory, mark II, review, sax mouthpiece, tenor mouthpiece, tenor saxophone

RPC 115B Tenor Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve 18 Comments

This is the legendary Ron Cohelo 115B hard rubber mouthpiece. I have read so many reviews from people loving this mouthpiece that I felt like I had to try one.  This piece is great.  It has a pretty high baffle but because of the .115 tip opening it still has a  solid core to the […]

Filed Under: Tenor High Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: Ron Cohelo, RPC, tenor mouthpiece

Lamberson 7DD Tenor Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve 4 Comments

This is the 7DD model that Fred Lamberson makes out of white acetal. It has a long high baffle like the Guardalas I have played.  This is my brightest  tenor mouthpiece at the moment.  It is very focused and penetrating, cuts right through the mix.   This is the  tenor mouthpiece I play on the […]

Filed Under: Tenor High Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: lamberson 7DD, tenor mouthpiece

Phil Barone New York 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece-First Review

August 13, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

*This is the first mouthpiece I reviewed back in 2006 when I started Neffmusic.com.  This is pretty sad as far as an in-depth review goes.   I had no idea what to write about or say about this mouthpiece.  Who would have guessed that these clips below would turn into a 15+ year passion and hundreds […]

Filed Under: Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: Barone NY, Ed Zentera, mouthpiece, new york, Phil Barone, review, saxophone, tenor mouthpiece, tenor sax

Freddie Gregory Mark IV 7** Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

Here’s a hard rubber Freddie Gregory Mark IV 7** tenor saxophone mouthpiece. I really miss this tenor sax mouthpiece.  I sold it not too long after I bought it because I thought it was too bright. To be honest, there were quite a few gigs I had during that time that were amazing with this […]

Filed Under: Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: 7*, freddie gregory, hard rubber, Mark IV, review, sax mouthpiece, tenor saxophone

Freddie Gregory Mark II 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve 14 Comments

Let me know what you think of this one. This is a Freddie Gregory Mark II 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece. It is made of hard rubber and looks as perfect as you will ever find.  I traded my Freddie Gregory Mark II 8* tenor sax mouthpiece for this mouthpiece. I love this mouthpiece, but at […]

Filed Under: Tenor Low Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: freddie gregory, hard rubber, mark II, review, sax mouthpiece, tenor saxophone

Lamberson J7 Tenor Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve 13 Comments

This is a piece I got from the famous Dr. G on SOTW.  I have to say that this piece has mystical properties to it that I don’t understand.  It is made by Fred Lamberson and it has the least baffle of any piece I have ever owned but has a brightness and power to […]

Filed Under: Tenor Low Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: Fred Lamberson, Lamberson J7, tenor mouthpiece

Florida/Early Babbitt HR Link 7* Tenor Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

This is a piece I bought about 4 years ago.  I got caught up in the whole “slant” hard rubber link thing and I emailed a guy who had a slant.   He had just sold it but said he had this piece that was as good or better than any slant he had ever played.  […]

Filed Under: Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: early babbitt, florida link, Jon Van Wie, tenor mouthpiece

Guardala Gold MB II Tenor Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve 8 Comments

I received this from WWBW about 3 weeks ago.  This is not a handmade Guardala tenor mouthpiece but one of the CNC made mouthpieces by WWBW.  Yes, I couldn’t resist.  I’ve tried Guardala mouthpieces before and they were always too bright for me.  This one isn’t.  It has a nice balance to it.  On the […]

Filed Under: Tenor High Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: Guardala MB, tenor mouthpiece

“Live” Lamberson 7DD Tenor Mouthpiece

August 13, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

Here’s a “live” clip of my white acetal Lamberson 7DD tenor mouthpiece. This is the same piece that I play on the “Let’s Get it On” video on my website. I’ve always said that Fred Lamberson makes amazing mouthpieces. This 7DD mouthpiece is no exception. It’s on the brighter side of the spectrum but still […]

Filed Under: Live Recordings, Tenor High Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: 7DD acetal, Fred Lamberson, tenor mouthpiece

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