A few weeks ago, I reviewed a new 100th anniversary model Florida Otto Link tenor saxophone mouthpiece by JJ Babbitt that I found out after the fact was refaced by Jimmy Jensen at Tenor Madness. I decided to proceed with the review anyways with the hopes that I would soon get a brand new JJ […]
Mouthpiece Reviews
NY Meyer 100th Anniversary Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new NY Meyer 100th Anniversary Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece by JJ Babbitt. The vintage NY Meyer alto sax mouthpieces from the 1960’s are some of the most sought after vintage alto sax mouthpieces on the market today. When I heard the news that JJ Babbitt was coming out with a […]
Florida Otto Link Metal 100th Anniversary Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece refaced by Jimmy Jensen Review
Today, I am reviewing a new 100th anniversary model Florida Otto Link tenor saxophone mouthpiece refaced by Jimmy Jensen. The vintage metal Florida Otto Link tenor sax mouthpieces from the 1960’s are some of the most sought after vintage Otto Links on the vintage sax mouthpiece market today. When I heard the news that JJ […]
Sugal Super Gonz I Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a “Sugal Super Gonz I” tenor saxophone mouthpiece like the one I played for seven years back in the 90s. Before the Super Gonz I, I had been playing a Sugal JB model tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I bought from Jerry Bergonzi in 1991 and had been using for about two […]
JX Custom JXFL 8 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the JX Custom JXFL 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece that is said to be similar in design to a Francois Louis solid silver 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece like Bob Berg used to play. This is made by Jianxing Li in Guangzhou, China. A number of months ago, I was contacted and […]
JX Custom JXKM 8 Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the JX Custom JXKM 8 soprano saxophone mouthpiece that is said to be similar in design to a Miami Dukoff 8 soprano sax mouthpiece like Kenny G plays. This is made by Jianxing Li in Guangzhou, China. A number of months ago, I was contacted and asked if I would […]
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 […]
Phil Barone Hollywood 8 Tenor Sax Mouthpiece Refaced by MojoBari
Today, I am reviewing a unique Phil Barone Hollywood 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I had Keith Bradbury (Mojobari) work on for me a number of years ago. I had originally bought this from a sax player who said it was his gigging mouthpiece for a number of years. The bite plate had some deep […]
Corry Bros Mesa Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today I am reviewing a new mouthpiece from Jim and Paul Corry over in the UK. They are the owners of Corry Bros Saxophone Mouthpieces. As happens regularly on my site, someone contacted me and asked if I could review some of the Corry Bros sax mouthpieces. I had never heard of them but after […]
Saxscape Live Slim Profile Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Ken Barry, at Saxscape mouthpieces has been making mouthpiece since before I started my website at neffmusic.com. About 4 years ago, I saw a clip of one of my favorite tenor sax players (Danny Walsh) on Youtube playing a prototype Saxscape “Live” tenor sax mouthpiece and I thought he sounded amazing on it. Here is […]
10mFan Showtime Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
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, […]
RPC 110B Red Letter Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a RPC 110B tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Ron Coelho, at RPC mouthpieces. I used to own one of these 110B tenor sax mouthpieces back in the mid 2000’s before I started this website and remember gigging on it for about 6-8 months at the time. I was playing a lot of […]
Rico Metalite M7 and M9 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Now for something completely different, a review of a tenor saxophone mouthpiece that only costs about 30 bucks! Yes, you read that right! Today, I am reviewing two Rico Metalite tenor saxophone mouthpieces. I have been intrigued by these sax mouthpieces for a few years because I have heard a bunch of people rave about […]
10mFan Daddy-O Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Mark Sepinuck, 10mFan as he is known in the saxophone world, has been producing a line of tenor saxophone mouthpieces for the last five 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, the Black […]
James Bunte 42 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
This is embarrassing to admit, but here is a review that I worked on many years ago and just found on my site as a draft! I had been working on it, got side tracked and then never posted it! That’s embarrassing! I actually still have this alto mouthpiece in a drawer here in my […]
10mFan Showboat Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Mark Sepinuck, 10mFan as he is known in the saxophone world, has been producing a line of tenor saxophone mouthpieces for the last five 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, the Black […]
JX Custom Series B Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the JX Custom Series B alto saxophone mouthpiece. This is made by Jianxing Li in Guangzhou, China. The JX custom Series B is advertised as a replica of a 1980’s Beechler metal alto saxophone mouthpiece. I have never played a Beechler metal alto sax mouthpiece from the 1980’s but my […]
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 […]
Westcoast Sax MOAM .110 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another Westcoast Sax “MOAM” tenor saxophone mouthpiece. A few months ago, I reviewed an unplated .105 tip opening MOAM. Matt said he would send me a plated model of the MOAM when they were finished and I asked if I could get the .110 tip opening. I wasn’t planning on doing […]
Monster Berg Larsen .170 Tip Opening Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
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. […]
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