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Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews

Phil Barone Super New York Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

September 9, 2011 by Steve 53 Comments

Up for review today, is a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece model by Phil Barone.  It’s called the Super New York.  Phil Barone has been making mouthpieces for a long long time.  I first heard his name back in the 90’s when I saw Dino Govoni play at the Acton Jazz Club.  Dino sounded great that […]

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Tenor Madness 42 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

September 7, 2011 by Steve 17 Comments

The new Tenor Madness 42 (TM 42) 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece by James Bunte appeared out of nowhere.  I was browsing through Sax on the Web (SOTW) and I came across a discussion about the TM 42 mouthpieces by James Bunte that were being sold at Saxquest.  A couple of people were raving about them […]

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Phil Barone NY Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

May 3, 2011 by Steve 6 Comments

This is a Phil Barone NY model tenor mouthpiece I have for a review today.  As you can see from the pictures, this mouthpiece has been heavily used by some past owners……………not the prettiest mouthpiece I’ve had on here.  The gold plating is all worn off and there is some corrosion on the brass.  Sometimes […]

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Jon Van Wie Meyer Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

May 1, 2011 by Steve 13 Comments

This is a modern Meyer tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I recently bought.  This one is a 7 that was refaced by the late great Jon Van Wie to a .105 tip opening.  I knew that if Jon Van Wie had refaced it then it would be a great example of what a Meyer could do.  […]

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Warburton LA Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

April 14, 2011 by Steve 46 Comments

This is a Warburton LA tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I am reviewing today.   This tenor saxophone mouthpiece has a .110 tip opening and is silver plated.  These are made by the great mouthpiece refacer Eric Falcon down in Florida. I have done a number of reviews in the past on other mouthpieces that Eric […]

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Warburton J Series Hard Rubber Tenor Sax Mouthpiece

April 6, 2011 by Steve 4 Comments

This is a Warburton J series hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I am reviewing today. This tenor saxophone mouthpiece has an .110 tip opening.  These are made by the great mouthpiece refacer Eric Falcon down in Florida.  I had done a review in the past of the Alto and Soprano models and Eric was […]

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Marmaduke Hard Rubber Tenor Sax Mouthpiece 7*

January 18, 2011 by Steve 7 Comments

Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece that is made by Alex Miyatake in Japan.  Alex says that he has developed this mouthpiece with the help of Ron Coelho of RPC mouthpieces.  These are brand new mouthpieces and I have never heard of them until now.   The mouthpiece that I am playing today is a 7* […]

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Early Babbitt HR Otto Link Remake Tenor Mouthpiece

January 4, 2011 by Steve 25 Comments

Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece that is being sold by Tenor Madness.   A big “Thank You” to Dr. James Romain who serves as Associate Professor of Saxophone and Assistant Director of Jazz Studies at Drake University.  He was kind enough to offer to send me his mouthpiece that he picked out personally at […]

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Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant Tenor Mouthpiece

December 13, 2010 by Steve 35 Comments

Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece made by Johannes Gerber in South Africa.  I have never played a Johannes Gerber mouthpiece before but have always wanted to.  I have heard great things about his work and if you visit his site at www.jgerber.com the pictures will make you want to pull out your credit card […]

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Kanee Custom V7 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

November 9, 2010 by Steve 5 Comments

Here’s a brand new mouthpiece review for you. You probably have never heard of this brand.   I had never heard of them before a couple weeks ago either.   I received an email from someone from China asking if I would be willing to try some of their mouthpieces and post a review of […]

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Sugal Super Gonz Copper Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

September 3, 2010 by Steve 16 Comments

This is a very cherished mouthpiece for me.  It was made by Gary Sugal in the early 90’s and is called the Super Gonz I.  To give you a little background on this mouthpiece…………I started playing tenor around 1986.  At that time, I was playing a Couf Superba 1 tenor with the only mouthpiece I […]

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Theo Wanne Hard Rubber Gaia Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

September 2, 2010 by Steve 5 Comments

Here’s another Theo Wanne tenor saxophone mouthpiece for you to check out.  This is a hard rubber version of the Gaia tenor saxophone mouthpiece. The Gaia is said to be a run at the florida link type concept. It has a medium baffle that does indeed remind me of my florida links. The difference hear […]

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Theo Wanne Wood Gaia Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

August 3, 2010 by Steve 13 Comments

Here’s another Theo Wanne tenor saxophone mouthpiece for you to check out. I just received a ton of these and I’m working my way through them as you might have noticed.   This is a wood version of the Gaia tenor saxophone mouthpiece. The Gaia is said to be a run at the florida link […]

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Barone Hollywood Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece

March 13, 2010 by Steve 9 Comments

Here is a fairly new Phil Barone  tenor saxophone mouthpiece.  This is the “Hollywood” model and is an 8 (.110) tip opening.  I believe this is a 2009 model although there is no date on it ( his older mouthpieces had dates engraved on the side of them).  I have owned 5-6 Barone mouthpieces over […]

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