Here is a cool chart of the serial numbers and models of Selmer Saxophones through the last 100 years. This chart was researched by Douglas Pipher and shared on SOTW today. The cool aspect of this chart that I have never seen before is that Douglas has included the quantities of each type of sax […]
Reviews
Finding Sax Mouthpiece Gold Among the Rubble
I’m always amazed when saxophone player’s tell me that they can know within seconds if a sax mouthpiece is right for them or not. The reason that this amazes me, is that my experience has been so different from that. For example, I received a sax mouthpiece a few months ago that is an old […]
Liu Shizhao Pearls Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Last year, I posted a review of a couple new saxophone mouthpieces from Liu Shizhao out of China. He sent me a tenor saxophone mouthpiece prototype MB Prototype , an alto prototype and the Pilgrimage tenor sax mouthpiece that I was very impressed with and wrote reviews on. This review is on another Liu Shizhao mouthpiece for the alto […]
Did someone say Sanborn?…….D&S A2 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
The other day I reviewed three tenor saxophone mouthpieces made by Donghee Cho in Seoul, South Korea. They were the Model 1, the Brecker II and the Brecker III tenor sax mouthpiece models. You can read how I was contacted by Donghee and asked to review his sax mouthpieces on any one of those reviews. Today, […]
D&S Brecker III Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
I receive emails all the time asking me to review saxophone mouthpieces. Many of these emails are from individuals and companies all around the globe that I have never heard of before. In the early years of the site, I would say yes to every request but after twelve years, I’m a bit more picky […]
D&S Brecker II Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
I receive emails all the time asking me to review saxophone mouthpieces. Many of these emails are from individuals and companies all around the globe that I have never heard of before. In the early years of the site, I would say yes to every request but after twelve years, I’m a bit more picky […]
D&S Model I Tenor Sax Mouthpiece Review
I receive emails all the time asking me to review saxophone mouthpieces. Many of these emails are from individuals and companies all around the globe that I have never heard of before. In the early years of the site, I would say yes to every request but after twelve years, I’m a bit more picky […]
Phil-Tone Novella Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today I am reviewing another great alto 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. A couple of months ago he announced that he had a new mouthpiece model called the Novella […]
Need a Metal Sax Mouthpiece Facelift? Contact Matt Marantz for a Replating
For many years now I have been looking around for someone who replates saxophone mouthpieces. Back in the 90’s, I had a mouthpiece that had the bite plate fall off and then the gold plating was all wearing away. I read about health hazards that could come from playing a raw brass or copper mouthpiece […]
Westcoast Sax MOAM .105 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Westcoast Sax “MOAM” tenor saxophone mouthpiece. You might remember that I reviewed the Westcoast Sax “MOFO” tenor mouthpiece last year and I just reviewed the MOAM alto sax mouthpiece earlier today. Matt Lee at Westcoast Sax is always picking interesting and understated names for his sax mouthpieces and this is […]
Westcoast Sax MOAM .085 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Westcoast Sax “MOAM” alto saxophone mouthpiece. You might remember that I reviewed the Westcoast Sax “MOFO” tenor mouthpiece last year. 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 the “Mother of all Mouthpieces”. […]
Retro Revival “Super D” Florida Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another new Retro Revival “Super D” model tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Joel Peskin (iReedMan) and Bob Sheppard. This is the silver “Super D” Florida model. Yesterday, I reviewed the darker New York model mouthpiece which is gold plated and played great. Joel and Bob have started a company called Retro Revival […]
Retro Revival “Super D” New York Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
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 […]
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 […]
Finding the “Holy Grail” of Sax Mouthpieces
Today, I’m going to write about an important subject that I haven’t addressed very often on my site here. This article is about the elusive search for the “Holy Grail” of saxophone mouthpieces. I have encountered thousands of sax players over the years who have been searching for their “Holy Grail” sax mouthpiece. They might […]
Marc Jean Saxophone Ligature II Model 700 Review
Today, I am reviewing a beautiful new ligature called the Marc Jean Saxophone Ligature II Model 700. I reviewed the original Marc Jean ligatures a little over seven years ago. Original Marc Jean Ligature Review When I heard that Marc was coming out with a new ligature I knew I had to review one. Marc Jean was kind […]
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 […]
The Stan Getz Omnibook Review
*I posted all the recordings I could find on Youtube that go with this transcription book at the bottom of this review………Enjoy! It’s with a bit of embarrassment that I admit that in the past, I have never really been a big fan of Stan Getz. I remember hearing his name when I was younger and checking […]
Dave Koz Saxophone Play-Along Book Review
Today, I am reviewing a saxophone play along book by Hal Leonard. This is the Volume 6 play-along entitled Dave Koz. Dave Koz is a smooth jazz saxophone player and I thought it would be interesting to check out this book. I was a little nervous in reviewing this book because talking about smooth jazz […]
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