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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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”. […]
Comparison of the Theo Wanne Gaia and the Gaia 2 Soprano Sax Mouthpieces
I did a review a few weeks back of the new Theo Wanne Gaia 2 soprano sax mouthpiece and have had a few people ask if I could make a comparison between the original Gaia mouthpiece and the Gaia 2 soprano mouthpiece. I have been playing the original Gaia for about seven years now and it has been […]
Ken Okutsu Vincent Herring Custom Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing another great alto saxophone mouthpiece by Ken Okutsu at Okutsu mouthpieces in Japan. This is a new custom model called the “Vincent Herring Custom”. Vincent Herring is a great alto sax player, if you haven’t heard him, do a search on iTunes and check out some of his recordings. I put […]
Theo Wanne Gaia 2 Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another great mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne at TheoWanne.com. Theo Wanne was one of the first mouthpiece makers to reach out to me and ask if I would be willing to do some reviews of his mouthpieces years ago. I had heard his name for years as the guy to go […]
Phil-tone JZ Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another great mouthpiece by Phil Engleman at Phil-Tone mouthpieces. Phil Engleman is the founder of Phil-Tone mouthpieces and I have reviewed a number of his excellent mouthpieces in the past. The Equinox, the Eclipse, the Solstice, the Tribute, the Sapphire, the Mosaic, the Rift etc…………… Phil has even more models that […]
Attisound Python Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another mouthpiece made by Carlo Atti in Italy. I had never heard of Attisound Mouthpieces but Carlo contacted me last year and asked if I would be interested in reviewing some of his mouthpieces on my site. I was curious after looking at some pictures and agreed to try them out. […]
Attisound Black Mamba Aluminum Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another mouthpiece made by Carlo Atti in Italy. I had never heard of Attisound mouthpieces but Carlo contacted me last year and asked if I would be interested in reviewing some of his mouthpieces on my site. I was curious after looking at some pictures and agreed to try them out. […]
Attisound Black Mamba Brass Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece made by Carlo Atti in Italy. I had never heard of Attisound mouthpieces but Carlo contacted me last year and asked if I would be interested in reviewing some of his mouthpieces on my site. I was curious after looking at some pictures and agreed to try them out. […]
Phil-tone JZ Series Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another great mouthpiece by Phil Engleman at Phil-Tone mouthpieces. Phil Engleman is the founder of Phil-Tone mouthpieces and I have reviewed a number of his excellent mouthpieces in the past. The Equinox, the Eclipse, the Solstice, the Tribute, the Sapphire, the Mosaic, the Rift etc…………… Phil has even more models that […]
Bill Evans Signature Series Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the new Bill Evans Signature Series Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece. Now, before I go further I must add a disclaimer: Warning: This is one the most expensive mouthpieces on the market that I know of right now. (1695.00 US) If you do not want to be tempted by a mouthpiece that you can’t […]
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