This is a new metal tenor saxophone mouthpiece by Rafael Navarro. There has been a lot of “buzz” going on about the Navarro line of mouthpieces over the last few months. As of this review, Rafael has 3 models available for the tenor saxophone. The Maestra, the Bahia and the Bob Mintzer Bebop Special. All […]
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Pete Thomas PPT Metal Tenor Mouthpiece
This is a new metal tenor saxophone mouthpiece by Pete Thomas. The PPT metal mouthpieces have similar internal dimensions to the Onyxite PPT that I reviewed a few years ago. The facings are based on Ed Pillinger’s original facings, and are machined from solid brass. They are then hand finished by Morgan Fry. Morgan Fry […]
Marmaduke Large Chamber Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a new Marmaduke large chambered tenor saxophone mouthpiece that is made by Alex Miyatake in Japan. This tenor mouthpiece has a larger chamber than the first Marmaduke mouthpiece I reviewed here. If you click on this link you can compare the clips to see how these two mouthpieces sound. They were […]
Soprano Planet Missing Link Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today I am reviewing the Soprano Planet “Missing Link” soprano saxophone mouthpiece by Joe Giardullo. I first discovered the soprano planet site a few months ago while meandering around the internet. I was immediately curious in Joe’s mouthpieces because he specifically focuses on just soprano mouthpieces. He has a number of models listed on his […]
Kanee Professional Series Florida Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today I am reviewing a new Kanee tenor saxophone mouthpiece. This is called the “Florida” model and is in the Kanee professional series of mouthpieces. About a year ago, I reviewed the Kanee O7 and V7 custom tenor mouthpieces. These were great playing mouthpieces that were introduced to the market at a very affordable price. […]
Tenor Madness 42 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
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 […]
Ishimori Woodstone Hard Rubber Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece
I have an Ishimori Woodstone hard rubber soprano sax mouthpiece to review and play for you today. I’m not sure what tip opening this mouthpiece is as I don’t see any number markings on the mouthpiece. It feels like it is around a .065 to me. Ishimori Woodstone Hard Rubber Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece Over the […]
Lamberson F Major 7 Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today I’m reviewing a Fred Lamberson F Major 7 soprano saxophone mouthpiece. Fred Lamberson is a great mouthpiece maker that I have known about for years. I’ve tried most of his mouthpieces on my tenor saxophone and one of my favorite is my Lamberson J7. Over the years, I have never tried a Lamberson soprano […]
Theo Wanne Refaced Selmer Soloist Tenor Mouthpiece
Here’s another clip of a great Selmer Soloist that Mark Sepinuck let me try. For those of you who don’t know Mark he is one of the premier dealers of high end mouthpieces. If you look on ebay he goes by “10mfan”. I met Mark years ago when he used to live up near Boston. […]
Warburton J Series Hard Rubber Tenor Sax Mouthpiece
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 […]
9 Great Alto Saxophone Mouthpieces to Compare
The most common question I get asked on this blog and in emails is “Steve, which mouthpiece is the best?” “Which one should I buy”. I probably get 3-4 emails a week asking that question. I always feel bad because I wish there was a simple answer to that. The truth is that […]
Marmaduke Hard Rubber Tenor Sax Mouthpiece 7*
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* […]
Stan Getz Legend Series Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a review of the Stan Getz Legend Series tenor saxophone mouthpiece. This mouthpiece I’m trying today is an exact copy of the actual mouthpiece that Stan Getz used at the end of his career. The copy is so exact that it even has slight teeth marks in it where Stan used to put […]
Early Babbitt HR Otto Link Remake Tenor Mouthpiece
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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