A bunch of you have asked me about these beautiful wooden mouthpiece stands I have been using lately on social media. They are made by a friend of mine up here in Vermont whose name is Pat Slater. I met Pat at church one Sunday and as we were making small talk, I asked him […]
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New NY Meyer Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Compared to a Vintage NY Meyer Alto Sax Mouthpiece Review
Since I recently wrote a review for a new NY Meyer (2019) alto saxophone mouthpiece as well as a vintage NY Meyer (1960’s) alto saxophone mouthpiece, I thought it would be interesting to do a side by side review of these two great alto saxophone mouthpieces side by side. These are from the “mouthpiece fun […]
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 […]
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 […]
Phil-Tone Rift Alto 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, etc…………… Phil came out with this new alto sax mouthpiece a […]
Morgan Fry Ebonite Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am excited to review a new mouthpiece made by Morgan Fry. Morgan Fry is a great mouthpiece maker and refacer in England. I have reviewed some of his mouthpieces in the past and had him do some refacing work for me and have always been impressed with his work and craftsmanship. If you […]
Marmaduke Hard Rubber Alto Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece that is made by Alex Miyatake in Japan. I have reviewed one of the Marmaduke tenor mouthpieces in the past. These alto mouthpieces are brand new and I am excited to try them out. I am trying two alto mouthpieces today. One has […]
Poll of 10 Alto Saxophone Mouthpieces
I decided to run a poll of 10 alto saxophone mouthpieces that I have on my shelf. I’m having a heck of a time deciding which ones to sell and I figured it would help me to play them side by side and record them. On all 10 clips I’m just playing a simple slow […]
Drake Vintage Resin NY Jazz Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Yesterday, I received a box from Aaron Drake at Drake Mouthpieces. I couldn’t open it fast enough. Inside were 3 brand new vintage resin alto saxophone mouthpieces for me to try. I’ve been wanting to try these for months now and I was very excited. This is the second mouthpiece I tried of the three. […]
Drake Vintage Resin Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Comparison
I thought I’d put up a comparison post of the three Drake vintage resin alto saxophone mouthpieces I received today. I will be doing a separate review for each mouthpiece but I thought that if I played a simple melody on all 3 next to each other you could hear the differences better. On these […]
Drake Vintage Resin Contemporary Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
I’m starting to get overwhelmed by how many great mouthpieces are out there today. This morning I received a box from Aaron Drake at Drake Mouthpieces. I couldn’t open it fast enough. Inside were 3 brand new vintage resin alto saxophone mouthpieces for me to try. I’ve been wanting to try these for months […]
Theo Wanne Gaia 6 Hard Rubber Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is another great mouthpiece by Theo Wanne. This is a Gaia 6 alto saxophone mouthpiece that came with a Macsax alto that I’m trying out (more on that later). This sax mouthpiece has a nice baffle in it as you can see from the pictures. The baffle slopes down into the chamber and is […]
Warburton Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a new Warburton alto saxophone mouthpiece. These are made by Eric Falcon who is a top notch mouthpiece refacer. This mouthpiece has an .080 tip opening. I consider it to have a brighter sound but still fat sounding. It’s a bit fatter sounding than the PT Meyer that I put up yesterday. There […]
Meyer Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Refaced by Phil Engleman
This is a new Meyer medium chamber alto saxophone mouthpiece that is made by JJ Babbitt. If you have been an alto saxophone player for any length of time you will know the mouthpiece name “Meyer”. It is one of the most popular alto saxophone mouthpieces ever sold. When I was a kid, i remember […]
Greg Wier GW 7M Alto Mouthpiece
This is a great alto mouthpiece that I bought from Greg Wier. I’ve seen all of his mouthpieces on ebay for quite some time now and have wondered how they are. I trialed one of his tenor mouthpieces awhile ago and was very impressed with it. This alto mouthpiece is terrific also. It’s got that […]
Phil-Tone Aurora .078 Alto Mouthpiece
I received my Phil-Tone Aurora alto mouthpiece from Philip Engleman. Phil is known as Sigmund451 on SOTW (that’s Sax on the Web). I was impressed with the mouthpiece just like I was with his tenor piece. I just slapped a reed on it and it played great. It has some nice volume to it and […]
Early Babbit Alto Mouthpiece 7
This is the Freddie Gregory refaced HR link that I recorded on another clip. It played great but to be honest…..it was way to picky with reeds. It would take me forever to find a good reed. I sent it to Brian and had him work on it and set the tip at .080 which […]
Hard Rubber Berg Larsen Alto Mouthpiece
This is a Berg Larsen hard rubber mouthpiece that I won on ebay. It was advertised as being worked on by Freddie Gregory. I was not happy with it when I got it at all. I would be very surprised if Freddie Gregory had worked on this. It didn’t seem to play like most of […]
Meyer G Alto Mouthpiece
This was a Meyer G with a 5 opening. It was way to small for my tastes. I sent it to Brian Powell to reface it and open it to a .076. It played nice before and had a lot of volume but it felt to closed for me. This was the first piece I […]
Vandoren V16 A7S Alto Mouthpiece
This is the new Vandoren V16 A7S. This was my main piece for a year or two when I first started playing alto again about 8 years ago. This mouthpiece has a bright powerful sound to it. Nice big full sound with some edge. It has what I would consider a small chamber. the smaller […]
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