I wanted to share this interesting video I found on Facebook this morning that was shared by Louis Gerrits who runs the website michaelbreckerliverecordings.com which is a website dedicated to the great tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker who passed away in 2007. *Louis was also kind enough to share the Michael Brecker photos in this article Read More…
Whoa!! Michael Brecker Performing on a Hard Rubber Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece!!
June 5, 2020 by 35 Comments
Retro Revival Tru-Slant Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 30, 2019 by 13 Comments
Today, I am reviewing another Retro Revival tenor saxophone mouthpiece called the Tru-Slant. This is a tenor sax mouthpiece modeled after the Otto Link Slant Signature hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpieces from the 60’s. These tenor saxophone mouthpieces are made by Joel Peskin (iReedMan) and Bob Sheppard at Retro Revival. In the past I have Read More…
10mFan “The Classic” Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
February 12, 2018 by 18 Comments
Mark Sepinuck, 10mFan as he is known in the saxophone world, came out with a line of tenor saxophone mouthpieces five years ago that have been very popular with saxophone players. Mark, created a very detailed three category system of tenor saxophone mouthpieces and he designed what he considered to be the best tenor sax Read More…
Retro Revival “Super D” Florida Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
September 27, 2017 by 18 Comments
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 Read More…
Retro Revival “Super D” New York Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
September 26, 2017 by 24 Comments
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 Read More…
Theo Wanne Slant 2 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
April 5, 2017 by 11 Comments
Today, I am reviewing another great saxophone mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne at TheoWanne.com. Theo Wanne was one of the first sax 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 Read More…
Florida Double Ring Otto Link Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
July 26, 2013 by 21 Comments
Today, I’m reviewing an old 1950’s Florida Double Ring Otto Link Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece. It was originally a 5 tip opening but was opened up to a 7 or .100 tip opening at some point. These Florida double ring mouthpieces were made in the 1950’s by the Otto Link company. This mouthpiece I have is Read More…
Morgan Fry Rhodium Large Chamber Tenor Mouthpiece
June 2, 2012 by 15 Comments
This is a new mouthpiece by Morgan Fry. Morgan Fry is a great mouthpiece refacer over in England. He is now making his very own mouthpieces and has a few different models listed on his website. This tenor sax mouthpiece is called the Rhodium Large Chambered mouthpiece. Brian at Sax-ccesories in California was nice enough Read More…
Early Babbitt HR Otto Link Remake Tenor Mouthpiece
January 4, 2011 by 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 Read More…
Otto Link Super Tone Master Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Refaced by Eric Falcon
June 18, 2010 by 12 Comments
This is another Modern Otto Link Super Tone Master I received to try out. This one was originally a 7 tip (.100) but was refaced and oped up to a .110 by Eric Falcon. From what I understand Eric Falcon used to do mouthpiece work for Jody Espina of Jody Jazz. He now is refacing Read More…
Modern STM Otto Link Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Refaced by Brian Powell
June 18, 2010 by 8 Comments
This is a modern Super Tone Master Otto Link tenor saxophone mouthpiece. Everyone knows that buying a modern metal Otto Link is pretty much a roll of the dice. I remember going to a music store and trying 10 of them and not liking any of them. Many times over the years I have stopped Read More…
Florida Link Refaced by Erik Greiffenhagen
February 6, 2010 by 25 Comments
Here is an incredible Florida Link saxophone mouthpiece that was refaced by Erik Greiffenhagen from a 6 to a 7* (.105). I bought this mouthpiece from Les Arbuckle about 6 weeks ago and have been playing it ever since. Les came on SOTW (Sax on the Web) and said he had a link for sale Read More…
New “Vintage” Slant Otto Link Tenor Mouthpiece
August 14, 2009 by 34 Comments
This a “New” “Vintage” “Slant” Otto Link hard rubber tenor mouthpiece. There has been a lot of buzz about these lately. Babbitt has come out with these as a model that is comparable to the vintage slant signature hard rubber links everyone is paying big bucks for on ebay. Now I have to say, that Read More…
Phil-Tone Otto Link Tenor Mouthpiece
August 14, 2009 by 1 Comment
I received this from Phil as part of a trial that he is doing to promote his mouthpieces. This is a modern hard rubber Otto Link that Phil Engleman has refaced and made much improved. The mouthpiece plays great compared to other modern Otto Links that I have played. Many of the modern ones Read More…
Battle of the 3 Florida Link Tenor Mouthpieces
August 14, 2009 by 11 Comments
I thought I would put up a comparison clip of 3 metal STM Florida Otto Link tenor mouthpieces that I have. The first one is a Florida Link 7*(no USA) that was refaced by someone. If I had to bet money on it I would say it’s Theo Wannes work. It looks just like other Read More…
Dave Jary Customized Otto Link Tenor Mouthpiece
August 14, 2009 by 2 Comments
I received this from a friend of mine to try. It is an old metal link that Phil Barone worked on at one time. It has the Barone engraving on it and the link ridge is gone as Phil does when he refaces a link. You can’t tell it use to be a link except Read More…
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