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
10mFan Chameleon Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
April 28, 2020 by 15 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan sax mouthpieces. This is the Chameleon 7** hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece. I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor saxophone mouthpieces and alto saxophone mouthpieces in the past that you can find here. Whenever Mark Sepinuck, at 10mFan mouthpieces, comes out Read More…
Can You Hear a Difference Poll? Theo Wanne Gaia 3 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Comparison
September 27, 2019 by 20 Comments
This blog post is a follow up to my “Does the mouthpiece material make a difference? Theo Wanne Gaia 3 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Comparison” post. I am purposefully not putting a link to that article because I don’t want anyone to cheat. In this poll, I am going to post the same 20 sound clips Read More…
Does the mouthpiece material make a difference? Theo Wanne Gaia 3 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Comparison
September 16, 2019 by 40 Comments
This blog post is about the age old question “Does the material a saxophone mouthpiece is made of make a difference?” I have read hundreds, if not thousands of discussions on this subject since my earliest days on the internet in the 90’s. Many of these online discussions would get quite heated with one side Read More…
10mFan Generation II Robusto Ultem Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 17, 2019 by 28 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan sax mouthpieces. This is a generation II Ultem Robusto 7** orange tenor saxophone mouthpiece. (Yes, I wrote “orange”!) I reviewed a first generation hard rubber Robusto 7** tenor sax mouthpiece a few years ago that I still have in my collection of favorite tenor Read More…
10mFan Showtime Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
December 28, 2018 by 13 Comments
Mark Sepinuck, 10mFan as he is known in the saxophone world, has been producing a line of tenor and alto saxophone mouthpieces for the last six years that have been very popular with saxophone players around the world. I have reviewed some of 10mFan’s tenor sax mouthpiece models in the past such as the Robusto, Read More…
10mFan Daddy-O Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
August 26, 2018 by 14 Comments
Mark Sepinuck, 10mFan as he is known in the saxophone world, has been producing a line of tenor saxophone mouthpieces for the last five years that have been very popular with saxophone players around the world. I have reviewed some of 10mFan’s tenor sax mouthpiece models in the past such as the Robusto, the Black Read More…
Westcoast Sax MOAM .110 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
April 25, 2018 by 9 Comments
Today, I am reviewing another Westcoast Sax “MOAM” tenor saxophone mouthpiece. A few months ago, I reviewed an unplated .105 tip opening MOAM. Matt said he would send me a plated model of the MOAM when they were finished and I asked if I could get the .110 tip opening. I wasn’t planning on doing Read More…
Ken Okutsu Vincent Herring Custom Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
March 30, 2017 by 16 Comments
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 Read More…
Theo Wanne Gaia 2 Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
February 18, 2017 by 15 Comments
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 Read More…
Mouthpiece Cafe House Blend II Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
January 12, 2017 by 3 Comments
Today, I am reviewing another saxophone mouthpiece made by Brian Powell and Erik Greiffenhagen over at Mouthpiece Cafe. If you have visited my site before you probably know that I hold Brian and Erik in pretty high regard. They have both done tons of sax mouthpiece refacing jobs for me over the years with great results. Read More…
Attisound Black Mamba Aluminum Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
January 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment
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. Read More…
Attisound Black Mamba Brass Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
January 4, 2017 by 4 Comments
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. Read More…
Phil-tone JZ Series Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
November 5, 2016 by 8 Comments
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 Read More…
Morgan Excalibur 7M Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
October 20, 2016 by 7 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a Morgan Excalibur 7M alto saxophone mouthpiece made by the Morgan Mouthpiece Company. Dave and Teresa Hoskins run MorganMouthpieces.com as well as Junkdude.com and they were kind enough to send me a sample of the Morgan Excalibur 7M alto sax mouthpiece to review on my site. When I first started really getting into Read More…
Will the Real Michael Brecker’s Sax Mouthpiece Please Stand Up?
July 18, 2016 by 48 Comments
I wanted to write a blog post on this subject because there has been a lot of discussion and confusion over the years about the Guardala mouthpiece Michael Brecker played on. I started a discussion on this subject about a month ago on Facebook but thought it would be good to post what I discovered Read More…
Retro Revival New Yorker Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
July 16, 2016 by 21 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the new Retro Revival New Yorker alto saxophone mouthpiece made by Joel Peskin (iReedMan) and Bob Sheppard. Joel and Bob have started a company called Retro Revival in which he produces exact copies of great vintage mouthpieces from the past. His first two mouthpiece releases were for this New Yorker alto Read More…
Saxquest “The Bridge” Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
March 4, 2016 by 12 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the new “The Bridge” hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece from Saxquest. Mark Overton over at Saxquest came out with two new hard rubber tenor sax mouthpieces a few months ago called “The Bridge” and “The Core”. Mark said that the purpose behind making these two mouthpieces was to try to recapture the sound and Read More…
Ken Okutsu Traditional II Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
April 17, 2015 by 19 Comments
Today, I am reviewing my second hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece from Ken Okutsu in Japan. It is the Traditional II model and has a 7 tip opening which is .104. ( I call it a 7* tip in the recordings below because .104 is close to the traditional 7* size). I hadn’t heard of Ken Okutsu before but Read More…
RS Berkeley Chris Potter Legends Series Tenor Sax Mouthpiece
April 10, 2015 by 30 Comments
Today, I am reviewing another RS Berkeley Legends Series tenor saxophone mouthpiece that was sent to me by Les Silver at RS Berkeley. RS Berkeley has come up with the revolutionary idea of trying to find mouthpieces that were played and loved by jazz legends (deceased and still living)………and then copying them exactly so that Read More…
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