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 Read More…
Do Mouthpiece Patches and Beak Height Make a Difference to the Sound of a Saxophone?
February 23, 2022 by 26 Comments
Today, I am posting a personal experiment of mine to answer some questions I have about the discernible differences a mouthpiece patch and the mouthpiece beak height make to the sound of the saxophone. I know many of you out there will perhaps think this is foolish but I am doing this to satisfy my Read More…
Alexander Superial I Jazz 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
February 18, 2022 by 8 Comments
Today, I am reviewing an Alexander Superial I Jazz 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Tom Alexander at Alexander Reeds Intl.. Tom Alexander reached out to me on January 24th of 2020 asking if I would be interested in reviewing his new Superial I Jazz tenor saxophone mouthpiece. He was very excited about the Superial Read More…
Morgan Excalibur Indiana Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
November 19, 2019 by 8 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a Morgan Excalibur Indiana model tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Erik Greiffenhagen, at Morgan mouthpieces. Morgan mouthpieces used to be owned by Ralph Morgan who sadly passed away in 2007. Ralph worked designing instruments and mouthpieces for Selmer for many decades and in the early 80’s started his own mouthpiece company Read More…
JX Custom JXFL 8 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
February 19, 2019 by 24 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the JX Custom JXFL 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece that is said to be similar in design to a Francois Louis solid silver 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece like Bob Berg used to play. This is made by Jianxing Li in Guangzhou, China. A number of months ago, I was contacted and Read More…
Westcoast Sax MoFo Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
June 18, 2016 by 12 Comments
Today, I am reviewing the Westcoast Sax “MoFo” tenor saxophone mouthpiece. Now, not being hip to the newest slang and terminology, I had to ask my teenagers what MoFo meant. My daughters told me “Mofo” stood for mother-f*****, someone who is bad-a** or hard core. My first thought was “Why would someone name a saxophone Read More…
Liu Shizhao Pilgrimage MB Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
June 9, 2016 by 22 Comments
A month or two ago, I posted a review of a couple new saxophone mouthpiece from Liu Shizhao out of China. He sent me a tenor saxophone mouthpiece prototype MB Prototype and an alto prototype that I was very impressed with and wrote reviews on. Recently, he has sent me two more saxophone mouthpieces to review that Read More…
Ken Okutsu Traditional Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
April 17, 2015 by 16 Comments
Today, I am reviewing my third hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece from Ken Okutsu in Japan. It is the Traditional 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 already reviewed my first two Okutsu mouthpiece Read More…
Benjamin Allen Brighter 10E+ Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
December 6, 2014 by 2 Comments
Today, I am reviewing another hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece from Benjamin Allen. It is the 10E model but it is a Ben’s brighter version of this model. This model doesn’t have a name yet so for the sake of this review I will just call it the 10E+. Benjamin Allen mentored under “Doc” Tenney Read More…
Morgan Fry Ebonite Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
March 14, 2014 by 6 Comments
Today, I am reviewing another 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. I have always been impressed with his work and craftsmanship. If you do a search Read More…
Rafael Navarro Maestra Marble Tenor Mouthpiece
March 7, 2013 by 27 Comments
I have another Rafael Navarro tenor mouthpiece up for review today. This is a marble Maestra 8. I used a Rigotti Gold 2 1/2 strong reed on it with a Francois Louis Ultimate ligature. Like all of Rafael’s mouthpieces I have tried so far, this one is a work of art. The mouthpiece looks so Read More…
PMS Guardala Brecker II Fat Boy Tenor Mouthpiece
January 8, 2013 by 7 Comments
OK, It looks like January is high baffle, powerhouse, mouthpieces on steroids month so far. For this review I’m playing a PMS Michael Brecker II Fat Boy Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece. Now, if that long name confuses you, you are not alone. Anything connected to Dave Guardala is going to be a bit confusing (I won’t Read More…
Macsax Bob Sheppard Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
November 13, 2012 by 10 Comments
Today, I am reviewing a new MacSax tenor saxophone mouthpiece that is made by Eric Falcon. I have reviewed a number of other mouthpieces in the past that were made or refaced by Eric Falcon including the LA, FJIII tenor mouthpiece and Bob Sheppard alto mouthpiece which were all great. This mouthpiece is the Bob Read More…
Sakshama “Lost Wax” Florida Link Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
November 23, 2010 by 8 Comments
This is a Sakshama “lost wax” florida link metal mouthpiece that I received from Sakshama Koloski a few months ago. He was gracious enough to let me try one of his mouthpieces. I put lost wax in quotations because I’m not sure exactly what that means. This mouthpiece is a great example of a great Read More…
Kanee Custom V7 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece
November 9, 2010 by 5 Comments
Here’s a brand new mouthpiece review for you. You probably have never heard of this brand. I had never heard of them before a couple weeks ago either. I received an email from someone from China asking if I would be willing to try some of their mouthpieces and post a review of Read More…
John Thomas Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
June 21, 2010 by 12 Comments
Here we have a John Thomas tenor saxophone mouthpiece. I actually played this about a year ago but the recording has been sitting on my computer since. I totally forgot about it until this morning when I read a thread on “Sax on the Web” asking about John Thomas and his mouthpiece work. This mouthpiece 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…
Drake Vintage Resin Jazz Tenor Mouthpiece
April 28, 2010 by 4 Comments
This is a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece I received in the mail last week from Aaron Drake. Drake mouthpieces have been around for a number of years and Aaron is best known for his Ceramic mouthpieces which I have reviewed here before. Recently, he has updated his website www.DrakeMouthpieces.com and come out with a new Read More…
Drake Vintage Resin NY Jazz Tenor Mouthpiece
April 28, 2010 by 9 Comments
This is a new mouthpiece I received in the mail last week from Aaron Drake. Drake mouthpieces have been around for a number of years and Aaron is best known for his Ceramic mouthpieces which I have reviewed here before. Recently, he has updated his website www.DrakeMouthpieces.com and come out with a new line of Read More…
Drake Vintage Resin Son of Slant Tenor Mouthpiece
April 27, 2010 by 15 Comments
This is a new mouthpiece I received in the mail last week from Aaron Drake. Drake mouthpieces have been around for a number of years and Aaron is best known for his Ceramic mouthpieces which I have reviewed here before. Recently, he has updated his website www.DrakeMouthpieces.com and come out with a new line Read More…
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