{"id":105755,"date":"2022-02-26T09:02:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T14:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/?p=105755"},"modified":"2022-02-26T09:02:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T14:02:20","slug":"johannes-gerber-vintage-slant-7-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece-2022-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/johannes-gerber-vintage-slant-7-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece-2022-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece 2022 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I am reviewing a Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Johannes Gerber mouthpieces<\/a>.\u00a0 I first reviewed a Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant tenor mouthpiece here<\/a> over 12 years ago.\u00a0 I was incredibly impressed with Johannes Gerber’s craftsmanship 12 years ago when I first played the Gerber Vintage Slant tenor saxophone mouthpiece and am just as impressed now as I write another review of this 2022 Gerber Vintage Slant tenor saxophone mouthpiece.<\/p>\n

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Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are a few words from the Gerber website<\/a> on the Gerber Vintage Slant tenor saxophone mouthpiece:<\/p>\n

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“The Johannes Gerber VINTAGE SLANT tenor saxophone mouthpiece is modeled after the classic 1950\u2019s tenor sound. The sound is characterized as warm and rich in harmonic content – darker but lively – true and transparent. While many of the vintage pieces of the past play very well, they are also known to be inconsistent – they were finished by different craftsmen at the factory and the internal and external dimensions changed from time to time – no two are the same, and it’s becoming harder and harder to find a good one in original condition.<\/em><\/p>\n

Johannes Gerber compiled a database of vintage mouthpiece’s measurements over many years and used the data from his favorite mouthpieces during the conception of the Vintage Slant.<\/em><\/p>\n

The medium-large chamber is finished with beautifully sculpted concave side-walls and a medium \u2018New York\u2019 era roll-over baffle, resulting in an evenly balanced sound through the range of the saxophone. Projection and power are excellent for this type of design and the precisely finished facing and rails facilitate fast articulation and control.<\/em><\/p>\n

Several saxophonists ordered the Gerber VINTAGE SLANT as a backup to their original ‘Slants’ and ended up liking the Gerber Vintage Slant mouthpiece even more. Some described it as the perfect substitute for their \u2018No USA\u2019 slant Otto Link tenor saxophone mouthpieces.<\/em><\/p>\n

Craftsmanship bar none:<\/strong>\u00a0Johannes Gerber is world renowned as a true master craftsman of saxophone mouthpieces. We have measured and inspected some of the most expensive saxophone mouthpieces in today’s marketplace and have found none that compare to Gerber’s accuracy, consistency, and perfect finishing – what you see in the photos is what your mouthpiece will look, and play like.<\/em><\/p>\n

Material:\u00a0<\/strong>We have developed a modern equivalent of the best vintage hard rubber. Our hard rubber composite uses the finest hard rubber from Germany as the main component and resonates and responds nearly identical to the hard rubber used in the vintage Otto Link and Meyer mouthpieces from the 1960’s.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece came well packaged and protected.\u00a0 The Vintage Slant tenor mouthpiece looked great right out of the box.\u00a0 The hard rubber is dark, shiny and smooth to the touch.\u00a0 The mouthpiece table, tip, rails, baffle and chamber look absolutely perfect.\u00a0 Everything is clean cut, even and smooth.<\/p>\n

The mouthpiece has the “J. Gerber” signature engraved on the top of the body and “Vintage Slant” engraved on the top of the shank. The tip opening of “7*” is engraved into the body next to the table and the bottom of the shank reads “Made in South Africa”.\u00a0 What I believe is a serial number is also engraved on the other side of the mouthpiece body next to the table.<\/p>\n

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Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece looks immaculate as I examine it while writing this review. The table looks flat and smooth with not a mark on it.\u00a0 The side rails and tip rail are thin and look to be perfectly even to my eyes.<\/p>\n

I’m always incredibly impressed with Johannes Gerber’s incredible attention to detail.\u00a0 his tip rails and side rails are some of the most even and precise in the business.\u00a0 If you check out his website<\/a> he has some incredible photos of more of his mouthpieces and work.\u00a0 Here is a great video showing some of Johannes Gerber’s craftsmanship and work.<\/p>\n