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<\/a><\/p>\n10mFan Tenor Saxophone Mouthpieces-Merlot, Robusto and the Boss Mark came out with his own line of hard rubber and metal tenor saxophone mouthpieces about a year and a half ago. This was no secret to me as I had talked to Mark months before\u00a0and he said he was working on his own mouthpieces but it was hush… hush. Mark said he had a very unique and precise vision of the mouthpieces he wanted to create. He knew exactly how he wanted them to look and play\u00a0and\u00a0wanted them to be perfect before he\u00a0released them to the public. Months and months went by……… I was starting to wonder if the whole plan of Mark’s had fell through………..<\/p>\n Finally, one day I heard that the mouthpieces were ready to be released to the world. Mark called and said he would send me a few to review. I\u00a0was very excited to try these new mouthpieces out! \u00a0I called him back that same day and I think we talked for over an hour. Mark talked in depth about each mouthpiece and how special it was. \u00a0There were to be three models. The Merlot which is the darkest, the Robusto which is in the middle and can do it all, and the BOSS which would be so powerful that mere mortals could only dream of controlling it’s energy. (Just kidding……..it is the loudest, brightest and most powerful of the three)<\/p>\n 10mFan Robusto Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n The mouthpiece to be reviewed today is the hard rubber Robusto tenor saxophone mouthpiece……….. The Robusto’s description sounds like it is a\u00a0“jack of all trades” mouthpiece. I used to gig in local bands all the time that went from playing standards to full bore slammin’ R&B and Top 40 so I was very interested in seeing what this “Robusto” mouthpiece could do and how versatile it was………….<\/p>\n The Robusto 7** looks terrific. It has the same extra long table as the Merlot which makes lining up your reeds super easy. The table, rails, tip and baffle look perfect. The baffle of the Robusto looks to be a little bit higher than the Merlot and looks to be about a third longer than the Merlot baffle. After the sloped baffle edge it quickly slopes down into a medium large chamber. The sidewalls are straight but once they hit the chamber area they flare out to make a nice round chamber. Like the Merlot the Robusto has the three white rings around the shank and the words 10mFan and Robusto engraved on the top.<\/p>\n 10mFan Robusto Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n The sound of this mouthpiece is right in the middle of the tone spectrum for me. As I listen to the sound clip I am struck by the fact that at times the mouthpiece sounds brighter and at other time darker. \u00a0Other times during the clip it has a very jazzy straight ahead sound and then other times it has a tone that would “smoke” for funk or R&B. This is a very versatile mouthpiece in my opinion…………. Mark is very proud of this mouthpiece and I can understand why! It covers all the bases. You need to play some jazz……..yeah, it can do that and sound killer with a big,fat and lush tone! You need to play some R&B………yeah, bring it on, this will nail that with some edge and brightness that is still beautiful to listen to. \u00a0You need to play some Contra Dance Music from the Pacific Northwest or some Traditional Tibetan Folk Hymns………..you got it covered with this mouthpiece……….. This is truly a great all around mouthpiece and can do it all!<\/p>\n 10mFan Robusto Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n These are Mark’s own words on the tonal aspects of the Robusto\u00a0from his website:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n FOR ME, THIS IS HARD RUBBER PERFECTION!<\/em><\/p>\n I DESIGNED IT TO BE MY PERSONAL TENOR MOUTHPIECE\u2014-AND IT IS. FOR ME, THIS OFFERS THE PERFECT BLEND OF LOWS, MIDS, + HIGHS, AND HAS A RICH COLOR PALETTE AND WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE. THE SOUND HAS A REALLY GREAT CLASSIC WARMTH AND BRIGHTNESS AVAILABLE AND PLENTY OF PUNCH TO IT WHEN PUSHED! THIS HAS A TIMELESS \u201cHARD BOP NY TENOR SOUND\u201d AND A MODERN SOUND IS AVAILABLE FROM IT AT THE SAME TIME. CLASSIC STRAIGHT AHEAD SOUND WITH MORE POWER AND PUNCH AVAILABLE THAN THE TRADITIONAL VINTAGE MOUTHPIECES\u2026AND WITH A NICE CLASSIC SIZZLE ON TOP WHEN YOU WANT IT. LOTS OF ROOM TO LET LOOSE WITH THIS PIECE. IT\u2019S VERY GENE AMMONS ON HIS \u201cBOSS TENORS\u201d ALBUM, AND DEXTER GORDON ON HIS \u201cGO\u201d ALBUM, FOR ME\u2014IT OFFERS GREAT BODY AND DEPTH. IT\u2019S CLEAN AND POWERFUL TOP TO BOTTOM WITH A HUGE BODY OF SOUND. LIKE ALL MY MOUTHPIECES, THE SOUND \u201cOPENS UP\u201d BEAUTIFULLY AS YOU PUSH IT. THIS HAS A LONGER BAFFLE THAN THE MERLOT AND THE SOUND IS BIG AND FAT WITH MUCH MORE PUNCH AVAILABLE. THIS PIECE IS THE BEST ALL-AROUND STRAIGHT AHEAD JAZZ HARD RUBBER AND METAL TENOR MPC I HAVE EVER PLAYED. AGAIN, I DESIGNED IT TO BE MY PERSONAL TENOR MPC\u2014\u2013AND IT IS. MY SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT MOUTHPIECE HAS ENDED HERE. PHAROAH SANDERS, JOEL FRAHM, JERRY BERGONZI, JAN GARBAREK, DAVID MANN, DOUG WEBB, DAVE O\u2019HIGGINS, EMANUELE CISI, KEN GIOFFRE, AND SO MANY OTHERS ARE JUST A FEW OF THE GUYS THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN PLAYING ON MY ROBUSTO MODEL\u2013 AND EACH GETTING THEIR OWN PERSONAL SOUNDS FROM THAT SAME MOUTHPIECE MODEL.\u00a0FINALLY, MOUTHPIECES THAT CAN GET BOTH THE VINTAGE VIBE AND MODERN VIBE! \u00a0THE ROBUSTO MODELS HAVE MORE PUNCH\u00a0AVAILABLE THAN THE MERLOT MODELS.<\/em><\/p>\n THE HARD RUBBER ROBUSTO SMOKES THE VINTAGE SLANTS AND EARLY BABBITT LINKS FOR ME.<\/em> 10mFan Robusto Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n I have had the 10mfan Robusto for about a year and a half now and\u00a0I can honestly say that the Robusto tenor sax mouthpiece is one of my favorite mouthpieces I own. \u00a0I took it out the other day to record the sound clip below and felt totally at home on it. \u00a0The Robusto allows me to easily travel between straight ahead jazz and bluesy sounding sax lines with ease. The tone is fat and round with a nice core and focus to the sound. \u00a0The altissimo notes are some of the prettiest I have encountered. \u00a0The 10mfan Robusto mouthpiece just sings up there and the tone is full, round and beautiful in my opinion.<\/p>\n I would have no problem what so ever bringing this mouthpiece to any gig I might get called for. It’s versatility makes it terrific for any musician that has to “cover all the bases” and play a bunch of different genres from day to day.<\/p>\n If you are interested in the Robusto tenor saxophone mouthpiece contact Mark Sepinuck at 10mfan.com<\/a>. \u00a0Mark is a great guy and can answer any questions you might have…………<\/p>\n Let me know what you think in the comments below and if you want to hear another couple of clips of the hard rubber Robusto mouthpiece check out Dave Mann demonstrating the Robusto on\u00a0a blues\u00a0solo<\/a> and a funk solo<\/a>\u00a0………….Thanks, Steve<\/p>\n 10mFan Robusto Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cROBUSTO\u201d HARD RUBBER: FOR ME, THIS IS GREATEST ALL-AROUND HARD RUBBER JAZZ MOUTHPIECE I\u2019VE EVER PLAYED<\/em><\/h4>\n
\nTHE METAL ROBUSTO OUTPLAYS THE BEST ORIGINAL FLORIDA AND EARLY BABBITT STM METAL LINKS FOR ME. \u00a0MUCH MORE DEPTH, WIDTH, AND BODY!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n