{"id":13757,"date":"2013-12-18T22:37:10","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T03:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/?p=13757"},"modified":"2014-01-16T14:50:53","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T19:50:53","slug":"absolute-alto-st-saxophone-mouthpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/absolute-alto-st-saxophone-mouthpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"Absolute Alto ST Saxophone Mouthpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece made by the Absolute company<\/a>. These are made in Italy and this model is called the “Alto ST”.\u00a0 There is also an Alto AL, Alto + and a Alto R model on their website. You can also find all these models for Baritone, Soprano and Tenor saxophones as well. This ST is made of stainless steel.\u00a0 Below is a picture of many of the ST mouthpieces for all the saxophones.
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Absolute Alto ST Saxophone Mouthpiece
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All of these models are priced pretty reasonably. This model is about 282 US dollars. (the exchange rate is always changing so this price will fluctuate somewhat)<\/p>\n

The mouthpiece looks great. The tip rails look very even and it has a smooth baffle that slopes down into a medium to large\u00a0 chamber.\u00a0 The transition from the baffle into the chamber has a Berg Larsen type scoop to it. The sidewalls are straight and even until they meet the circular medium chamber.<\/p>\n

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Absolute Alto ST Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tip opening on this mouthpiece is a 7* which is a .090 tip opening which surprised me because I have never been very comfortable with anything over .080 on alto yet I was very comfortable on this mouthpiece. \u00a0 A Vandoren Java 3 reed played perfectly on it for me.\u00a0 The Absolute ST alto mouthpiece comes with it’s own custom built ligature which is really nice. If you look at the picture below you will see that the ligature has 8 sides to it. These 8 sides match up perfectly with the 8 sides the mouthpiece has. It is next to impossible to have trouble with this ligature. You just slide it on in the position that fits the mouthpiece and then tighten. As you tighten the crew, the plates descend down onto the reed and clamp it to the table. It’s a very inventive and unique design in my opinion……….<\/p>\n

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Absolute Alto ST Saxophone Ligature<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Absolute Alto ST mouthpiece has an almost duckbill type design to the beak although it is not as extreme as some duckbill beaked mouthpieces I have played. It feels very comfortable to me.<\/p>\n

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Absolute Alto ST Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tone of the Absolute “Alto ST” is focused and brighter to me.\u00a0 It’s tone has a nice bright bebop sound to it that can also cover the louder R&B type alto genres.
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There was something about it’s tone and smoothness that made it very enjoyable to play.\u00a0\u00a0 in the clip below I am playing a solo by Phil Woods.\u00a0 He played this over “The Summer Knows”.\u00a0\u00a0 I played this solo like crazy in high school and just found the transcription this week.\u00a0 I don’t think I have played it in about 30 years!\u00a0\u00a0 (I played “The Summer Knows”\u00a0 in my senior concert in high school because I loved that rendition by Phil Woods so much.\u00a0 I think that is one of the greatest sax solos ever!!!\u00a0 Check it out!\u00a0 It’s on the Musique Du Bois\u00a0 CD………..)\u00a0 Anyways, back to the mouthpiece………<\/p>\n

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Absolute Alto ST Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are interested in the Absolute “Alto ST” alto saxophone mouthpiece contact Marco at Absolutesax.com<\/a>.\u00a0 This is a great alto mouthpiece for those of you looking for this type of sound!!.<\/p>\n

Let me know what you think in the comments below………….Thanks, Steve<\/p>\n

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Absolute Alto ST Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

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