{"id":214,"date":"2008-10-20T21:11:59","date_gmt":"2008-10-21T02:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/&p=214"},"modified":"2014-01-15T23:41:54","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T04:41:54","slug":"poll-of-my-9-current-mouthpieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/poll-of-my-9-current-mouthpieces\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll of 9 Tenor Mouthpieces"},"content":{"rendered":"

I decided to run a poll for 9 sound clips I just made of my last 9 tenor mouthpieces.\u00a0 I’m having a heck of a time deciding which ones to sell and I figured it would help me to play them side by side and record them.\u00a0 On all 9 clips I’m just playing a simple Bb blues( C for tenor) I’m trying to keep it relatively simple so the clips are similar.\u00a0 Each one was with the same Java 2 1\/2 reed and I was standing about 2 feet from the mic. Take a listen and let me know which one you like the best and help me decide. I haven’t even listened to these yet so i haven’t made a decision myself yet. All 9 pieces play great for me but they all have slightly different characteristics to their sound. I could play any of them and be happy I think. I’m doing this as a blind poll because I think when people see a name before they listen they go into it with a pre-conceived idea of what they will like before they even listen. The mouthpieces heard here are a Lamberson J7, Jon Van Wie STM Link with baffle, Brian Powell Modern STM .108, Early Babbit HR Link .110, Phil Tone HR .105, Ponzol SS M2 .110, Modern NY Link Brian Powell refaced to .108(with my own baffle in it), Metal Florida Link Brian Powell refaced to .105, SP HR Link refaced to .110 by Brian Powell
\nUpdate: I added 9 more clips of me playing as loud as i can on the pieces. I’d say around 95% so you can hear how they sound playing all out. Obviously, some are better loud and some are better soft I think. I also added 9 clips that were recorded from across the room about 6-7 feet away so you can hear the difference if any from across the room.
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Which tenor mouthpiece clip do you like the best? (Poll Results)
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