Benjamin Allen Brighter 10E+ Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n Here are some more bullet points from Ben’s website about the 10E model tenor saxophone mouthpiece he makes:<\/p>\n Ben actually sent me three\u00a010E mouthpieces to try and review. \u00a0One is the 10E model which I already reviewed\u00a0and one is this\u00a0brighter version of that model that I will review today. \u00a0The other 10E he sent was an absolute monster of a mouthpiece at a .135 tip opening. \u00a0 I hope to review that in a few days after I take an adrenaline shot straight to my heart to pump me up \u00a0and maybe some steroids for recording the audio clip! (Actually, it was much easier to play than I had imagined……more on that later…….)<\/p>\n Benjamin Allen Brighter 10E+ Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n When you open the package, there is nothing about this mouthpiece that says \u00a0” this is the greatest mouthpiece to ever exist and will change the future of saxophone sound forever”<\/em> \u00a0It isn’t shiny and doesn’t have\u00a0glitter or anything. \u00a0It’s pretty nondescript. \u00a0It\u00a0looks like\u00a0your average black hard rubber mouthpiece with the words “Benjamin Allen” and “New Orleans” engraved on the top. \u00a0When you turn the mouthpiece over and look at it in the light it looks perfect though. Not one ounce of asymmetry or imperfection. \u00a0The table, rails and tip rail look even and perfect. \u00a0The tip rail is thin and even\u00a0as are\u00a0the\u00a0the side rails and baffle.<\/p>\n The 10E tenor sax mouthpiece has an ever so slight rollover baffle that then angles down into the large chamber. \u00a0It almost seems like it goes straight to the back of the chamber but there is a slight scoop in the chamber at the bottom. \u00a0The side rails are scooped out smooth and evenly. \u00a0There is a slight protrusion around the back of the chamber where the chamber meets the bore as you look at the chamber from the tip.<\/p>\n To be honest, although this Brighter 10E sounds and plays very different than the original 10E as I look at them side by side it is hard for me to tell a difference between the two. \u00a0The baffles and chambers look almost identical to me. \u00a0There is a big difference in how they play and sound so I’m rather perplexed by what the differences are………….<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Benjamin Allen Brighter 10E+ Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n OK, \u00a0on to reviewing the sound and playability of the Brighter 10E+. \u00a0In the review of the original 10E I commented on how it\u00a0is one of those mouthpiece that can slip by you if you are not careful. \u00a0 The 10E+ \u00a0is not like that. \u00a0It is very easy to play and like all of Ben’s mouthpieces I have is very reed friendly. \u00a0I found the tone brighter and much more powerful sounding. \u00a0Although it does seem louder decibel wise to me, \u00a0I also think the brighter tone\u00a0seems to carry and cut through more.<\/p>\n The intonation was excellent and like the 10E the tone was very even throughout the range. \u00a0Although the tone was brighter than the 10E it has\u00a0a very sweet and buttery sound to me. \u00a0 The altissimo was very fat and round sounding to me. No harshness or edge up there, just round, fat and sweet sounding notes.<\/p>\n The low notes still retain that dark lush 10E sound in my opinion. The Rigotti Gold 3 Strong reed I used on the 10E seemed harder to me on this 10E+ mouthpiece which makes me wonder if the facing curve is different than the 10E. \u00a0It would be interesting to me if the extra brightness and pop came from a different facing curve or not……….. \u00a0I ended up picking out a Rigotti Gold 3 Light reed for this clip.*<\/p>\n * I just got a response email from Ben saying that the extra brightness is due a difference in the baffle area of .005 to .010 higher. \u00a0He says the extra brightness is caused from air flow compression………..Interesting!<\/p>\n Benjamin Allen Brighter 10E+ Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n The Benjamin Allen 10E+ Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece\u00a0was great to play. If you like the sound of the clip below and the mouthpiece catches your interest then please contact Ben and give it a try. You can contact Benjamin Allen\u00a0at his website at\u00a0Allenmouthpieces.com<\/a>\u00a0 Tell him Steve sent you………….Great work\u00a0Ben!!<\/p>\n Let me know what you think in the comments below. Thanks, Steve<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2014\/BA10EBrightTop.jpg\")
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