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<\/a><\/p>\nRetro Revival New Yorker Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece 6 & 7<\/span><\/p>\n Joel was kind enough to send me a 6 and 7 sample of the Retro Revival New Yorker to review. \u00a0The mouthpieces came in a nice wooden box with a ligature and mouthpiece cap included (you can see them in the bottom picture on this page)<\/p>\n Upon inspection, the New Yorker appears to be well crafted. \u00a0It is\u00a0faced by master mouthpiece craftsman Eric Falcon so I expected nothing less than perfection. \u00a0The table, rails and tip look beautiful. \u00a0The baffle is a rollover that descends into a medium sized chamber smoothly and evenly.<\/p>\n I was very curious to try these mouthpieces because I\u00a0had tried a New York\u00a0Meyer Bros mouthpiece years ago that was owned by Bob Ackerman. \u00a0This was a smaller tip opening piece of a 5 but it played great. \u00a0It had a beautiful pure singing quality to the tone. \u00a0I was very tempted to buy it but Mr. Ackerman wanted 450.00 for it as I remember\u00a0and at the time I thought that was crazy so I passed. \u00a0 \u00a0Since these new Retro Revival pieces are supposedly exact copies of a great playing Meyer Bros mouthpiece I was very interested in trying them out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Retro Revival New Yorker Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/span><\/p>\n Here’s a quote from the\u00a0 Retro Revival website<\/a> about the New Yorker alto mouthpiece:<\/p>\n “The New Retro Revival “New Yorker” Alto Sax Mouthpiece is the real thing: an exact replica of the original Meyer Bros New York, the mouthpiece of choice for alto greats Cannonball Adderley, Phil Woods and many more.\u00a0Partnered \u00a0with Master mouthpiece craftsman Eric Falcon, we have replicated this rare and sought after mouthpiece down to the smallest detail.<\/span><\/p>\n We all have experienced the risk, expense and frustration of searching for vintage mouthpieces on the internet. An original untouched Meyer Bros is indeed finding that needle in the haystack<\/em>. The\u00a0gamble on eBay is considerable. You can easily end up spending well over $2,000 on one that’s mediocre or unplayable, as shown on the\u00a0photo on\u00a0the left margin\u00a0of a\u00a0completed eBay auction.<\/span><\/p>\n With our Retro Revival mouthpiece, you can rest assure that we make every replica New Yorker to the highest\u00a0standard of performance based on a lifetime of\u00a0acquired knowledge and experience.<\/span><\/p>\n As lifelong professionals who share a passion for tone quality and performance, we joined together to apply decades of experience and knowledge to the development of an excellent yet affordable Meyer Bros replica for today\u2019s alto players.<\/span><\/p>\n From our own extensive mouthpiece collections, we selected the best of the best to clone, painstakingly narrowing it down to \u2018The One\u201d \u2013 the Meyer that we all agreed delivered the fattest sound, fastest articulations, evenness of color and consistency of intonation.<\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019re proud to offer a faithful reproduction of this rare mouthpiece in a model that meets the highest standards down to the smallest detail.\u00a0We use the most advanced CAD technology and highest quality Vintage Formula German Rod Rubber. Each mouthpiece is meticulously hand finished and, most importantly, individually tested and approved by professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n We know you will be impressed with its consistency and play-ability. Most of all, we\u2019re confident that you\u2019ll be rewarded with years of enjoyment and artistic satisfaction playing the Retro Revival \u201cNew Yorker.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Retro Revival New Yorker Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u00a0had the two Retro Revival New Yorker mouthpieces for about 3 weeks and had a chance to do a lot of playing on them. \u00a0 The morning of the recording of the sound clip I\u00a0had worked with two Skype students on Charlie Parker’s Chi Chi and Parker’s Mood so you hear quite a bit of “Bird” melodies and licks interspersed within the sound clips as they were on my mind.<\/p>\n I\u00a0recorded each mouthpiece with a slightly harder reed and a softer reed because I quite honestly could not figure out which I preferred. \u00a0For about a week,\u00a0I\u00a0kept going back and forth between the reeds and in the end I decided to spend a little extra time and record on both.<\/p>\n I also had a heck of a time trying to figure out which tip opening I liked better. \u00a0 I had thought that it would be easy to decide but there were\u00a0different aspects to\u00a0each tip opening that I really enjoyed and it was very hard to choose. (Maybe if you have an opinion on which sounds better you can help me out in the comments below…….)<\/p>\n Retro Revival New Yorker Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n The Retro Revival\u00a0“New Yorker” \u00a0 played great! \u00a0 For me they had a classic bebop sound and tone. \u00a0 Their intonation was good and they were smooth and even up and down the range of the horn. \u00a0As you listen to the clips, there will be times where I all of a sudden slow down and play long held out notes or melodies. \u00a0 It was during these times that I really relished what the “New Yorker” alto sax mouthpieces brought to the table. \u00a0 In my opinion, these mouthpieces have a very classic Meyer compact centered tone. \u00a0 Sometimes when I refer to a classic Meyer tone I feel the reader can interpret\u00a0that to mean “average” because Meyer mouthpieces\u00a0are so common. \u00a0That is not the case! \u00a0When I say classic Meyer tone I am referring more to the sound of an amazing Meyer. \u00a0 One that sings and whose tone sparkles and vibrates. \u00a0\u00a0My first thought is of the sound of Phil Woods on “Warm Woods” or “Musique Du Bois”, two of the first albums I owned in high school. \u00a0( I didn’t intentionally do this but I think the sound of these mouthpieces reminded me of Phil Woods so much that I played “The Summer Knows” a few times during the clips also which is from Musique Du Bois. \u00a0I didn’t realize this until right now as I’m writing……Cool!!)<\/p>\n As I listen back to the sound clips, \u00a0there are also bluesy type lines that are reminiscent of Cannonball’s sound \u00a0I think. \u00a0 Cannonball was such a monster of tone that I can’t say I sound like Cannonball, \u00a0but once in awhile I hear a whisper of his tone coming through on the recording……..it’s in there I think……….<\/p>\n Retro Revival New Yorker Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I\u00a0said the intonation was good but I would like to add that I think the centered core of the tone makes the “New Yorker” easier to hone in on the intonation. \u00a0On many of the mouthpieces I review I have to thing about intonation and whether I’m sharp or flat but the New Yorker pieces just seemed to be in the zone intonation wise for me.<\/p>\n There is a lot of material in these four\u00a0sound clips but I repeated a lot of the same ideas and lines on purpose so you can get a good comparison between the 6 & 7 and perhaps how the different reeds play and sound on each\u00a0mouthpiece. \u00a0I hope it helps many of you out in making a choice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Retro Revival New Yorker Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n Below is a picture from the Retro Revival website of the box, ligature and mouthpiece cap the New Yorker comes with. \u00a0They are a standard Rico “Harrison” style ligature and Rico cap.<\/p>\n Retro Revival New Yorker Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/span><\/p>\n The Retro Revival New Yorker\u00a0alto saxophone mouthpiece is a great playing mouthpiece that I really enjoyed playing and recording with.\u00a0 In my opinion it is one of the best choices I have played for a vintage Meyer type sound without the high cost.\u00a0\u00a0If you read this review, listen to the clips and decide the New Yorker mouthpiece is worth a try, you can purchase one on the Retro Revival\u00a0mouthpiece website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Congratulations to Joel Peskin, Bob Sheppard and Eric Falcon for making an\u00a0excellent well crafted mouthpiece reminiscent of a great vintage Meyer Bros mouthpiece! \u00a0Great Job!<\/p>\n Let me know your thoughts in the comments below and if you get a Retro Revival New Yorker alto\u00a0\u00a0saxophone mouthpiece be sure to come back and let us know what you think below……..Thanks!! \u00a0I’m off to listen to some Phil Woods on “Musique Du Bois”!!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n