{"id":39866,"date":"2016-11-03T11:02:39","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T15:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/?p=39866"},"modified":"2022-11-17T11:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T16:05:32","slug":"johannes-gerber-ny-alto-saxophone-mouthpiece-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/johannes-gerber-ny-alto-saxophone-mouthpiece-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Johannes Gerber NY Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I am reviewing another great alto sax mouthpiece by Johannes Gerber in South Africa. Mr. Gerber has been making mouthpieces for many years and I have reviewed three of his mouthpieces in the past,\u00a0the Gerber Slant model <\/a>, the Gerber Solo LC soprano saxophone mouthpiece<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and last week the Gerber Vintage alto sax mouthpiece<\/a>. \u00a0 Johannes Gerber has a great reputation amongst sax players as well as craftsman for his excellent work and attention to detail. \u00a0He is also one of the best photographers I know.\u00a0 (He doesn’t have any photographs of the NY model I have so for now I am using my photos below………) \u00a0 The mouthpiece being reviewed today is the \u00a0Gerber NY alto saxophone mouthpiece. \u00a0Mr. Gerber was kind enough to send me a free sample to review for you today. \u00a0It has a 6 tip opening like the Vintage model I reviewed last week.<\/p>\n

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Johannes Gerber NY Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like the other Gerber mouthpieces I have tried over the years, \u00a0this NY alto sax mouthpiece looks great out of the box. \u00a0Just looking at it by eye, everything looks clean, even and perfect. \u00a0The table, rails and tip look even and precise. \u00a0 The baffle is a rollover that rolls down into the chamber and the sidewalls are scooped out smoothly. \u00a0The NY baffle looked slightly higher and longer than the Vintage model alto mouthpiece baffle. \u00a0 The chamber does look slightly smaller in comparison to the “Vintage” model I reviewed last week when I\u00a0compare them side by\u00a0side\u00a0but I would still classify this as a medium chamber.<\/p>\n

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Johannes Gerber NY Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

I played the same Woodstone 3 1\/2 reed on the NY model as I did on the Vintage model. \u00a0The reed worked great on both so it was easy to switch back and forth. \u00a0 Before I recorded the sound clip below, \u00a0I actually went back and forth between the two mouthpieces at least 6 times trying to figure out which mouthpiece I preferred above the other. \u00a0 By the end, I gave up and decided to record them and see if that would help me make the decision……..<\/p>\n

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Johannes Gerber NY Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sound clip below was recorded\u00a0in exactly the same way\u00a0as the Gerber Vintage alto sax mouthpiece sound clip. \u00a0I kept the recording levels and mic position the same. \u00a0I actually recorded the clip below immediately after recording the Vintage model\u00a0and\u00a0tried to play many of the same ideas in both clips so you can get a good comparison between both mouthpieces. \u00a0I’ve included a dry recording as well as a clip with added reverb.<\/p>\n

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Johannes Gerber NY Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was interesting to play the Gerber NY mouthpiece right next to the Vintage model. \u00a0The NY model alto mouthpieces seemed brighter and more focused to me. \u00a0It had less of that “hollow” sound quality I talked about in the Vintage review and more of a focused\u00a0centered sound. \u00a0Maybe a bit more of a compact concentrated tone if that makes sense. \u00a0It seemed to have a little more bite and volume than the Vintage model but\u00a0the \u00a0Vintage model had a fatter slightly warmer sound I think in comparison.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0will say that I think the NY might sound a bit smaller on the dry recording compared to the Vintage model but I think that is because of the characteristics I have talked about above. \u00a0The tone is more compact and less fat and spread than the Vintage model. \u00a0Dry recordings tend to favor darker fatter sounding mouthpieces,\u00a0 whereas recordings with reverb and natural room reverb tend to favor the brighter more focused mouthpieces. \u00a0 I\u00a0think this is because the fatter warmer pieces get even more diffused in the reverb while the brighter more focused pieces leave a little more room for the reverb to fatten up.<\/p>\n

I actually prefer the reverb recording of the NY model much more than the Vintage model reverb recording but I prefer the dry recording of the Vintage more than the dry recording of the NY mouthpiece. That’s my opinion\u00a0anyways……<\/p>\n

All of this makes it a hard call for me to decide which mouthpiece I\u00a0like better. \u00a0If I was playing in a dry practice room I would probably go with the Vintage model because of it’s added fattness. \u00a0That being said, most of us play outside of a dry practice room and in the real world there is added room reverb many times. I could imagine the NY model killin’ it in a big auditorium or ballroom for instance\u00a0although the Vintage would also so it’s a hard call……..<\/p>\n

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Johannes Gerber NY Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would be interested in any opinions you might have between the Vintage sound clip and the NY sound clip. \u00a0You can leave your thoughts\u00a0below in the comments section. I appreciate any input or insight you might have as we all hear different things and have different impressions.<\/span><\/p>\n

To make your choice even harder if you decide to try\u00a0a Gerber alto mouthpiece, Johannes emailed me and said he also has a new NY Bro’s\u00a0model also that he is very excited about………I’ll be sure to add that review if I get one to try also.<\/p>\n

If you read this review, listen to the clip and want to try the Johannes Gerber NY Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece you can contact Johannes Gerber through his website<\/a>\u00a0or through his facebook page<\/a>. \u00a0I also see him on Ebay selling mouthpieces quite often. \u00a0If you get one please come back and let us all know what you think in the comments section below! \u00a0Thanks again to Johannes Gerber \u00a0for creating such great playing mouthpieces!<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2016\/GerberNYAltoWS.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Johannes Gerber NY Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece-Dry Recording<\/strong><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2016\/GerberNYAltoWSRev.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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