{"id":41406,"date":"2017-01-04T17:22:24","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T22:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/?p=41406"},"modified":"2022-11-17T11:02:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T16:02:26","slug":"attisound-black-mamba-aluminum-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/attisound-black-mamba-aluminum-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Attisound Black Mamba Aluminum Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I am reviewing another mouthpiece made by Carlo Atti in Italy. \u00a0I had never heard of Attisound mouthpieces<\/a> but Carlo contacted me last year and asked if I would be interested in reviewing some of his mouthpieces on my site. \u00a0I was curious after looking at some pictures and agreed to try them out. \u00a0He sent me a package with various sample mouthpieces to try. \u00a0 The first mouthpiece to be reviewed \u00a0was an Attisound “Black Mamba” brass tenor saxophone mouthpiece (I say “Black Mambo” in the sound clip but it is “Mamba”). This review is on the Black Mamba made of black anodized aluminum.<\/p>\n

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Attisound Black Mamba Aluminum Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Attisound mouthpieces that I received were a mix of various tenor mouthpieces, an alto mouthpiece and a soprano mouthpiece. \u00a0I received two Black Mamba tenor sax mouthpieces both of which are 8* tip openings and have the same design. \u00a0One is this brass mouthpiece I reviewed earlier\u00a0and the other is black aluminum which I will be reviewing now.<\/p>\n

When I first took the Attisound Black Mamba out of the box I assumed it was hard rubber at first look. \u00a0When I\u00a0touched it though, it was cold like metal and when I put it down on something I\u00a0could hear a metallic ring. \u00a0I am assuming that it is black anodized aluminum. \u00a0It is incredibly light! Could be the lightest tenor sax mouthpiece I have ever held.<\/p>\n

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Attisound Black Mamba Aluminum Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like the brass Black Mamba, the tip and rails of the aluminum\u00a0Black Mamba don’t look particularly thin but they aren’t as wide as I have seen on other mouthpieces either. \u00a0My Rigotti and \u00a0Vandoren Java reeds matched perfectly with the tip curve of the mouthpiece which I always like. Every reed that I tried on all the Attisound mouthpieces sent got suction and retained it also. \u00a0That coupled with the fact that the mouthpieces played well for me makes me think that Carlos knows what he is doing when it comes to the facing curve.<\/p>\n

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Attisound Black Mamba Aluminum Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Attisound mouthpiece came with a Attisound ligature that could be used on all the tenor mouthpieces. \u00a0You can see the ligature in the pictures towards the bottom of the page. \u00a0The ligature is made out of stainless steel and fits the tenor mouthpieces perfectly. \u00a0My only complaint about the ligature is that it fits the mouthpiece body so exactly that you have to be very careful putting it on. \u00a0(I have double vision which doesn’t help me with that either…….). I\u00a0accidentally shaved off a corner of a reed with it when putting it on. \u00a0Later, I found I could slide the ligature on more safely at a slight angle but then found that I was scratching one side of the brass mouthpiece with an edge of the stainless steel ligature. \u00a0I finally figured out that it was easier to leave the ligature on the mouthpiece, loosen it and slide the butt end of the reed underneath. \u00a0This was\u00a0much easier for me.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0really liked the ligature although I would like to see some lines designed\u00a0into the screw you tighten so you can get more of a grip on the screw and it is not as smooth. \u00a0I will say that the\u00a0way the ligature is tightened by the screw on top works so well that it is hard to know how tight the ligature is on the reed. \u00a0At first, \u00a0I was tightening down the screw until it wouldn’t tighten anymore but soon realized that I was way over tightening the ligature. \u00a0 With a few turns to loosen it the reed was still held on firmly and it improved the response of the reed greatly.<\/p>\n

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Attisound Black Mamba Aluminum Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Black Mamba has what I would consider a medium high baffle. \u00a0It shoots down from the tip in almost a straight line until it reaches the small chamber which has a scooped out entrance to the chamber. \u00a0You see these scooped out chambers in Berg Larsen mouthpiece quite often. These chambers are also commonly called “bullet” chambers.<\/p>\n

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Attisound Black Mamba Aluminum Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n

I tried both Rigotti Gold as well as Vandoren Java reeds on the Black Mamba but there was something about the Java reeds that I just liked more than the Rigottis. \u00a0 Rigotti reeds can sometimes be overly edgy for me on certain shorter facing curves and on the Attisound\u00a0tenor mouthpieces I found that as well. \u00a0On one of my other Attisound mouthpiece reviews I will\u00a0also post a clip with a Rigotti reed so you can hear what that sounds like also in comparison.<\/p>\n

The aluminum Black Mamba sax mouthpiece sounded a bit darker and richer to me in the lower end than the brass version. \u00a0The design looks to be basically the same to my eyes. \u00a0I think the black aluminum Black Mamba has a little less edge also.<\/p>\n

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Attisound Ligature<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think the Black Mamba would be a great rock n’ roll, funk or blues sax tone if you like that bright edgier sound when soloing. \u00a0It can be dialed back\u00a0a bit with less air and subtone for more straight ahead playing also\u00a0(Ex. 2:o5-2:39\u00a0in the clip….). \u00a0When pushed I didn’t hear as\u00a0much of the “overblown” quality that I heard with the brass model.<\/p>\n

Like the brass model, the black aluminum Black Mamba was great in the altissimo. \u00a0Very easy to control and get around in that octave of the horn. Intonation was also excellent.<\/p>\n

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Attisound Ligature<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can contact Carlo Atti\u00a0on his website at www.attisoundmouthpiece.com<\/a>. \u00a0I will be reviewing some of his other models shortly. \u00a0Tell him Steve sent you………….Great work Carlo!!<\/p>\n

Let me know what you think in the comments below. Thanks, Steve<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2017\/AttiBM.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Attisound Black Mamba Aluminum Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece-Dry No Reverb<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2017\/AttiBMReverb.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Attisound Black Mamba Aluminum Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece-Reverb<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Disclosure: I received the sample mouthpiece mentioned above for free in the hope that I would try it and perhaps review\u00a0it on my blog. Regardless, I only review mouthpieces and other saxophone related products that I\u00a0enjoy and believe will be a good choice for other saxophone players to try also. \u00a0 \u00a0Steve Neff<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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