{"id":4924,"date":"2011-09-21T22:38:36","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T03:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/?p=4924"},"modified":"2014-01-16T11:45:44","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T16:45:44","slug":"saxz-vintage-1950-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/saxz-vintage-1950-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"SAXZ  &#8220;Vintage 1950&#8221; Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a SaxZ &#8220;Vintage 1950&#8221; hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece.\u00a0 SaxZ is a company in Japan which is run by Mitsu Watanabe.\u00a0 I reviewed a SAXZ Dave Sanborn model which was a very modern sounding mouthpiece.\u00a0 This tenor mouthpiece is SAXZ&#8217;s version of a vintage 1950 type mouthpiece.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/SAXZVintageTenor.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/SAXZVintageTenor.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SAXZ\u00a0 &#8220;Vintage 1950&#8221; Model Tenor Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This mouthpiece has an 8 tip opening (.110).\u00a0 The table, rails and tip look good.\u00a0 The baffle is a medium rollover baffle that ramps down smoothly into a medium large chamber.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/SAXZVintageTenorB.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/SAXZVintageTenorB.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This mouthpiece played very well.\u00a0 When played at a low or medium volume is produced a nice dark sound that was robust and thick. \u00a0 The sub-tones were really nice on this mouthpiece as you can hear on the recording.\u00a0 The\u00a0 response was fast and even throughout the whole range of the horn.\u00a0 When you listen to the clip below you can judge for yourself.\u00a0 I know I felt very comfortable on it and didn&#8217;t have to fight the mouthpiece at all to play the way I wanted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here are some words about the mouthpiece from Sax-ccessories.com which sells the mouthpiece:<\/p>\n<div id=\"slide_p\">\n<p><em>&#8220;The Saxz Vintage 1950 tenor sax mouthpiece has husky and dark sound with a lot of buzz like 1950&#8217;s sound. This mouthpiece has very quick response and all the playability and very good pitch that you find in today&#8217;s mouthpieces. This is a mouthpiece that offers outstanding performance.\u00a0It features a low baffle with medium large chamber. It has a hand-finished\u00a0body, tip, and side rails.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/SAXZVIntageTChamber.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/SAXZVIntageTChamber.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SAXZ &#8220;Vintage 1950&#8221; Model Tenor Mouthpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like the alto mouthpiece, this is a great mouthpiece to play on.\u00a0 It gives you that lush &#8217;50&#8217;s tenor sound if you want it but it has plenty of power when you push it.\u00a0 When I think of 1950 tenor players you have quite the list.\u00a0 John Coltrane, Ben Webster, Lester Young, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, George Coleman&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This mouthpiece won&#8217;t make you automatically sound like any of these guys.\u00a0 That&#8217;s up to you. I do think this mouthpiece can get you in the ballpark sound wise though.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/SAXZVintageTChamber2.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/SAXZVintageTChamber2.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Let me know what you think in the comments below. Thanks, Steve<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SAXZ\u00a0 &#8220;Vintage 1950&#8221; Model Tenor Mouthpiece<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4924-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/SaxZtenor.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/SaxZtenor.mp3\">https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/SaxZtenor.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a SaxZ &#8220;Vintage 1950&#8221; hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece.\u00a0 SaxZ is a company in Japan which is run by Mitsu Watanabe.\u00a0 I reviewed a SAXZ Dave Sanborn model which was a very modern sounding mouthpiece.\u00a0 This tenor mouthpiece is SAXZ&#8217;s version of a vintage 1950 type mouthpiece. 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