{"id":6114,"date":"2012-06-18T23:24:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T04:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/?p=6114"},"modified":"2014-01-16T14:56:07","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T19:56:07","slug":"pete-thomas-ppt-metal-tenor-mouthpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/pete-thomas-ppt-metal-tenor-mouthpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Thomas PPT Metal Tenor Mouthpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a new metal tenor saxophone mouthpiece by Pete Thomas.\u00a0 The \u00a0PPT metal mouthpieces have similar internal dimensions to the Onyxite PPT<\/a> that I reviewed a few years ago.\u00a0 The facings are based on Ed Pillinger’s original facings, and are machined from solid brass.\u00a0 They are then hand finished by Morgan Fry.\u00a0 Morgan Fry is a great mouthpiece refacer over in England.\u00a0 This tenor saxophone mouthpiece is the brushed gold mouthpiece and looks beautiful.<\/p>\n

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The mouthpiece I received to review is a 8* and is absolutely beautiful.\u00a0 I really like the brushed gold finish of the piece as it gives it a bit of a vintage look.\u00a0 The design of the mouthpiece is unique in that the body and bore of the mouthpiece all seem to be one flowing design.\u00a0 There are no lines to separate them so it gives the mouthpiece a very modern look.\u00a0 The tip and rails are very thin and precise.\u00a0 It looks to have a normal sized window on it.\u00a0 The metal PPT has a high baffle on it much like the Onyxite PPT I\u00a0 reviewed a number of years ago.\u00a0 The baffle has a high plateau to it that slopes down into a scooped large chamber with scooped sidewalls.<\/p>\n

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You can see the high baffle in the picture below.\u00a0 My first thought was that this mouthpiece was going to be loud and extremely bright.\u00a0 The PPT Onyxite I had bought for the last review played great (that’s why I bought it) but in the end I felt it was leaning too far to the bright side of things for my personal tastes.\u00a0 I expected this new metal PPT mouthpiece to be similar to that Onyxite mouthpiece.<\/p>\n

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The factor I forgot to account for was the tip opening.\u00a0 Whereas the Onyxite was a 7* tip,\u00a0 this metal PPT mouthpiece is an 8*.\u00a0 The tip opening is a major factor for high baffled mouthpieces.\u00a0 A high baffle speeds up the air being blown through the mouthpiece so that the sound can be louder and many times brighter when you push it.\u00a0 It seems like a closer tip opening brings the reed closer to that high baffle and the sound is brighter.\u00a0 When you play the same model mouthpiece in a larger tip opening many times the tone is less bright.\u00a0 I’m not sure of all the acoustical and design\u00a0 reasons for this but I have experienced it many times. I was nicely surprised by the metal PPT mouthpiece.\u00a0 I used a Vandoren Java 2 1\/2 reed on it with a Selmer 404 metal ligature.\u00a0 It was not as bright as the Onyxite 7* I had played but it still had a nice thick sound to it with lots of character.\u00a0 It is still much brighter than a lower baffled piece like an Otto Link but you can listen to the clip below and judge for yourself.\u00a0 I did feel the tone had a dry character to it.\u00a0 I’ve played other mouthpiece with this same characteristic like my Theo Wanne Gaia alto mouthpiece. \u00a0 When I listen to this clip of the PPT it sounds dry to me.\u00a0 I’m not saying this is good or bad…….just a word I would use to describe the tone.\u00a0 Because of the larger tip and high baffle, you can get tons of volume out of this mouthpiece so it would be great to use in a rock or blues band.\u00a0 It was also very easy to get the altissimo notes and the intonation was great on the mouthpiece.<\/p>\n

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I really enjoyed playing the Pete Thomas PPT Metal Tenor Mouthpiece.\u00a0 If you like the sound and look of this mouthpiece contact Pete Thomas<\/a> .\u00a0 There are some more mouthpiece clips of the PPT metal and Onyxite side by side so you can compare them next to each other.<\/p>\n

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I would also like to add that all of Pete’s profit from the sale of these PPT mouthpieces as well as other endeavors on his website are contributed to charity.\u00a0 He has given thousands of dollars over the years to APEC, LeukemiaBusters, Red Cross, Band on the Wall and now Gorton Education Village.\u00a0 It’s great to see another sax player\u00a0 and teacher giving so much of himself to further music and the saxophone and at the same time giving so much to those who need it.\u00a0 Great job Pete!<\/p>\n

Let me know what you think in the comments below. Thanks, Steve<\/p>\n

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