What's a good setup for a SML tenor

[tonal ambition]

I just won an SML stencil off ebay :D. I'm going to have it completely gone through by a really good tech up the road.

What kind of pads and resonators would get what kind of sound?

Also, what mouthpieces are people using, and why do you like them?

I plan on getting the full pro/neoprene/delrin treatment for this thing.

[The Martin]

My GM 2 wil get a complete overhaul with top-tone pads in about 2 weeks.
Will let you know what the outcome is.
I expect it to be a tat brighter and bigger sound, because of the bigger reflectors and the harder pad surface.

Allthough it will not be a perfect comparison because the neck will be straigthend also.

[morgan]

MC Gregory Model A works very nicely on an SML tenor. Use Superial DC reeds for maximum tonal complexity.

[max]

A metal Link with Superials is also a good combo...

[The Martin]

Man, I love those guys over at saxofoonwinkel...
My SML plays as good as never befor.....
Those Top-tone disks are SUPER.

I think they add just a tat more bright overtones (Hard to say after 4 weeks of playing an other horn).
This horn has got a lot more character.

[tonal ambition]

How big were the resos you had them put in?

[The Martin]

Good question...
I didn't order special reso's

The reso's they put in are silvercoloured flat metal.
They do not seem to be oversized...

[Mikie F.]

Myself I play a Gold Medal Alto, (for jazz) a Vandoren A35 JAVA mp, (everything else) an Ideal 3, FL lig, and use Rico Royal 2 1/2's.

[TRWham]

Gold Medal tenor (22,xxx), modern HR Otto Link 8, FL ligature, Rico Jazz Select 3S

[ABrit]

Don't you just love 'em.....SML Gold Medal 2 Tenor (20***), SML Rev D Tenor (14***), Dukoff BD Hollywood 8 B*** and Rico Royal 3 1/2's. :D

[Uninvisible]

SML tenor. Link mouthpiece 7. Vandoren V16 #3.

[tsaxy]

Gold Medal, tenor, 16,xxx--- Claude Lakey Metal,green insert--Rico 3 or Rico Royal 3...Also use Dukoff's S9,D9 same Ricos

[Uninvisible]

SML tenor. Link mouthpiece 7. Vandoren V16 #3.

Oh yeah, SML Gold Medal tenor #16231

[aanz]

SML Rev.D Alto, 12xxx, Morgan 7M, Rico Jazz Select 2H, Rovner lig

SML REV.D Tenor, 14xxx, Dukoff Fluted Chamber BD, 2H Jazz Select, old Selmer lig

King Marigaux Soprano, 25xxx, older Woodwind HR or Morgan 6M, Jazz Select, B&G lig

The KIng is new to me, I'm still trying to perfect the mpc/reed configuration, but I'm digging it.

[Ed Morgan]

SML Rev. C Silver Plated Tenor - Model A 5A-20 MC Gregory
SML Gold Medal 16xxx Laquered same MP

[Ed Morgan]

SML Rev. C Silver Plated Tenor - Model A 5A-20 MC Gregory
SML Gold Medal 16xxx Laquered same MP
La Voz Med soft Francois Louis Lig.

[max]

Rev D Tenor, 11xxx, FL Link, Superial 3.5, Selmer 404 lig
Rev C Alto, 9xxx, Pillinger Meyer copy, whatever reed I can find, generic brass lig

(and when I had Aanz's King Marigaux Soprano, 25xxx, I used a SR Tech Legend (poly), DC 3, generic brass lig... glad to hear you're digging it!! :D )

[Voiceman]

Gold Medal I tenor, s/n# 17,5xx, using either Selmer C** mpc with Selmer lig or *new* Berg Larsen "ebonite" (non-metal) 120/2 mpc with the Rovner leather lig -- REALLY diggin this new set-up, getting a lot more out of the horn...

[HonestLiar]

Tenor:
Gold Medal I, Mpc: Berg Larsen Bronce 110 2 SMS, Lig: Rovner dark, reeds: LaVoz medium.
Alto:
Gold Medal II, Berg Larsen Steel 105 2 SMS, Lig: Rovner, reeds: LaVoz medium.

I'm coming from the tenor where I like the setup. I was very unimaginative when I acquired the alto setup. Actually its o.k. for an aggressive sound. But as an alternative I'm looking for a new Mpc more in the direction of Paul Desmond's sound. Any suggestions? Or maybe I take the old "Riffault R4" mpc that I have (and like soundwise) and have it refaced.

[Robv]

I play a Goldmedal alto with a vintage hardrubber 6* link
and Rico royal 3 1/2 reeds :D

[AvK]

Setup for Tenor Gold Medal 25xxx: Otto Link 7* (mp), Francois Louis gold lig., Van Doren V 16 2 1/2
Setup for Alt Gold Medal 19xxx: Meyer M7, Francois Louis silver lig., Van Doren V16 2 1/2. For "pop" Yanagisawa metal mp+ lig. with same reeds

[Robv]

I play on a goldmedal mkII alto, MPC is a vintage slant sig link 6*
and i use rico royal 3,5 reeds. :D

[chubarry]

I play on a GM Mark I, 17xxx that I got for $550 at a Sheriff's Auction back in 1997 (but that's another story :D )

For my setup I vary between a Morgan 7M, a Morgan Excalibur and a Ponzol II-V-I (thanks for the tip, Harri) depending on the music I'm trying to play and my mood..... Reeds are usually Vandoren V16, 2.5