Regarding Brilhart mouthpieces

[FutureRetrospective]

Greetings,

I am simply curious, are Brilhart mouthpieces good for jazz music? I currently own a Selmer S80 which I use for band music and I wanted to experiment with another mouthpiece that is more or less orientated for jazz. Which models would be ideal? Perhaps someone has a suggestion for another brand? Thank you.

Regards,


Alexander

[Dave Dolson]

Alexander: Any mouthpiece that plays good for you will play jazz good for you. Good tone is good tone regardless of what type of music you play.

I had a Brilhart alto piece and passed it along to my grandson. He likes it. It played okay for me but there were others I favored over that one. You need to try one before deciding whether or not it will play for you. DAVE

[Toot Sweet!]

Greetings,

I am simply curious, are Brilhart mouthpieces good for jazz music? I currently own a Selmer S80 which I use for band music and I wanted to experiment with another mouthpiece that is more or less orientated for jazz. Which models would be ideal? Perhaps someone has a suggestion for another brand? Thank you.

Regards,


Alexander

I heard Brad Leali live yesterday evening, he was playing his Keilwerth alto with a Brilhart mouthpiece and I can assure you he blew the roof of the house off! And isn't Maceo Parker using a Brilhart, too?

[bruce bailey]

I use an S-80 too and find it very good for lead playing BUT if you must change, a Meyer 6M would be similar to a Selmer D and may give you what you are looking for. AS far as the Brilharts, my biggest complaint is that most are plastic mixes as opposed to rubber which IMO gives a less stabile sound. I do have a Tonalite for tenor in my batch that has some nice properties. A lot depends on which Brilhart you are trying as most are Ebolins.

[alsdiego]

At one time, the Brilhart Ebolins were very, very popular for alto, and I've heard some incredible sounding players using them. It all gets down to what works for you in acheiving the tone your after. Just my opinion, but some of the really wide open pieces that are so popular came about because of the advent of rock and roll, and the need to play over heavily amped guitars. If you can, go to a store where you can try out several mpcs. Just remember that you don't need a monster tip opening to sound really, really good, in fact, I prefer a somewhat more closed piece because it's easier for me to get the kind of core sound I'm looking for. It's a very individual thing.

Al

[FutureRetrospective]

Greetings,

I appreciate everyone's contribution to this thread! Thank you.

Regards,

Alexander