Mindy Abair

[Joe Jazz]

Just got my Mindy Abair CD, and she sounds(& looks)great! Can anybody make out what brand of alto she's playing? Looks like a Cannonball, but not sure....

[sessionsax]

I am curious about the mouthpiece -- looks kinda like a guardala. There are a few other things that I can't quite make out from her pictures that I would like to see.

[saxnoid]

I've been trying to figure out her sax setup from looking at her pictures too. :shock: The mouthpiece looks like a Lawton to me, but I'm not sure. Her alto looks like a Keilwerth 75th Anniversary - silver neck and bell, with black nickel body. Can anyone confirm? I'd really like to know...sure like her sound and am enjoying her CD big time!

[saxboy]

Only a chick would have no contact info so you can't just ask her...
SAXBOY

[scottyhoop]

Mindi's alto, on the cover of her new album at least, is a Selmer Super Action 80 series I. On her website, she listed what her setup is, but i forget what she said. you can check there.
Scott

[saxnoid]

Scottyhoop,

I've looked all over her web site (mindiabair.com), but can't find anything about her setup. :cry: If you know where that page is and could provide a link to it, it would be very appreciated!

[scottyhoop]

Saxnoid, here's what you're looking for:
I play a selmer super action 80 series 1 alto saxophone. I play a yamaha 62R curved neck soprano saxophone. On alto I use a gary sugal custom mouthpiece with a Hemke 2 1/2 reed with an Oleg ligature. On soprano I use a rico metalite mouthpiece with a Hemke 2 1/2 reed and a Rovner ligature.
Thats Mindi's stuff....not mine! :-D
Scott