Which Tenor mouthpiece do you like?

[Chris]

My favorite:

lawton 10bb

[JJ]

Actually I don't know. At first I liked a Berg Larsen, then a metal Link, then a Guardala Crescent. After that I had a flirt with a Vandoren mpc. It didn't work out. But right now I like a HR Link. But I still like to fool around with others though.

I guess it is the same as with girlfriends. But in this case the good thing is that no one gets hurt. (And you can take them out from the drawer and have a date with them again if you like.) :wink:

[Morry]

And they are both good at separating you from your money.

[Anonymous]

The trick is figuring out what features you prefer in a mouthpiece. I came up playing either a Florida Link STM 7* or a Meyer (NY USA) 8M on tenor, and that exerience biased me toward the old chamber designs (rounded chambers, rollover baffles, smooth transition to the bore, wide windows, thin rails). Over the past couple of years I've tried a variety of other mpcs, but I keep coming back to the Link/Meyer style mpcs.

Right now I'm really enjoying a Hite Artist model rubber mpc on tenor, wth #4 Vandoren V16 reeds, or a Fibracell 4.

[Bill Mecca]

And I am my good friend Mike R.'s opposite. I have found I tend to like high baffle, smaller chamber pieces. then again I have a rather dark, rich sounding Buffet SuperDynaction tenor, so they balance each other well.

Currently playing a Runyon Quantum 12, have a 9, a couple Vandoren Jumbo Javas, Runyon Custom, Guy Hawkins, Rico Metallite, and a Link STM5* which actually plays very well.

and oh yes, I'm also opposite of Mike in the fact that I like my reeds soft. 2.5 ro 3 fibracells or V16's, or plasticovers. :D

[T-MAN]

Ponzol M2 120

[Shaun SS]

I haven't found another mouth piece to replace my Berg Larson bullet chamber 110 (Almost did this weekend though).. I have recently bought a few Runyons that are on the way to me right now. Quantum with spoiler, XL with spoiler and a Bionix.

I got my Quantum yesterday. I blew through the Quantum for about 2 minutes last night (Got home real late) and I don't think I am going to like it. But will get to really play on it the next couple days.

When I went Tenor shopping this last weekend, I played about 8-10 different mouth pieces. My Berg, A Runyon Quantum 13, Runyon XL 13, Claude Lakey's, and some different Vandorens T55, T75 2 others (can't remember) and a Myer. I will say out of those I almost went home with a Vandoren T55. I was doing back to back tests against my current Berg and it ripped just as hard. I decided to wait until all my Runyons come in before I shell out another $200..

[Roger McWilliams]

Barone Hollywood

[Tim Wolfe]

my stm metal link 7*. i've played so many different tenor mpcs, but this is the one i keep going back to. it has a very full, dark tone that i like. the low notes are especially lush with this mpc. the upper range and altissimo are not bad either.

because i have g.a.s., i'm always looking at and trying other mpcs, but the link is the one i go back to everytime. you'd think i'd stop looking . . .

[tomsch]

1) Ponzol M2/110
2) Sugal SGII 8* Copper

[CodyW]

morgan 7L

[KingConn]

My Brilhart HR worked over by Doc! :P

[SteveZ]

right now i'm digging my lebayle jazz ebonywood. 8)

[JL]

I haven't played that many, since I don't like to jump around from one mpc to the next. But lately I've been playing a Runyon Jaguar and it is one fantastic player. Before that I played a Sugal SG II for about 7 years. The Jaguar is warmer, with more resistance, clearer tone, and better low register response. The Sugal is a bit louder, brighter, more edge. I prefer the Jaguar right now.

[singlereed]

I have and use all of the following - Jody Jazz ESP, Vandoren T25, Weinberg handmade '50's Link copy, Jody Jazz plastic 7, Selmer Metal Classic C** (probably my fave at the moment), Yanagisawa HR 5.

[Cameron Wigmore]

I have a hard rubber otto link 7*. Used to play on a metal 8 link, but found the hard rubber is a nice full sound. If you look at what most of the jazz cats have played in the past, you'll see otto link everywhere. Even today lots play links.

[Mike Cesati]

I'm with Cammy the Cat,I like a 7* hardrubber Otto Link

[steve]

I've never played on any piece except a metal Berg...so I must like them. Started on a 110/0 back when rock was young...Right now I'm flip-flopping between a 130/1 sms and a 120/3 m depending on the situation. I also have a vintage fat 100/2 m that gets some work. Stock lig....2 1/2 Alexander DC's.

[Jeff Foster]

I've been using an Otto Link Super Tone Master 7 for the past 25 years or so. It's a matter of taste I suppose but I've never tried anything else that I liked as well.

[Andrew]

This is how my favorites came and went...

Start

Current Production Link 8*
Selmer Soloist Short Shank F
Guardala Lazer Trimmed SKRB
Otto Link NY Tone Master 5*
Guardala Brecker Handmade

Finish

My current favorite is a Morgan Excalibur 9E that basically takes all of the above and puts it into one mouthpiece. It's the best mouthpiece, and I think that it's here to stay for good.

Andrew

[Subtone Sam]

I´ve tried many (maybe too many :roll: ) but my favorite pieces for tenor (and now for bari too) are Lawtons.These pieces have unique sound that no other mouthpiece comes even close to.Lawtons are well made and I like the built-in ligature.Lawtons work extremely well on my Keilwerth tenors and bari. :P

[Keith Ridenhour]

:idea: Seems to change more frequently than my practice routines. Currently a Guardala SuperKing. Played for a long time on Berg 130/0 and Runyon XL. Like a dark horn and bright piece. Also got a year out of a Ponzol M2 120.

[Docax]

Currently, a Ponzol M1 .115 for jazz, and a M2 "S" .110 for rock/blues.

[LongTones]

In the early 80's I liked my Dukoff 7D.
Jumbo Java usually a mistake, worked on my Conn 10M. And so did the Dukoff.
My favorite was a refaced Old N.Y. Link. Stolen with my horn/car.
Currently amazed at this Brecker I with my Mark VI, it even tightens up
the Conn, and helps me center the tone, especially without the original neck!
Try everything!
Good Luck
Paul

[guido]

Morgan Excalibur 8E -- Pretty near perfect.

[Ritchie]

Currently an Otto Link hard rubber 8*. Preference is alternating with a metal Link NY 8* or a metal Link #8 with the normal sized chamber. Current production Links bought 2, 1 and 8 years ago respectively.

[kevvieg]

I like to have two mouthpieces in rotation for all my horns, just in case the unthinkable ever happens...

I got a Link HR 8 from one of my students. He had purchased it from Bob Ackerman. Turns out it was done by Jon Van Wie. I have never found anything to equal this piece

but..

I do have a Barone Hollywood 8* that is also really great. I find if my reed won't work on one, it will work on the other.

I also tried a Sumner and was blown away, so there's hope for finding the holy grail. I tend to like a huge bore with an open tip and a slight to medium baffle.

[Dave]

This is a hugh area of interest for me right know. I currently use a Berg 110 plastic with my tenor and sometimes switch to the metal Berg. But the big question I have is the best way to try other mouthpieces before i spend money. Most places around Cleveland won't have a large selection let alone one they would like you to try. I'm really looking for a piece to give me a nice dark tone with with my 1923 Conn tenor. Any ideas?????

[jjgold]

Dave...I have and am constantly buying pieces off ebay, here, and the net to get a good "feel" for the piece that is right for me! When I buy a piece off of ebay I don't mind selling it back at a small loss (sometimes a small profit). I figure it is small price to pay for kinda renting the piece.

[SaxMBB]

I played a metal berg 100/0 for years. I got that one because I was told Pat Labarbara played one. I went shopping a couple of years ago to replace it because I had trouble getting consistent playing out of it - great sound when it worked. Its probably because I only play a couple hours a week now.

Anyway, I tried all the more popular suspects - Berg 110/2, Link 6*, Lawton, Ponzol, etc.. The John Laughter site listing what players play was a big help. I just counted up who played what. Anyway, on a lark I tried an RIA 6* (.105") and really liked it. It has a tone like a Berg but clearer on my Mark VI.

The WWBW will send you mouthpieces on a credit card, let you play them for a few weeks, then you send them back. You're only out postage and a small restocking fee if you don't buy anything. I think its a good deal.

[super20dan]

r&roll = sugal supergonz2 7* (byfar the best i have owned) big band = runyon custom 7 (red) thanks matt k!

[jazzbluescat]

STM 8* metal link (ten)
Would like to try an 8 and a 7* but, knowing the inconsistencies of current pieces, I probably won't. I don't want to open a can of worms.
The 8* is just fine. :)

[SteveZ]

either a link HR 10 or a Lebayle 8 ebonywood. both have a similar deep, warm, singing sound that works perfectly on my old Keilwerth.

[Funky Chicken]

My 110\2 SMS berg..
works really great for my kind of playing

[BobD]

Bob Ackerman Link copy .102 and a current prod. HR Link 7*.

[Dr G]

JVW/Morgan "C" .095", JVW/Morgan "L" .110", Lamberson J8, Bilger-Morgan 9 in no particular order. If you try to make me narrow it down any further than that, well... :x Don't make me go there. :roll:

[danny_tb]

I like my "home made" mouthpiece that I made from a Rico Royal C5 that I completely refaced (down to about 80 thou), and ripped out the baffle and side-walls on, making it closer to a vintage Otto Link 5 (in sound and tip gap, at least) than what it started out as...
:)

[cmlow]

do anyone know about the new mouthpiece maker in UK? the name is something like 'phillanger'??? he used to reproduct some famous mouthpiece.

[Anonymous]

do anyone know about the new mouthpiece maker in UK? the name is something like 'phillanger'??? he used to reproduct some famous mouthpiece.

Do you mean Edward Pillinger? He's not really "new". Here's his website:

http://www.pillingermouthpieces.co.uk/

[DanY]

Selmer S80 D, is by far the best for me. I came to tenor from alto, where I play a Meyer 6m, but in my experience the tenor Meyers are totally different from the alto mps.

[cmlow]

'phillinger', it's really well respond!!!

[James992]

Lawton 7*B ICON great piece also another Lawton refaced by Bob Ackerman two fantastic pieces.

[aanz]

Dukoff HR Fluted Chamber, BD facing.
There is so much going on soundwise with this piece. I've tried lots of vintage and modern pieces and nothing comes close.

[BATMAN]

My current favorite is my vintage Hollywood Dukoff BD (.100 or a "7"). Really makes my Conn resonate. Nothing else makes my horn resonate like this mpc. The closest to come to it has been a vintage florida link. I wonder what a tonemaster would sound like on this horn....

I also really like the Guardala Branford model. But alas, it is a nearly impossible dream to own one....

[Joseph Boucher]

Vandoren Jumbo Java T97 on my Selmer 54 SA80II Tenor. It rips. Joe.

[Docax]

I've found something to like on almost every piece I've tried, but for me the best to date for tenor are my Ponzol M1 .115, and M2 .110. Power and response are probably their best features, but they're great all around.

[jim3121]

I've tried so many T mouthpieces, except the really expensive ones. My favorite for about the last 3 yrs. was this S5 Dukoff that this mouthpiece refacer opened some and modified for me. I rendered it useless tho, tinkering with it - was great for every style of music(which is about what I play-mostly blues, jazz &rock). Had good control, nice and bright good altissimo, etc. Right now I just got a Vandoren T45 which seems okay, the first 45 mins. of trying it out - spent about 1 &1/2 hrs. trying to get a Bonade ligature to work right(close adequately)on it. Learning about some great mouthpieces tho, from all you people!

[averageschmoe]

1960's vintage selmer soloist, long shank, "C" opening.

[jim3121]

Is that the one that Joe Henderson used?

[m3pilot]

Well, I have THREE favorites at the moment.

I had recently switched back to a 7* Link STM (from a Sugal Super Gonz I) that I bought new in the early 80's. I thought to myself, "now why did I stop playing this???".

Then I go see Doc Tenney and he tells me that the piece is an early Babbitt transitional model. So I decided to have him blueprint it for me. Big improvement. It seems more responsive now, especially when changing to different cuts and strengths of reeds. Tons of projection and very even throughout the whole range.

While I was there I found favorite #2. I tried many different pieces including both of his modern Links, a few different Bergs, etc. I was struck by how well they ALL played. Even pieces I didn't think I would like at all. Amazing what happens when you get past factory flaws and go straight to the character of the mouthpiece. The last one I tried was a Brillhart Tonalin 3 that had been opened to .105 and had a brass shank ring installed. It has a very distinctive sound. I'm not quite sure how to describe it other than 'colorful'. I played it at a session and recieved many compliments on the sound. I've been a dyed-in-the-wool metal on tenor player for most of my playing life. Needless to say, this piece opened my eyes a bit. It's going to be great fun experimenting with it.

And finally, number 3. I took a second piece with me when I went to see Doc. A Link NY Tone Master that was given to my father many years ago. It was originally a 5* that someone had tried to open up. Of course it was botched so it never played and spent it's life in piano benches and drawers around the house. When Doc said that he could probably restore it I was pretty thrilled so I had him go ahead with it. Well I got it back Friday night when I went to hear Doc on a gig. The restoration job is beautiful and the piece ended-up a 7. Doc graciously let me sit in and I decided to give the piece a try. The mouthpiece is fabulous! Projecting. Colorful. Responsive. It's almost like it takes the qualities of my STM and my Brillhart and rolls them together. Thanks Doc!

So there are my current favorites. The moral of my long story is that whatever mouthpiece you choose, make sure it's properly finished. That way you can focus on the sound you are getting and not have to fight the shortcomings of a poorly finished mouthpiece.

[jim3121]

Wow- you're right, and thanks! And, I think that's the realization I'm finally coming too - after much $$$ and frustration...get a quality, finished piece to begin with - amen! Anybody had any experience played or currently play any of Theo Wanne's refinished mouthpieces? Thanks, in advance.

[Tsax]

Link STM 8*

Modern production, tried as many as 30 Links (8* to 9*) in the store before deciding on this one, most Links I tried didn't play good at all. I am playing this baby for about 5 months now and it will stay.

Before that I have played mostly on high baffle/low chamber pieces (a.o. Dukoff D8; Lawton 8* BB; Guardala Studio).

[averageschmoe]

jim 3121, i believe joe played on a much more open soloist. possibly a "G" opening, i can't remember exactly. i just wanted something closed for classical and chamber jazz.

[Dr G]

jim 3121, i believe joe played on a much more open soloist. possibly a "G" opening, i can't remember exactly. i just wanted something closed for classical and chamber jazz.

Joe Henderson used an "E".

[BATMAN]

actually, I think Joe used a regular old C* opening. That's what he was using when my teacher last saw him.

If this sounds wrong for the "big" sound he got, keep in mind he played very softly and let the mic do all the work. Joe's sound is an example of how the soundman can really influence how we percieve sound in recordings and whatnot. Brecker and Bob Mintzer are also two good examples of this.

[JL]

I believe BATMAN has this correct. I saw Joe Henderson several times. When he used a mike his sound was plenty big, but on one occasion I saw him playing acoustic in a relatively small club. His sound did not project very well without being miked.

[Dr G]

Theo's resource page cites a "D", I've seen interviews citing an "E". Regardless, I agree that Joe played quite softly. On the Joe Henderson Big Band recordings, he sounds very subdued in contrast to the section behind him. Obviously a man who liked the mic for his source of volume.

[Balladeer]

I've finally found my 'piece' for tenor. It's a Doc Tenney 7* Link STM. This afternoon I took my neck in to have it recorked for the Link. No more new mouthpiece addiction for me. :lol:

[m3pilot]

Congrats Balladeer! That's a great playing piece!

[Tears June]

Balladeer

Can you compare normal STM Metal Link with Tenney 7* Link STM:

1) Which piece is more easy to control? I know Metal Link is not easy to control especially for less expereince player.

2) What difference between the sound? Does Tenney Select 7* really sound like a Vintage Florida metal Link ?


:cry:

[Balladeer]

Tears June:
I have never played a Florida Link so I cannot compare it to the Tenney Link. I have played a couple recent production NY Links in 7 and 8 tip openings and a Millennium Link (they all come in 7 or 7*...I forget which).
The recent production NY Links both played well but they were not as clear sounding as the Tenney. The NY Link 7 had good brightness; the NY Link 8 had little brightness, but was fuller in the low register. The Millennium Link was very stuffy and not much fun to play.

What I like about the Tenney Link STM is:
- Very clear, not stuffy at all
- Enough brightness and projection for R&B and Gospel
- Fairly easy altissimo
- Full low register
- Easy to subtone for those smoky 'Body and Soul' style ballads

[srcsax]

I have owned over 100 tenor mouthpieces in the past two years. Yet, i allways perform on my Jon Van Wie faced Slant Signature Otto Link. It's my babby and she sings for me.

[Jazzed]

Dependent on the environment:

HR RPC .150 w/ #2 baritone sax reed- for loud rock
HR Link STM 10* w/ #2 baritone sax reed - for louder jazz
HR Ponzol Traditional .110 w/ #2-1/2 tenor reed for mellow jazz

[DanY]

My friendly local music store guy just gave me a brilhart tonalin 4*, that had never been played. serial no. 157**. It came in its original box etc. I can't make up my mind whether it is amazing or rubbish. Does anyone have any experience? I find it hard to play in tune.

[m3pilot]

I just bought a Brilhart Tonalin from Doc Tenney and I definitely don't think it's rubbish. It seem to play in tune quite well but that could due to the fact that Doc worked on it.

[SteveZ]

okay. i've switched gears here--just picked up a very funky-looking vintage bob dukoff HR fluted chamber opened by Jey Clark to .105 that sounds wonderful. it's currently my favorite piece. never heard anything like it--sounds like a HR link but with guts. this one's a keeper.

[danm]

Well I seem to have two favorites right now. I usually play a Jody Jazz red #7 with the spoiler in or a Selmer Soloist D scroll shank. The selmer is a little quieter and the JJ is a little louder. I will drag out my Link STM once and a while also.

[benjamin1979]

i'm using a berg metal 95 0sms. i just got it for two weeks. i thought is a very bright piece but it sound medium bright for me.

btw, i would like to ask you guys who using metal the choice of reed. wat brand u feel that is more suitable for this mpc? and wat size? although this can be vary from every player. but i just need a guide. thanks...

[Hurling Frootmig]

Runyon Custom 7 with or without spoiler depending upon what I need.

I'm mostly an alto player so I was attracted to the Runyon's from a price point and from the variety of pieces available.

[super20dan]

joe,s selmer was a D .a friend of mine actually saw it

[paulman]

I'm with Cammy the Cat,I like a 7* hardrubber Otto Link

++++ I'm with Cammy the Cat and Mike C: Otto Link hardrubber 7*.
Better if played with Rico Royal 2 1/2 on a 1925 Conn Goldplated Tenor.......!!!

[jim3121]

Thanks everybody, for the input on Joe Henderson's mpc... enlightening, regarding the mic. thing and volume, etc. I had a Morgan Excalibur that John Reilly in Pasadena, CA area baffled and opened up for me years ago, and it gave me that "Joe" sound without the mic. The sound just wasn't me, tho, so I wound up selling it.

[Silscio]

My favorite and something i think everyone should try is a yanagisawa metal *7. Best I've ever played on.

[jim3121]

What do the Yani metal mpc s sound like, or similar to - like a Dukoff or ? Have been curious about them. They're a little on the expensive side, tho.

[jim3121]

What do the Yani metal mpc s sound like, or similar to - like a Dukoff or ? Have been curious about them. They're a little on the expensive side, tho.

[Buster]

They are nothing like Dukoff's, nearer a Link.

[Morry]

Not nearly as open chambered as a link though. I would say a little more focused sound, but less colorful?

[Buster]

I like them and would recommend you try some - look for ebay pieces.

[jim3121]

There's one on e-bay right now, but the guy selling it is in Singapore and wants 25.00 just to ship it. I'm definitely looking forward to trying one though. Thanks for info.!

[John Robinson]

Like someone else here I always return to my NY Link 7. Even over my Morgan. It's the all-around best for me. It loves Vandorn V-16 reeds (3 1/2 ). Equally capable of bright or mellow.

[Cameron Wigmore]

I've known of a few alto players that double on tenor. They don't refer to themselves as tenor players, but altoists who double on tenor. They usually use a smaller tip opening cuz they aren't used to putting a lot of air through their horn. As a through and through tenor man, (who dabbles a bit in doubling), I have to say that a wider tip opening is a good way to go. If you can't get a good edge to your sound with a hard rubber m.piece then there's work to be done.

I've worked in music stores for many years and have had the opportunity to play on many mouthpieces. Most lines are very inconsistent. Dukoffs look rough, but even the polished ones have discrepancies in the lay curvature on each side rail. Morgans Blow very nice - a well made mouthpiece. When you go to buy a mouthpiece, expect to spend a few hours, or even a couple of days. If the shop will let you, try your mouthpiece with a different horn, and then the ones your looking at too. Cross reference how they play and make notes on paper. Try a few of each type of piece. Remember - they're inconsistent. Go with a few reeds that you're familiar with, of different hardness.

I've read that Joe used a selmer soloist short shank D refaced to an F. The funny thing is that I GOT a selmer soloist D - longshank - and I can sound more like him with my otto link Hard rubber 7* than with the selmer. Yeah, the soundman has a lot to do with it. I'm more familiar with my link and I think that's the bottom line. How familiar are we with our saxophones? Our mouthpieces? Our reeds? Can you pull a reed out and say "this one is getting soft fast, but it was so clear when I first blew it." If one isn't on the ball with what part of their set up is doing what, then there's no point in buying new gadgets. A fool and his money are soon parted. 8)

[SteveS]

My two favorite tenor mpcs are a Dukoff D7 refaced to a D8 and cleaned up by up-and-coming mpc man, MojoBari --

and an SR Tech "PRO." The SR Tech "kicks butt and takes names." Maybe one of the best kept secrets in sax mpcs. This is a well designed and well made mpc. Even the late great Jon Van Wie used to comment about how nice these mpcs are. The PRO is the "middle of the road" SR Tech in terms of baffle profile and brightness. Makes HUGE sound with tons of rock solid core.

My Selmer SA80 Series II likes the SR Tech best, but my Balanced Action seems to play better with the MojoBari Dukoff. Nice projection -- WIDE range of tone colors available. MojoBari really improved this mpc a lot.

[michaelbaird]

I play on a dukoff D7 with a rico 3 1/2; It works great on a Mark VI tenor!

[Joey the Saint]

On my Yamaha I use an SR Tenor Fusion, the TF 2308, with Plasticover 2 1/2's. On my Martin I use a Runyon Q10 and Rico Jazz 2h's.

[T.S.]

Florida Link 9* on my Super 20
Theo Link 10 on my B&S Codera
I bought the Florida when it was new for 45.00 in 1972 and although it's reed picky and takes some work, it is by far the most versatile piece I've ever played.
I Originally had Theo Wanne do this NY Babbitt LINK as a Guardala type piece, but just had it reduced to what Theo normally does on his custom Links, and It's amazing! It's about as close as you can get in response the Florida without being a Florida. I highly recommend Theo's work.

[michaelbaird]

Are the plasticover rico reeds any good?

[Vader]

Vandoren V16 T55 is the one for me. I have a few diffirent sizes, but the T55 or the T95 are the ones. They are capable of everything, including emptying your wallet.

[BillC]

Has anyone ever heard of a BARI metal? I purchased one (5*) a couple of years ago from an add in Windplayer Magazine. Seems an OK MP but a soft ligature made a world of difference with it. It also seems long (out of tune), cork takes a beating sharpening it back up to a comfort level. I haven't read a hint of it (BARI) here... Is the company called something else now?

BillC

[Anonymous]

No, it's still BARI!

Better known now for their excellent synthetic reeds, Wolfe Tannenbaum (sp?), the head cheese at BARI was, if I'm not mistaken, a mouthpiece designer of some note, for a few of the many mouthpiece companies of the forties and fifties!

The current designs are not earth-shaking in their innovations, but, I hear some models stand out...such as their Richie Cole alto piece!

[Kosma]

It's Morgans for me all the way! 7 EL on tenor and 8J on bari.

[allthewoodwinds]

Beechler Bellite 8*

[jd]

for years I played a dukoff 6d then started experimenting with everything. 100s of mouthpieces. my current 3 favorites are a berg metal 105sms/ blue jumbo java t45 and a dukoff 6d. the more i play the berg metal the more i like it. sounds like a vandoren metal only with more brightness and edge . easy player .trying to stick with it.

[wvtenor]

I've been playing on a Barone vintage hard rubber 7* star for about a year now. It's been great to me, has a great wide open chamber and just a full dark sound. I'd like to try some of the metal models if I had $500 around. I've recently gotten to try a couple SR Techs (both hard rubber and metal, I forget exactly which models) and they were very very nice. More modern sound, great projection. I think I'll be shopping around again this summer.

[BigHunk]

My favorite's after trying everything under the sun is.....

My Jody Jazz DV's

[ThreeSaxes]

Be interesting to see if those who posted in 2003 are still playing the same thing four years later.
I have an SR tech Pro that I've been playing since 2001. Guess it's the right piece for me (I have a Fusion as well, but only play it when I really need to cut through the rest of the band).

[HeavyWeather77]

Yeah, it would be interesting to see how people's tastes have changed, as they undoubtedly have for many. I know Andrew, who was playing an Excalibur 9E back then according to his post, is playing a Florida Link 7 now. And sounding good.

My first really solid tenor piece was a blue Java T95. I never play in any more but it is a great piece. I replaced that with a Lawton 8*BB because I needed volume (which it supplies in abundance). I replaced that with the Excalibur 8E that I'm on now. I love it like crazy, although I do get nostalgic for my Lawton sometimes, it's a fantastic piece. I'd switch between the two more if I didn't need such drastically harder reeds on the Morgan. Playing 4s on the Lawton is a little much.

[RegSopAlto]

I've blown Berg Larsen HR .95, Bobby Dukoff S9, then a D7;
Now I am really enjoying my Jody Jazz 7 Ruby Red with spoiler.

[saxplayer59]

I have settled with my Sugal KWll 8* copper on Tenor and still have not found an alto piece to unsaddle my JJ blue classic 8 with spoiler.

[Markus]

My favourite mpc's:
Tenor: Tenney Slant Sig 7, old Link Tonemaster 7 (refaced)
Alto: Lebayle Ebony Wood Jazz 6*

Markus

[silvin]

I don't have no favorite ... Still searching for the one ...:cry:

[T-MAN]

Mojo-refaced 60's SS Berg 111/2 M bullet chamber. Plays like an R&B/funk/soul dream with my Mark VI tenor!

[Enviroguy]

This is only one tenor mouthpiece for me. That is a "good" Link STM in any of it's many flavors.

[Swampcabbage]

I've been running around a lot on this and right now I'm playing a Dukoff H9 worked by Ed Zentera. Very nice playing piece. As I tend to lean toward the link world of things, I was very surprised (and not so much when I looked at the inside) that I am enjoying a Dukoff. I may change my mind next week.

Ooooffff.