Good mouthpiece for Conn 6M alto ?

[marc]

Any good suggestion about a mouthpiece that would work great on a 6m vintage horn with Alexander Superial reeds ?
Mainly Jazz and Blues playing. I like something that projects well but not too edgy.
I am currently playing tenor with Berg larsen HR and Jody Jazz ESP.

[gary]

If you're in love with the ESP and have the loot, you might want to wait for the new ESP alto MPC. I'm playing on a 10M tenor with the ESP and expect the alto ESP to be exceptional on my 6M, as well.

I'm presently playing a Runyon Custom alto MPC that was tweaked by John Van Wie (sp?). It's a gas and it replaced a Meyer 6M I had had for years (also finished by JVW). If you don't want to shell out the $325.00 for the alto ESP, you might want to check out a JJ Jazz (Runyon Custom finished by Jody).

With my Runyon Custom, I get power and projection and can also get a nice swet sound, when necessary. By the way...don't want to downgrade the Meyer. To me it is the standard MPC to compare others to and mine is fine. I just got a sound more suitable to me with the Runyon.

[Jody Espina]

Gary, You are on the money about them being great on the Conn and other big old horns. The big chamber of this alto piece is perfect. Before I made the ESP, I played the JodyJazz on my 6M and I have many customers who do too. I think that it works great.

[marc]

Well,
First, let me repeat how fantastic the JodyJazz ESP is on my tenor ! Well done Jody !

I tried a Meyer 7m MPC on my Conn 6m and, despite the fact I am not an alto expert, I found this mouthpiece quite "closed".
In fact I play the equivalent of a 7* on tenor (or ESP .100). Which tip opening would you recommend me on alto ? 7,8, ...

[Jody Espina]

Marc, Thanks again for the nice words about the mpc. I think that a tip opening of .083 on the ESP will probably the best for you. That is equal to a JodyJazz #8 and with the big chamber I don't think that it will feel closed plus it's a very free blowing mpc so even the more closed tips don't feel closed to me especially if I just change to a harder reed.