I am delighted to announce the return of Pete Thomas to the SOTW Administrator staff. We felt it was a good time to bring another, experienced Admin...
Rehabilitated woodwind technician, old-school player
Location:
Texas
Interests:
Mouthpiece design and refacing, woodwind acoustics, repair and restoration, sax manufacturer history
My Instruments:
Mostly Bueschers and Martins - too many to list, but here are my favorites...
__Sopraninos__
Allora Vienna (WWBW house brand)
Yanagisawa SN-981 clone
Custom large chamber mouthpiece with 0.048" tip opening
Vandoren Traditional 3.5 Eb clarinet reeds
__Sopranos__
1923 Martin C-soprano
1923 Buescher C-soprano
1926 Custom-built Martin curved, keyed to high-F
1925 Buescher True-Tone Curved
Custom large chamber mouthpiece with 0.054" tip
Vandoren Traditional 3.5 reeds
__Altos__
Buescher New Aristocrat
Martin Handcraft Committee II
Drake NY Jazz #7, VR Contemporary #8
__Tenors__
Buescher New Aristocrat
Martin Handcraft Committee II
Drake VR Jazz #8, VR Contemporary II #9
__Bari__
The Martin Music Man Model
Custom large chamber mouthpiece
__C-Melody__
1926 Martin Handcraft
Custom large chamber "stubby" from alto mouthpiece blank
I mostly use Legere Signature Reeds and Rico H-ligatures
Signature
My mama said life was like a box of reeds: ya' never know what you're gonna get.