I made up a special mouthpiece for a special customer last week, and liked the design so much I made up one for myself. A couple of guys played it and loved it, so I made up a few more. This design is VERY labor intensive, so I probably won’t add it as a regular part of the line. However, I’ve made six, and have three still available.
This is the same blank I use for my “Handmade” series, but with a different curve, baffle, and a bit larger tip opening. It’s in bare brass with black highlights, and comes with a Saxgourmet single screw ligature and a Saxgourmet metal cap. It has a huge amount of power, a very complex tone, flawless intonation, and no blowing resistance.
If you want to hear it, go here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/saxgourmetproducts#p/a/u/1/wl3kmKtShH0
This is a very HEAVY mouthpiece (more mass=greater resonance) with a very pronounced “duckbill” beak, a high baffle leading into a large bullet chamber.
$450 FOB New Orleans…..here’s a picture:
I am one of the happy, no make that VERY happy, owners of this mouthpiece. Not only is it a work of art, but it blows my vintage ny link away in terms of strength and complexity of sound. In addition, while it is a big heavy (he's not kidding about it being heavy) mouthpiece, I am still able to make it "whisper" when I need to.
ReplyDeleteUntil now I always thought that I played better when I had something to "push" against. Not any more. This mouthpiece is virtually effortless to play; the sound just sort of flows out.
Steve's out done himself with this one.