Today, I am reviewing the Drake Master Series David Sanborn 7 (.085 tip opening) and the 8 (.090 tip opening) alto saxophone mouthpieces made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. If you are a David Sanborn fan and play the alto saxophone, you can’t help but be interested in an alto saxophone mouthpiece with David […]
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Did someone say Sanborn?…….D&S A2 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
The other day I reviewed three tenor saxophone mouthpieces made by Donghee Cho in Seoul, South Korea. They were the Model 1, the Brecker II and the Brecker III tenor sax mouthpiece models. You can read how I was contacted by Donghee and asked to review his sax mouthpieces on any one of those reviews. Today, […]
SaxZ Dave Sanborn Hard Rubber Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a SaxZ “Dave Sanborn” hard rubber alto saxophone mouthpiece. SaxZ is a company in Japan which is run by Mitsu Watanabe. I have reviewed a metal SAXZ Dave Sanborn model in the past and was curious to try the hard rubber model. This mouthpiece has an 8 tip opening. SaxZ Dave Sanborn Hard […]
SAXZ David Sanborn Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a SaxZ “David Sanborn” metal alto saxophone mouthpiece. SaxZ is a company in Japan which is run by Mitsu Watanabe. SaxZ David Sanborn Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Man, I wish I had this mouthpiece when I was a kid. When I was in junior high school, one of the first alto players I […]
Selmer Paris Jazz Flow 7 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am excited to be reviewing the new Selmer Jazz Flow 7 alto saxophone mouthpiece released by Selmer Paris. A few months ago, I started reading some great customer reviews about these new Selmer Jazz Flow alto sax mouthpieces and just as my curiosity was peaking, Ryan Lillywhite, the woodwind category manager at Conn […]
10mFan Supernova Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan saxophone mouthpieces. This is the Supernova 7 hard rubber alto saxophone mouthpiece. I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor, alto and soprano saxophone mouthpieces in the past that you can find here. Whenever Mark Sepinuck, at 10mFan mouthpieces, comes out with […]
The SYOS Originals Smoky, Steady and Spark Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing and comparing three new SYOS Originals series alto saxophone mouthpieces. SYOS mouthpieces has released this new Originals SYOS line of tenor, alto and soprano saxophone mouthpieces to give saxophone players a simpler way to order a quality saxophone mouthpiece at a more affordable price point. I have already reviewed the SYOS […]
Do Mouthpiece Patches and Beak Height Make a Difference to the Sound of a Saxophone?
Today, I am posting a personal experiment of mine to answer some questions I have about the discernible differences a mouthpiece patch and the mouthpiece beak height make to the sound of the saxophone. I know many of you out there will perhaps think this is foolish but I am doing this to satisfy my […]
Absolute Color Line Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece from Absolute mouthpieces in Italy. This is neon yellow Absolute Color Line 7 alto saxophone mouthpiece. These Absolute Color Line saxophone mouthpieces also come in neon blue as well as neon red as you can see in the photo below. Absolute Color Line Neon Yellow, Neon […]
Phil-Tone Orion Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today I am reviewing another great alto saxophone mouthpiece made by Phil Engleman at Phil-Tone mouthpieces. I have reviewed quite a few Phil-Tone sax mouthpieces on the site already and am always interested when Phil announces a new Phil-Tone saxophone mouthpiece model. A couple of months ago he announced that he had a new mouthpiece […]
SYOS Steve Kortyka Signature Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the SYOS Steve Kortyka Signature Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece from SYOS mouthpieces in France. This is my sixth SYOS saxophone mouthpiece I will be reviewing today. If you want to check out the other SYOS saxophone mouthpieces I have reviewed so far you can click here: SYOS Mouthpiece Reviews This SYOS […]
Theo Wanne Gaia 3 Hard Rubber Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
I was excited to hear that Theo Wanne was releasing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece called the Gaia 3 a few months ago and asked Theo if I could review it. I had reviewed the original Gaia alto saxophone mouthpiece back in 2010 and it was one of the best alto saxophone mouthpieces I have […]
Drake Phil Woods Master Series Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Drake Master Series Phil Woods alto saxophone mouthpiece made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. This alto mouthpiece is advertised as “a near identical replica of the mouthpiece that Phil Woods played for over 40 years.” Don’t worry about the wording of “near identical”, this does not mean it is […]
SYOS Godwin Louis Signature Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Godwin Louis 6* alto saxophone mouthpiece from a fairly new company called SYOS mouthpieces in France. This company hit the saxophone mouthpiece scene not too long ago and immediately caught the world’s attention by producing these really bright colored 3D printed saxophone mouthpieces made of plastic. I must admit, that […]
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