[Nefertiti]

Just posted a review of the new 10mFan 7** Chameleon tenor sax mouthpiece! This is a powerhouse of a mouthpiece that can wail but also has the flexibility needed for working sax players that need to cover multiple genres and styles of music. Check it out!

https://www.neffmusic.com/blog/2020/04/10mfan-chameleon-tenor-saxophone-mouthpiece-review/

 

[10mfan]

Thanks so much for everything, Steve!
You are the best of the best!!!



Now that this piece is out and doing so well, it leaves me room to make that category 4 powerhouse, bright, higher baffle mouthpiece.

I look forward to doing that one. It will be a screamer.

 

[Benjamin Allen]

Thanks so much for everything, Steve!
You are the best of the best!!!

Now that this piece is out and doing so well, it leaves me room to make that category 4 powerhouse, bright, higher baffle mouthpiece.

I look forward to doing that one. It will be a screamer.

Good review, Steve.

I would love to see a Category 4 and a Category 5!

 

[Nefertiti]

Good review, Steve.

I would love to see a Category 4 and a Category 5!

I don't think the world is ready for a category 5!!

 

[MLucky]

Steve, do you have any thoughts about how the Chameleon compares to the Black Widow?

 

[reedsburn62]

I've been thinking that this is the piece I wanted from the get go when the Robusto first appeared.

 

[10mfan]

Good review, Steve.

I would love to see a Category 4 and a Category 5!

Hi Ben!
The category 4 piece will be loud and bright. 4 categories for tenor will cover everything.
There will be no further place to go than that. LOL

 

[10mfan]

Steve, do you have any thoughts about how the Chameleon compares to the Black Widow?

The BW is a great crossover piece, but a lot of the more traditional design players can get scared off with a piece like that when they see a long step baffle. They have predisposed ideas of how it's going to sound, so I wanted to make a powerful rollover to see how the feedback would be.
Rollover baffles get a lot of interest from many of the jazz guys because they don't feel intimidated by it, and thats part of the Chameleons charm. There are people on both sides and I've done this long enough to see where things are at.

Overwhelmingly, the guys who have played the BW and Chameleon models, have agreed that the Chameleon is just better top to bottom. It's got a fat low-end, a fatter middle, and a fatter high end. Easier for subtoning and equally as good for altissimo. Its a completely different design top to bottom, but nails that category in a way that more players will enjoy it. Thats my goal.

The Chameleon has been such a big hit right away, that the BW doesn't exist on my website right now. .....That should say something.
I felt that there was no need to offer both of those because the Chameleon does it all, and many will go to it with open arms. The traditional guys like the rollover, and the step baffle guys have really liked this rollover too... so, mission accomplished. Eric Spaulding loves step baffle mpcs a lot, and he switched full time to the rollover baffle Chameleon. He told me it's the best tenor Mpc he's ever played.

My goal is to refine my offerings in each category, and I am super pleased with all of them right now.
I may add 1 more Cat 1 piece at some time to offer a 2nd option that blows more "Link-like" while still being original, (like many guys have asked for), and I will add a Cat 4 piece this year.

CAT 1: The Classic

CAT 2: Robusto, Showtime

CAT 3: Chameleon

I love each of these pieces in these 3 categories for what they do.

For the guys that want that super bright powerhouse loud piece, that will be out this year for my Category 4 Mpc.
Also, a rollover baffle alto is coming out soon, and a soprano will follow. A bari mpc after that.
No messing around here.

 

[10mfan]

Steve,
Thank you so much for the great review...you have lit this piece up in the marketplace!

 

[Nefertiti]

Steve,
Thank you so much for the great review...you have lit this piece up in the marketplace!

My pleasure. Thanks for sending me one to review! You always make great pieces and I always look forward to new models you come out with........

 

[10mfan]

Thank you!

 

[ZootTheSim]

Just posted a review of the new 10mFan 7** Chameleon tenor sax mouthpiece!

Your review has made my day, Steve--though I read it several weeks ago. I recently migrated back to my Robusto tenor, which plays beautifully with my B&S CJS. Hadn't picked up the Robusto in a while, but its richness and versatility really surprised me. So out of curiosity (and lockdown boredom) I went looking for a new 10mfan piece. After seeing your review, I picked up a used Chameleon 7** in ultem from member @saxwizzard (who's awesome to deal with, btw--very knowledgable, responsive, and quick to ship).

Right away, I could tell the Chameleon was my new instant favourite. My experience was uncannily like @Nefertiti's--with Java Green 2.5's it's even more versatile than the Robusto, with great intonation, real easy subtoning, altissimo, and a sheer volume that rivals my Berg, Metalite and other screamers, but with its own sizzling timbre. Not sure yet if it's quite as thick and grainy as the Robusto in the mid-range, but that could just be the weird acoustics of my small practice space. Plus my gf thought the ultem looked pretty, and I have to concur; in fact I'm planning to pick up some clear patches so it can really glow.

Still need to test it with Rigotti's or ZZ's and my other horns--I'll be especially interested to see how it plays with my TH&C B12, which slightly prefers a Klum Acoustimer to the Robusto, and with my Kohlert Bixley, which is really picky. Kinda makes me wanna try a Showtime next....

 

[10mfan]

I love it....enjoy it, my friend!!!!!

 

[Rittmeister]

I love mine... I just wish I got along better with a hard-rubber beak profile. If Mark ever makes one in metal with a beak shaped/sized like a Link STM, I'll be near the head of the line!

 

[10mfan]

Thanks bro! I always tell players who are used to metal, to just play the hard rubber pieces towards the front of the beak.
If you try to take it as much mouthpiece as you would on a metal piece, it's not going to feel good. Just take in less speak and see what you think.

I hope you are well my friend!