[BrianMitchellBrody]

I don’t know about the story about Ernie Watts is interesting. I’m not sure about Phil Barone making him a mouthpiece or not. I have never heard Ernie say that. I did here him talk about his .160 and .165 tip opening pieces he had made. He talked about them in one of his masterclasses. I think you can find the video on YouTube. It should be the hour long one from PMWoodwind. I do know that he does have a significant baffle in it though. He talks about that too.

Thanks for sharing a must watch

 

[plbgbiz]

My tenor 130/0 Berg sits on the shelf taunting me. Can’t part with it, but don’t want to play it.

The struggle is real.

 

[BrianMitchellBrody]

You one of those guys that goes to 11?

Spinal Tap reference for the newbs.

Im only talking in theory but perhaps I might try on eventually. Great posts !!!!

 

[BrianMitchellBrody]

A few years ago there was a Berg in an original 220 facing for sale on ebay...
Last time I saw Jon Irabagon he was playing a Link STM original 13* with total control and mastery...

Must have a powerful sound

 

[hakukani]

I got into large tips for awhile. I have an RPC rollover that's marked .135 and a high baffle RPC that's marked .145. They have long lays, so are surprisingly easy to play. I stopped playing big tips because I found that I would get my lower lip pinched where the reed meets the mouthpiece. I have a 10mfan robusto 9 in both hr and gold plated brass. Great mouthpieces, but I love how my 8* Marantz slant legacy plays for 1st tenor in a big band.

I tried a Fred Rast .096 scroll shank selmer. Great sound, but exhausting to play. Phil Englemann refaced a Meyer for me at .092. It's a fantastic mouthpiece--the sound is dark but still complex. It works great with combos, but doesn't cut through enough playing lead alto with a big band, so I got a Marantz Meyer at .072.

I prefer smaller tips on soprano and bari.

 

[John_Dikeman]

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I'm doing it. My friend is going to get something as well, maybe the 13.

 

[Berg-Man]

Monster Berg Larsen .170 Tip Opening Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

Monster Berg Larsen .170 Tip Opening Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

www.neffmusic.com

 

[BrianMitchellBrody]

Monster Berg Larsen .170 Tip Opening Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

Monster Berg Larsen .170 Tip Opening Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

www.neffmusic.com

Looking at the picture of that gap I think you put a C* in there. Whoa!

 

[BrianMitchellBrody]

I guess .120 is not that much smaller than a .130 but I would have to use a soft reed.

 

[pontius]

I'm doing it. My friend is going to get something as well, maybe the 13.

Uh oh,.... Now you've done it.

 

[ving]

I can imagine that will such large openings maybe playing further out in the beak makes them more tolerable?

 

[saxophender]

I can imagine that will such large openings maybe playing further out in the beak makes them more tolerable?

It won't hurt if you only put the tip in. 😇

 

[hakukani]

I can imagine that will such large openings maybe playing further out in the beak makes them more tolerable?

Playing more out on the beak on a large tip piece makes it so that you tend to close off the beak artificially. That can be quite tiring.

 

[polemonium]

Picture of the giant Berg from Neff's blog:

reminds me of this:

 

[lostcircuits]

I got into large tips for awhile. I have an RPC rollover that's marked .135 and a high baffle RPC that's marked .145. They have long lays, so are surprisingly easy to play. I stopped playing big tips because I found that I would get my lower lip pinched where the reed meets the mouthpiece. I have a 10mfan robusto 9 in both hr and gold plated brass. Great mouthpieces, but I love how my 8* Marantz slant legacy plays for 1st tenor in a big band.

I tried a Fred Rast .096 scroll shank selmer. Great sound, but exhausting to play. Phil Englemann refaced a Meyer for me at .092. It's a fantastic mouthpiece--the sound is dark but still complex. It works great with combos, but doesn't cut through enough playing lead alto with a big band, so I got a Marantz Meyer at .072.

I prefer smaller tips on soprano and bari.

If Ron marked it .135 it is most likely .150. But I have played one of his .160 pieces and it was surprisingly easy, courtesy of the high baffle (HR but "B-style" baffle epoxied in). It's all in the geometry of the ceiling/baffle and the length of the facing curve. But in the long run it was too much work and I had some TMJ issues already, so no point to layer on to that.

Plas also played mostly bari reeds on tenor, I don't know what facing curve length his pieces had but I'd wager they were longer than the standard 48 or 50, maybe a 54 or longer.

 

[BrianMitchellBrody]

If Ron marked it .135 it is most likely .150. But I have played one of his .160 pieces and it was surprisingly easy, courtesy of the high baffle (HR but "B-style" baffle epoxied in). It's all in the geometry of the ceiling/baffle and the length of the facing curve. But in the long run it was too much work and I had some TMJ issues already, so no point to layer on to that.

Plas also played mostly bari reeds on tenor, I don't know what facing curve length his pieces had but I'd wager they were longer than the standard 48 or 50, maybe a 54 or longer.

The RPC I had was marked.130 but felt like a .090 to me

 

[hakukani]

The RPC I had was marked.130 but felt like a .090 to me

My RPCs are all over the place. I have an alto 90R that measures .067.

 

[John_Dikeman]

Son of a gun.... I thought my buddy bought that STM NY18 for me but someone else bought it first. Was it someone here?
Anyway, I'm going to buy the 17NY from the same seller.

 

[MojoBari]

My RPCs are all over the place. I have an alto 90R that measures .067.

Very odd. Did you get it from Ron? RPCs are usually larger than marked. I never saw a small one. A few are on the size marked.

 

[pontius]

Son of a gun.... I thought my buddy bought that STM NY18 for me but someone else bought it first. Was it someone here?
Anyway, I'm going to buy the 17NY from the same seller.

Bummer
Did you grab that 19?