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The guys at Drake and RS Berkeley have done it again...
Amazingly, the second release in the "Legends Series" will be Charlie Parker's iconic white alto mouthpiece. Les Silver at RS Berkeley received the original mouthpiece from Bird's daughter, Kim Parker. I know Les on a personal level, and his enthusiasm for this project is inspiring and refreshing. I can't imagine what he went through to make this happen, but I know it's been a long time in the works.
The Charlie Parker Legends Series mouthpiece is an exact replica of the one Bird owned and recorded with extensively.
The mouthpieces are handmade in the USA by Drake and combine state of the art technology with hand finishing tradition to create a precision reproduction of Bird's original mouthpiece. Drake mouthpieces are known for their accuracy, response, pitch stability, and projection. The first mouthpiece in this series, based on Stan Getz's, was an overwhelming success and received positive reviews across the board.
These will be available from Tenor Madness in 4* (Bird's original tip opening), 5*, and 6* on or around April 15.
There you have it - no more excuses not to sound like Bird!
Some other mouthpieces in the pipeline - Johnny Griffin, Benny Carter, Frank Foster... More information on the way soon
Amazingly, the second release in the "Legends Series" will be Charlie Parker's iconic white alto mouthpiece. Les Silver at RS Berkeley received the original mouthpiece from Bird's daughter, Kim Parker. I know Les on a personal level, and his enthusiasm for this project is inspiring and refreshing. I can't imagine what he went through to make this happen, but I know it's been a long time in the works.
The Charlie Parker Legends Series mouthpiece is an exact replica of the one Bird owned and recorded with extensively.
The mouthpieces are handmade in the USA by Drake and combine state of the art technology with hand finishing tradition to create a precision reproduction of Bird's original mouthpiece. Drake mouthpieces are known for their accuracy, response, pitch stability, and projection. The first mouthpiece in this series, based on Stan Getz's, was an overwhelming success and received positive reviews across the board.
These will be available from Tenor Madness in 4* (Bird's original tip opening), 5*, and 6* on or around April 15.
There you have it - no more excuses not to sound like Bird!
Some other mouthpieces in the pipeline - Johnny Griffin, Benny Carter, Frank Foster... More information on the way soon
