[10mfan]

Hi,
I hope everyone is doing OK and staying safe!

I am looking for your assistance....



My new hr alto mouthpiece is being made at the shop next week for production. I need a name for it, and I am stuck.
It is a very unique alto piece and designed to be warm, spread, and fat, with fullness and some pop, with plenty of volume available. You Meyer guys will LOVE this. Its full-bodied with a deep chamber.

It’s got a rollover baffle and a larger chamber. Plenty of volume available with full altissimo.

It’s ALL about the sound. It is incredibly in tune and very full sounding.

I am looking for suggestions on a great name for the mouthpiece.

Please add some name suggestions. I am really looking for a cool name.

Thank you for your assistance!

 

[craigmultireedguy]

Tough one... "Songbird"? "'A' Train"? "The Sound"?

 

[J-Moen]

Warm, spread, fat sound? Hmm, Maybe after Johnny Hodges - The Rabbit?

 

[Saxydude]

Warm, spread, fat sound? Hmm, Maybe after Johnny Hodges - The Rabbit?

I immediately thought Johnny Hodges, too. I like "The Johnny," but "The Rabbit" is cool, too.

 

[J-Moen]

I immediately thought Johnny Hodges, too. I like "The Johnny," but "The Rabbit" is cool, too.

Yeah! Or The Hodges, or The Jeep, or even his real first name, The Cornelius.

Some Rabbit to help make the choice tho

 

[10mfan]

Very good suggestions so far, thank you.

Please keep them coming.

 

[mmichel]

Well, you seem to have been naming the alto pieces after tunes or albums rather than after players, so how about something like "The Isfahan".

 

[J-Moen]

Well, you seem to have been naming the alto pieces after tunes or albums rather than after players, so how about something like "The Isfahan".

Ah yeah, I like this! Isfahan is a great one!

Also, could do "Flirtibird" (The Live at the Blue Note is an amazing track) or even "Black Butterfly"

 

[extradarcafe]

How about “SoSo?”

 

[saxyjare01]

The Cotton Tail
The Mid-Century
Old School
Fluffy

 

[saxyjare01]

The Foo-Foo

 

[10mfan]

Modern players playing in a modern style will not sound like Johnny Hodges, so I have to be careful of how I name this so they aren’t scared away thinking it’s just foofy.
For players looking for more warmth and fullness and something different than Meyers or Links and their copies, this will be greatly enjoyed.

I really appreciate all of the suggestions so far, and just keep pounding me with them.

 

[sopsax]

...fullness and does not get thin or shrill. It's got a roll over baffle and a larger chamber. Plenty of volume available with full altissimo.

There's your answer, Mark. Call it ALTISSIMO!

 

[saxmanjack]

Look up names of birds. Pick one.

 

[jacco]

Shiraz or Malbec
When you still like wine

Cheers!

 

[Sigmund451]

Tough one... "Songbird"? "'A' Train"? "The Sound"?

Finding names is tough

Just for reference the french company that makes Phil-tone is called Le Son as is one of my models.
That translates to "The Sound"

Just an fyi

Best of luck

 

[mmichel]

Modern players playing in a modern style will not sound like Johnny Hodges, so I have to be careful of how I name this so they aren't scared away thinking it's just foofy.
For players looking for more warmth and fullness and something different than Meyers or Links and their copies, this will be greatly enjoyed.

I really appreciate all of the suggestions so far, and just keep pounding me with them.

If you want to avoid explicitly referencing Hodges (whose sound is not at all foofy, IMO), but want to emphasize its added warmth, how about "The Hearth"?

 

[Merlin]

The description makes me think of Jerome Richardson - why not call it the Groove Merchant?

 

[10mfan]

I appreciate the input. I will make a decision in the next couple of days.


Keep the great choices coming.

 

[J-Moen]

Some less affiliated names for you -- Ember, Fuoco, Fiero