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Thinking about a different mouthpiece for my "new-to-me" Buesher '62 tenor. I currently play a Meyer 7M, simply because I inherited it years ago and have never bought another one. I gave away my Dad's Otto Link 90's-vintage metal mouthpiece, 'cause I've played metal mouthpieces in the past and I just don't like them.
1. What type of music are you playing most of the time? (Jazz, Rock, Classical, Band, etc.)
ANSWER: Jazz, with a preference for a very fat, smooth sound. I'm a big Zoot Sims fan on tenor. Ditto for Scott Hamilton. I will sometimes play in a big band, but this will be rare, it will be small combos, primarily doing 1930's to 1960's tunes. I have a Selmer C* mouthpiece for the once-every-five years-call I get to play some tenor sax part with my symphony.
2. What is your budget? It doesn't make sense to suggest a Guardala on a Rico Royal budget.
ANSWER: <$150. I'm willing to buy used. I prefer hard rubber or delrin or maybe even plastic to metal. I've played a couple of Otto Link metal mouthpieces and I know it's sacrilege, but they just don't do it for me. I'm a Paul Desmond fan, for alto, so the Gregory Hollywood mouthpieces appeal, as do Clark Fobes (He's local to me) pieces.
3. What kind of horn are you playing? It is a fact that some horns play better with some mouthpieces.
ANSWER: Buescher 1962 S-40 Aristocrat.
4. What level player are you? (Beginner, Intermediate, Pro, "Weekend Warrior", student, etc.)
ANSWER: I'm a very advanced clarinet player, played my '37 Aristocrat Alto since High School (35 years ago) and college and off- 'n - on ever since then and have just got back into tenor.
5. What setting is this going to be played in? (Big Band, Funk Band, small group, chamber group, soloist, etc.)
small jazz combo, probably quartet or quintet. It's possible that I could sit in, in a big band on a rare occasion.
For reference... I play a Selmer C* soloist on my '39 Buescher alto and I prefer that sound to what I get with the Meyer 7M on the alto. However, on the *extremely* rare occasion when I play alto in a Big Band, I use the Meyer, because it projects better and has a "harder" sound and it's fine.
1. What type of music are you playing most of the time? (Jazz, Rock, Classical, Band, etc.)
ANSWER: Jazz, with a preference for a very fat, smooth sound. I'm a big Zoot Sims fan on tenor. Ditto for Scott Hamilton. I will sometimes play in a big band, but this will be rare, it will be small combos, primarily doing 1930's to 1960's tunes. I have a Selmer C* mouthpiece for the once-every-five years-call I get to play some tenor sax part with my symphony.
2. What is your budget? It doesn't make sense to suggest a Guardala on a Rico Royal budget.
ANSWER: <$150. I'm willing to buy used. I prefer hard rubber or delrin or maybe even plastic to metal. I've played a couple of Otto Link metal mouthpieces and I know it's sacrilege, but they just don't do it for me. I'm a Paul Desmond fan, for alto, so the Gregory Hollywood mouthpieces appeal, as do Clark Fobes (He's local to me) pieces.
3. What kind of horn are you playing? It is a fact that some horns play better with some mouthpieces.
ANSWER: Buescher 1962 S-40 Aristocrat.
4. What level player are you? (Beginner, Intermediate, Pro, "Weekend Warrior", student, etc.)
ANSWER: I'm a very advanced clarinet player, played my '37 Aristocrat Alto since High School (35 years ago) and college and off- 'n - on ever since then and have just got back into tenor.
5. What setting is this going to be played in? (Big Band, Funk Band, small group, chamber group, soloist, etc.)
small jazz combo, probably quartet or quintet. It's possible that I could sit in, in a big band on a rare occasion.
For reference... I play a Selmer C* soloist on my '39 Buescher alto and I prefer that sound to what I get with the Meyer 7M on the alto. However, on the *extremely* rare occasion when I play alto in a Big Band, I use the Meyer, because it projects better and has a "harder" sound and it's fine.