[El Tejon]

I have one of these, long shank, and know nothing of them. It just says "Selmer" on it with no model designation and "LT" stamped on the table.

The tone doesn't exactly excite me, nor my cats either. I guess the latter isa good thing.

Can anyone fill me in on what the "Larry Teal" mod(s) are?

 

[Pete Thomas]

The Larry Teal is a Selmer mouthpiece with a round chamber/throat as opposed to horseshoe shaped on the Soloist or a square shape on the modern Selmers.

 

[El Tejon]

Pete,

Thanks for the info.

 

[Atonal]

The Larry Teal is a Selmer mouthpiece with a round chamber/throat as opposed to horseshoe shaped on the Soloist or a square shape on the modern Selmers.

Yes. In their original state, I believe they have a very small tip opening.

 

[mfry]

IIRC it was Teal's opening and maybe facing curve as well. Nice classical pieces if you like a small round chamber. Not really what anybody I can think of wants in a jazz piece.

 

[Atonal]

IIRC it was Teal's opening and maybe facing curve as well. Nice classical pieces if you like a small round chamber. Not really what anybody I can think of wants in a jazz piece.

When opened up significantly, I'm guessing they would play similarly to Soloist. Does the small horseshoe chamber versus the small round chamber make a big difference?

 

[bruce bailey]

I find them to be a basic classical sound but I have never had any luck playing one. Not only is it a round chamber, it is a small chamber. The facing is more closed than a C*, similar to a B. May be OK for a sax quartet. A very compact sound.

 

[mfry]

When opened up significantly, I'm guessing they would play similarly to Soloist. Does the small horseshoe chamber versus the small round chamber make a big difference?

Yeah, that's where they end up, similar to a Soloist opened up a lot. Not a big difference due to the different shape, but I think they're a little smaller chamber volume than the Soloist. Does work for some players, but for way more on alto than on tenor.

 

[Keith Ridenhour]

used that in college for classical alto. K

 

[Keith Ridenhour]

with a stiff vandoran plain reed