[A Greene]

Please list your 3 favorite tenor mouthpieces. There's an alto thread on the very same topic that has become very informative. So I though I start a tenor version to see what people are and have been playing.

Be sure to indicate Hard Rubber or Metal if it's not clear. Thanks

My Favorite and ONLY - Tenney Slant Tone Edge 7 HR

 

[J.Max]

Classical: (all hard rubber)

Morgan 3C
Hite Classic 138 (I'm not sure how many of these are around. I have one, and it was listed on the Hite website, but I've never seen another one...)
Vandoren Optimum TL4


Jazz/Commercial: (all metal)

Guardala MBII
Barone Comtemporary 7*
Rousseau Metal 7

 

[Zvanen]

I love my Otto Link STM 8, with java 3 reeds. But have also tried a Dukoff D8 and a Jody Jazz DV8* and they worked very well for me as well.

 

[baritone]

Metal
1. Metal Florida Link 5
2. Metal Tone Master/Metal Dukoff Hollywood
3. Metal Vandoren T55

HR
1. Otto link Tenney Slant sig (modern one)
2. Otto Link RG .118
3. Vintage Selmer Long Shank Sololist E

 

[rleitch]

I'll play!

1. NY WW co. B5 (refaced by EZ): a hard rubber masterpiece!

[with no name, Conn?, vintage 2-screw lig and Hemke 3s]

2. Link STM 7* (Refaced by Merlin): a surprisingly bright metal mp, even with the Rovner.

[with Rovner light lig and Lavoz mediums]

3. Vandoren V16 T8 (perfected by EZ): a very nice Ebonite (whatever that is?) neo-vintage piece with a high beak.

[with Vandoren Classic lig and Hemkes or Alexander Superial 3s]

These 3 great pieces are all better than me, but I manage to stink on all of them, albeit in different ways, just fine.

Rory

Ps. I'd like to try a Berg someday, but I find the numbering system really confusing!

 

[brianincairo]

brilhart 5*
STM 7*
Berg 115/2 steel

 

[retread]

In order of preferrence:
1. Tenney BP Link Tone Edge 7 (HR)
2. Tenney "Hollywood" STM Link 7*--but Doc marked it 0.100, so I suppose it's now a 7 (metal)
3. Hite Artist (HR)

I have culled my tenor mouthpieces to these three, and see no need to buy any others. I rarely play the Hite, but it's too nice to let go.

 

[EZ]

Vintage Tonemaster (.103")
Ponzol HR Custom (.113")

There's probably four that would tie for third place, so I'll just list two.

 

[rispoli]

1. Zagar Super Big Bore 6

2. Tenney Link STM

3. Morgan 7L

All untouched.

 

[Captain Beeflat]

RPC 115B...............HR
Rico Metalite M9.....Composite
Jody Jazz ESP 105..Metal.

In that order of preference.

 

[heath]

NY STM (6*) opened to .105/49 (Mojo) My all time favorite.

Selmer Soloist C** opened up to .105 (Brian Powell)

Yanagisawa Metal (9) older hand finished with throat scooped out for fatter tone.

 

[JimMetcalf]

My first choice: Lawton Icon 7*B metal goldplated bronze
second: Lawton 7*BB goldplated bronze
3rd Dukoff P7

All are high baffle-bright pieces

 

[dirty]

Link 8
Berg 110/2

I only have two favorites, but I really like them.

 

[jmm1713]

Guardala MB I (Handmade )

Guardala Super king ( LT)

Rubber Berg Larsen 110/3 M

 

[bruce bailey]

Brilhart Tonalite (clear) 4* (old facings)
FL slant Link HR 6*
Leleandais Streamline

 

[jbtsax]

Ernie Northway custom. By far the best tenor mouthpiece I have ever played. Ernie is also a super nice guy and great to work with. Many of my friends who had one before I bought mine said it is the last tenor mouthpiece I would ever buy, and they were right.


John

 

[Martinman]

Metal-
Otto Link Super Tone Master in the 7-8 range
Guardala Fatboy
Dukoff F7 (yes, F)

Hard Rubber
RPC high baffle, open tip
Slemer CS80 C** (for classical)
Rousseau Studio Jazz 6

 

[RegSopAlto]

Current Jody Jazz Classic 7* Ruby Red version

Past Favorites; 1st Bobby Dukoff Silverite S9
2nd Berg Larsen Hard Rubber .95
3rd Bobby Dukoff Silverite D7

 

[rleitch]

Link 8
Berg 110/2

I only have two favorites, but I really like them.

Are those metal or HR? how do they compare?

R

 

[hakukani]

1. RPC .125R
2. RPC .115B
3. RPC .145B
4. (So it's not all RPC) MC Gregory Model A, 4A 18