Mouthpieces Buying secondhand mouthpieces - where?

[Woodpad]

De saxofoonwinkel in Deventer has the largest collection of mouthpieces in The Netherlands. I bought a good C-Mel mouthpiece there. The testing area is absolute relentless. Nice people. At the moment 69 second hand mouthpieces. They have a service to sell your old mouthpieces for 25% when sold.

Gebruikte mondstukken en meer.

Wil je jouw mondstuk verkopen? Ja dat kan! Wij kunnen het mondstuk voor jou verkopen en vragen daarvoor een vergoeding van 25% De verkoopprijs wordt in overleg bepaald en wij beoordelen of het voldoende kwaliteit heeft om te verkopen. Dit kan door een mail met foto te sturen. Wij maken het...

saxofoonwinkel.nl

 

[Tonehole]

Gebruikte mondstukken en meer.

Wil je jouw mondstuk verkopen? Ja dat kan! Wij kunnen het mondstuk voor jou verkopen en vragen daarvoor een vergoeding van 25% De verkoopprijs wordt in overleg bepaald en wij beoordelen of het voldoende kwaliteit heeft om te verkopen. Dit kan door een mail met foto te sturen. Wij maken het...

saxofoonwinkel.nl

A great resource for pricing value of mouthpieces! I threw it in my bookmarks Pieces will sit a long time if not desirable and those pieces sell fast on Facebook without a 25% slice taken off. Others you just keep in a drawer or bundle to move them.

 

[willyoueverwin]

Over time I have been on a journey to find a mouthpiece that is a really good tuning and tone match for my 1930-31 Conn 12M which I think some people would call a "Transitional". Not including the standard modern mouthpieces that I have tried here is a list of the ones that I remember and still have:

• Old Woodwind Co. Sparkle Aire
• Old Woodwind Co Meliphone Special Steel Ebonite with a large inner chamber and straight sidewalls (two of these)
• Vandoren ebonite that has been modified by Erik Greiffenhagen with his "double chamber"
• Yanagisawa ebonite that has been modified by Erik Greiffenhagen with his "double chamber"
• Brendan Tibbs Sterling Silver mouthpiece with large inner chamber and long shank, designed to suit old American baris
• A copy that Ed Pillinger made of Derek Nash's own Berg Larsen mouthpiece that had been modified by Bill Wrathall to suit old Conn baritones
• Ronnie Ross' own Berg Larsen mouthpiece that had been modified by Bill Wrathall to suit Ronnie's Conn baritone
• Modern Berg Larsen that was modified for me by Morgan Fry to enlarge the inner chamber and suit old Conn baritones
• GetASax GS Hollywood baritone mouthpiece that is a copy of an original Gale Hollywood piece, as played by Gerry Mulligan
• Morgan "GM" mouthpiece, made with the original Gale Hollywood moulds that are now owned by Morgan
• Charles Bay "Mulligan" model mouthpiece
• Ed Pillinger "Mulligan" model mouthpiece

There may be more, hiding somewhere. But for the bari playing I do, mainly big band and sax quartets, I really need a low A bari, so the Conn 12M doesn't get used much.

I could possibly persuaded to let some of these go.

Rhys

Hi Rhys, thanks for this. As someone who sounds like they have been on a very similar journey to me, are there any of these you especially recommend? I got my Conn in January and I still can't find the right mouthpiece for it. I recently got a Riffault 4 which is a really old thing that is very nice to blow but above middle D it still goes sharp and I can't come any further off the cork.

I am wondering if I just need to give up looking for the holy grail mouthpiece and just get the neck lengthened on the saxophone.

Thanks
Lucy

 

[rhysonsax]

Hi Rhys, thanks for this. As someone who sounds like they have been on a very similar journey to me, are there any of these you especially recommend? I got my Conn in January and I still can't find the right mouthpiece for it. I recently got a Riffault 4 which is a really old thing that is very nice to blow but above middle D it still goes sharp and I can't come any further off the cork.

I am wondering if I just need to give up looking for the holy grail mouthpiece and just get the neck lengthened on the saxophone.

Thanks
Lucy

Hi Lucy,

Some people recommend the Wilmington-Conn 12.5M neck developed by MusicMedic. Which is pricey but the marketing description sounds great (!): "Curt Created the 12.5M neck especially for players who use modern jazz mouthpieces, which have shorter shanks than their early predecessors. This neck is longer with an adjusted taper to offer the best possible intonation and huge tone with premium mouthpiece stability. This is the pet project of a lifetime Conn 12M player, and there has never been a more sublime neck upgrade than the 12.5M. You're simply going to love it." I haven't tried that but it seems like a good option for those with the money, as you don't modify the original neck.

Of the many mouthpieces I have tried on my 12M the ones with the best tuning characteristics, particularly high up, are probably the two "double chamber" modified pieces by Erik Greiffenhagen or the two "Meliphone Special" pieces with their large inner chamber. In terms of sound I do like the Berg Larsens, but would have to put in lots and lots of playing time to be able to tame the tuning high up.

If you would like to try a mouthpiece or two, please send me a Direct Message.

Rhys