I have a 286XXX JK-stencilled Jubilee alto, that's really a just a Toneking (with a high F# key). The horn is in quite minty condition, and I just had it fully restored by my tech. I also had a replacement angel wing and clothes guard installed--original JK replacement pieces. I absolutely love this Series III horn, but am having problems with finding a good mouthpiece for it.
Unlike their tenor cousins, who are not fussy in the mouthpiece department, these JK altos need a fairly large chamber mouthpiece--something like a Berg 3. My regular alto piece is a Runyon Custom 9, and that's just not working really well.
I was wondering if there were any Toneking or The New King alto players on this board, and what kinds of mouthpieces you were using. I just picked up a vintage Meyer 6 from my tech's shop to try out, buy haven't had a chance to play around on it much yet. I'm not sure if it will be much better than than my Runyon.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Unlike their tenor cousins, who are not fussy in the mouthpiece department, these JK altos need a fairly large chamber mouthpiece--something like a Berg 3. My regular alto piece is a Runyon Custom 9, and that's just not working really well.
I was wondering if there were any Toneking or The New King alto players on this board, and what kinds of mouthpieces you were using. I just picked up a vintage Meyer 6 from my tech's shop to try out, buy haven't had a chance to play around on it much yet. I'm not sure if it will be much better than than my Runyon.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!