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I generally suggest not reviewing anything before spending a decent amount of time with it but in this case I wanted to post my findings from a first blow perspective , this being a mouthpiece rather than a horn and my previous perceptions about very wide gaps .
After about 25 years with just one mouthpiece a Selmer S80 E, then added a Bari 105 HR for a wide gapper to get more projection and control - then 3 or 4 years with those two til last year when the '75 MkVII became the '13 Silver Lady YTS62 and the "soft" piece became a Yani 5 HR which I like very much for a lively narrow gap HR (the S80 went with the MkVII) , I didn`t like the Bari on Yamaha so have been deliberating wide gap pieces for quite a while, not having anywhere to trial them without an 80 mile round trip and not wanting to get into the whole Buying and selling lark with the things and ending up confusing myself over what was better than what , I`ve been at a loose end regading pieces ..
Daveysaxboy (who I bought the YTS-62 from and seems to be on my wavelength regarding horns and sound) kept on recommending PPT as have a few others here but the 7* smallest gap thing kept putting me off . the thought of an 8* was mindnumbing, Pete flashed up a couple of PPT Onyxites on the Yardsale as cosmetic seconds at silly low Prices and JamesMac snapped up the 7* before I had a chance to even see it . I like the standard width of HR pieces which the Onyxite retains and after a chat with Pete about PPTs and how they play, pushed the button on the 8* ..
The Piece arrived first thing this morning , the only soft reeds I have are Rico Orange 2s and the only really suitable lig, my Rovner Light (On HR pieces I`ve always prefer metal ligs for their brightness and lack of squeaks with hard reeds compared to the Rovner light) clapped them together and WOW you could drive a bus through that gap . Freckadoodledoo , there`s no way I`m going to be able to play that !!! ,
Well on the neck it went and wow , Errr, Wow , Yup, WOW ! not only even on the first 10 mins can I play it but it`s giving me more control and sound manipulation than I`ve ever had before from low level smooch to honkin' Rock'n'Roll .... Despite the baffle, it`s digging a deeper bottom end from the 62 than the Yani piece , it`d probably go subsonic on the Jupiter 7 series !, I love the way it brightens up when you really push it (I need that for Rock) ...... the most amazing thing is that `ol Girlychops Ads who`s been "frightened" of getting a 7* is playing an 8* at all levels across the whole range, I`d never have thought i`d be able to smooch the bell notes on an 8* whilst not losing the ability up top .
This would seem to be a new beginning, I`m only a couple of hours into it and have to bond with the piece properly, also I`m using basic Rico Oranges (all had in 2s), I`ve yet to try Legere which Pete recommended I try - the RJS I have are too heavy for now for me for this piece so will post as I progress . anway it would seem that rather than needing two mouthpieces, I`ll be able to do the lot on ONE , I`ll keep the Yani as a backup of course .. Davey will say "told ya so " and rightfully too ......
Best bit of course is that it looks essentially well cool on a Silver horn
After about 25 years with just one mouthpiece a Selmer S80 E, then added a Bari 105 HR for a wide gapper to get more projection and control - then 3 or 4 years with those two til last year when the '75 MkVII became the '13 Silver Lady YTS62 and the "soft" piece became a Yani 5 HR which I like very much for a lively narrow gap HR (the S80 went with the MkVII) , I didn`t like the Bari on Yamaha so have been deliberating wide gap pieces for quite a while, not having anywhere to trial them without an 80 mile round trip and not wanting to get into the whole Buying and selling lark with the things and ending up confusing myself over what was better than what , I`ve been at a loose end regading pieces ..
Daveysaxboy (who I bought the YTS-62 from and seems to be on my wavelength regarding horns and sound) kept on recommending PPT as have a few others here but the 7* smallest gap thing kept putting me off . the thought of an 8* was mindnumbing, Pete flashed up a couple of PPT Onyxites on the Yardsale as cosmetic seconds at silly low Prices and JamesMac snapped up the 7* before I had a chance to even see it . I like the standard width of HR pieces which the Onyxite retains and after a chat with Pete about PPTs and how they play, pushed the button on the 8* ..
The Piece arrived first thing this morning , the only soft reeds I have are Rico Orange 2s and the only really suitable lig, my Rovner Light (On HR pieces I`ve always prefer metal ligs for their brightness and lack of squeaks with hard reeds compared to the Rovner light) clapped them together and WOW you could drive a bus through that gap . Freckadoodledoo , there`s no way I`m going to be able to play that !!! ,
Well on the neck it went and wow , Errr, Wow , Yup, WOW ! not only even on the first 10 mins can I play it but it`s giving me more control and sound manipulation than I`ve ever had before from low level smooch to honkin' Rock'n'Roll .... Despite the baffle, it`s digging a deeper bottom end from the 62 than the Yani piece , it`d probably go subsonic on the Jupiter 7 series !, I love the way it brightens up when you really push it (I need that for Rock) ...... the most amazing thing is that `ol Girlychops Ads who`s been "frightened" of getting a 7* is playing an 8* at all levels across the whole range, I`d never have thought i`d be able to smooch the bell notes on an 8* whilst not losing the ability up top .
This would seem to be a new beginning, I`m only a couple of hours into it and have to bond with the piece properly, also I`m using basic Rico Oranges (all had in 2s), I`ve yet to try Legere which Pete recommended I try - the RJS I have are too heavy for now for me for this piece so will post as I progress . anway it would seem that rather than needing two mouthpieces, I`ll be able to do the lot on ONE , I`ll keep the Yani as a backup of course .. Davey will say "told ya so " and rightfully too ......
Best bit of course is that it looks essentially well cool on a Silver horn
