Berg Larsen mouthpieces ship with a ligature, but some players don’t like them or they are lost/destroyed. What is a good replacement for a Berg Larsen Metal tenor? The Francois Louis Ultimate Small Tenor ligature works well. it is shown in the first 8 photos below. I am sure that there are a few Rovner […]
Here’s just a few of the tenor mouthpieces I have in stock: Otto Link Tone Edge (Hard Rubber) modern production “Vintage” – 6*, 7, 7*, 8 and 8* Otto Link Super Tone Master – NY (larger chamber) gold-plated brass: – 7*, 8, 8* and 9 Otto Link RG – Metal and Hard rubber Vandoren V16 […]
You know how comedians, like Seinfield and many others, start out their monologues: “Didja ever wonder….” and then they start some rant? Didja ever wonder how mouthpiece manufacturers measure tip openings? I needed to get a bari sax mouthpiece with a lot of projection, but a small tip opening, so I wanted to order a […]
This vintage mouthpiece is marked 100-2-M. I measure the tip open to be 0.100″. I measure the facing length to be 25mm. That 25mm seems none too long for a Berg bari marked “M”. It shows signs of handcrafting. The facing numbers look they were each stamped on individually. Have you ever wondered why the […]