I like my Selmer Concept mouthpiece. I like a classical sound on sax and this mouthpiece works great for me.

@dustinhellen

5 ай бұрын

I agree it's a great mouthpiece. It works well for a variety of genres, not just classical.

I liked the "A" mouthpiece the most and was surprised to find it was a Yanagisawa. Nice playing🎷

@dustinhellen

9 ай бұрын

Yes I liked the Yanagisawa too. I feel it sounds great on many genres

The Selmer Concept is my choice. I like the sound and versatility. I play one myself. The only mouthpiece I ever liked better is a Rovner Steve Wilkerson model. It has an amazing tone, but is extremely difficult to play.

@dustinhellen

6 ай бұрын

That's interesting. I've played a lot of soprano mouthpieces but I've never heard of the Rovner Steve Wilkerson model. Maybe I'll have to check that out for myself. Thanks for watching!

Thank you sir ❤

@dustinhellen

8 ай бұрын

You're welcome :) Hope you enjoyed the video.

The thing about soprano sax is, the horn chooses the mouthpiece, not the player. A particular mouthpiece may work great with a particular horn, but it can be a total mismatch with another horn.

@JaegerDives

8 ай бұрын

Good point, Adrian, and I agree in part, but sometimes the mouthpiece chooses the player too. I play large chamber mouthpieces that work for me on a vintage sopranos and some modern horns as well. I spent 40 years playing large chambers and a small chamber mouthpiece takes some major practice work to get used to on any horn.

La B para mi es la mejor… tiene un timbre bello y muy lleno

@dustinhellen

5 ай бұрын

¡Gracias por el comentario!

C A B in that order. It might be dependent on the horn. I have a Serie III sop and I’m not fond of the sound of the Concept on it. I never use it. I love my Selmer Super Session for everything. I was surprised by the Yani sound. It was very good.

@dustinhellen

7 ай бұрын

Indeed! The Yani mouthpiece sounded better than I thought it would too, and that surprised me. Interesting that you don't like the concept with your series III.

thank you for the review. Which one is the brightest in your opinion?

@dustinhellen

4 ай бұрын

I think the Yanagisawa is the brightest. Which one did you prefer?

@Joseph124269

4 ай бұрын

@@dustinhellen yea, I think the Yanagisawa too. But I don’t think it has any baffle on it. I never had one but planning to try it. Thanks for your reply and the video, it really helps.

B for me !

@dustinhellen

6 ай бұрын

Cool!

Curved is the best❤ I prefer c

@dustinhellen

9 ай бұрын

Yes I agree! What do you like most about the curved?

@BitSax

9 ай бұрын

@@dustinhellen I like curved,because it has more warm sound. Feel more comfortable when I played. But the pitch not easy on tune

@dustinhellen

9 ай бұрын

Yes I agree completely. I love a warmer sound on soprano, but you're right about it being difficult to keep in tune, that's for sure. Yanagisawa makes this a bit easier though!@@BitSax

@dustinhellen

9 ай бұрын

Yes the curved is definitely more comfortable to play, but all sopranos are difficult to keep in tune, that's for sure!@@BitSax

I like the Retro Revival Shorty. With the stock Yanagisawa mouthpiece I had a "gurgle" problem on the low E and D notes.

@dustinhellen

6 ай бұрын

Was the gurgling happening only on that mouthpiece?

@jimm4905

5 ай бұрын

I donated a bunch of stuff to my local high school band, and that mpc was one of the items, so I never tried it again after having such good success with the RR Shorty mpc.

@dustinhellen

5 ай бұрын

Ah I see. Nice of you to donate your gear!@@jimm4905

@jimm4905

5 ай бұрын

@dustinhellen3443 Yeah, it was nice to see my donations put to use. I went to a fundraiser where the high school jazz band performed and saw the baritone sax player using the metal otto link mpc I donated. I went up after the show and asked him how he liked it, and he thanked me profusely because before that, he was using an old inferior mpc the school had in their inventory. I recently bought a Jody Jazz DVNY for my bari and the Otto Link was just sitting around never to be played by me again. Sure, I could have sold it and the other mpcs I donated, but I live in a smaller mountain community and decided to "pay it forward".

I like the "B" and I think that's the Missing Link?

@dustinhellen

8 ай бұрын

Yes it is! I like B a lot too

No. 2

@dustinhellen

7 ай бұрын

What did you like best about No. 2?

I have a yamaha 4C

What reeds are you using?

@dustinhellen

6 ай бұрын

I use Hemke 3's

B sounds fuller in my opinion .

@dustinhellen

9 ай бұрын

Interesting! So that is your favorite of the 3?

Which one do you like to play the most, regardless of genre?

@dustinhellen

9 ай бұрын

I prefer the Missing Link for everything except classical, on which I play the Concept. Thanks for asking! Now what's your favorite?

@SAXMOLOGY

9 ай бұрын

I liked them all to be honest.@@dustinhellen

A: this one sounds restrictive. It sounds closed. And you seem to push a lot for this mouthpiece. B: a very open nice warm sound. My favourite amongst the 3. I like my soprano to sound ethereal. This one does it. C: another closed sounding piece. But this one is sweeter and more resonant than A. Soprano mouthpieces don't really restrict themselves to certain genres, although the bigger the tip opening ones than to favour the jazz players.

@dustinhellen

8 ай бұрын

Interesting comments about all 3. The “restricted “ sound of A makes sense, as I felt that if i push it there was a wall in front of me. I like B too. C definitely sounds sweet as you say probably because it is a classical piece

@Arrwmkr

6 ай бұрын

I agree, I did this blind and also liked B best.

Should try a Meyer.

@dustinhellen

6 ай бұрын

If I get the chance to track one down I will try it out, but don't have one at the moment.

Tuning on B not good. C sounds best. I’ve use an original Ralph Morgan 7 for the last 25 yrs after 15 yrs of SelmerWolf Tane and Bari a few on a berg rubber too.

@dustinhellen

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Yes, tuning on B is sharper for sure.

I have to play it, not listen.

@dustinhellen

7 ай бұрын

Yes it depends on what you think of it while you play, I agree!