Chris Luke has a Bachelor of Music (Jazz Studies) degree from The University of Cape Town - he graduated with the Bell Prize: Highest mark throughout all years for practical studies in Saxophone. He lectured on UCT's bridging program for 2 years. Chris Luke was Saxophone lecturer at WITS University in Johannesburg from 2008 - 2011. He was a member of the South African Police Orchestra for two years; he played 1600 shows for the Barnyard Theatre in South Africa; he toured a two-man production with Amra-Faye Right (Velma Kelly for West End's Chicago); has toured Ghana, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Turkey & The Caribbean on various musical contracts; he was in the pit for Soweto Story at the Civic, Hairspay at the Lyric & Annie at the Nico; was Musical Director for Johnson & Johnson, and has written original music for various companies including Outsurance and Johnson & Johnson; he has been feature twice on Soweto TV with his original compositions.
I play the Meyer 7 with Rovner alternative positioning ligature , which i use for both classical and jazz playing on a Selmer 1981 manufactured soprano saxophone .I also use a Selmer E with a brighter sound
The tone is Meyer in my ear, and the lows are softer and the highs are cooler. Compared to that, Selma should have a sense of stability overall Thanks for the nice comparison
The Meyer 7 is darker while the Selmer S80 E has a touch more cut and edge. Theynare both beautiful mouthpieces. I like the Selmer better than the Meyer. To me it seems to have more versatile character.
This has been posted for over a year, so you probably formed your preferences and have moved on. If you are still experimenting, and you liked the Meyer sound, you might try a harder reed with the Selmer. The sound described as oboe-ish is usually the reed beating against the tip. A baffle can create this sound phenomenon, as can blowing hard. A harder reed will reduce or eliminate this, or as in the case of your Meyer, a little wider tip opening.
They both sound pretty much the same in my opinion. Very dark,and very nice.. I like them both. Most important,which one do you prefer? My regards Mario
The Selmer is very oboish (as per their tradition). The Meyer is fat and round. Two complementary sounds. My style requires the Meyer, that I find somewhat more moving, sweeter, more musical.
I must say, I never played D'Addario before - possibly because they were not readily available in South Africa - but yes, this seems to be their latest and most up to date product.
i got this mpc just last week, and holy hell! it sounds awesome. great tone, bright but still a very full and powerful sound, only drawback is i cant be as precise with my overtones, but thats a simple matter of lack of experience with the shape of the baffle in the mouthpiece. favorite mouthpiece yet
