Improve Your Altissimo with a Mouthpiece Baffle

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Mark Peotter gives some D.I.Y. advice for making your own Saxophone Mouthpiece Baffle. He will take you through the steps and demonstrate the difference in the sound between having a baffle and not having a baffle.
The "baffle" is the area inside the mouthpiece that is nearest the tip of the reed. Without a baffle your tone will be darker. With a baffle your tone will be brighter, and the altissimo range will be easier to play.
The high, bright sound that comes easily with a baffled mouthpiece was made popular in the 70's and 80's by such players as Michael Brecker, David Sanborn, Tom Scott, Marc Russo, Dave Koz, and Ernie Watts, to name a few. It is the contemporary sound that we associate with 80's Rock and Smooth Jazz.
There are many models of Mouthpieces with high baffles to choose from. This video is about making and installing your own custom design baffle into your favorite mouthpiece that has room for accommodation.
Background music in this video includes:
"Latina Dance" by Mark Peotter
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
"First Love" by Mark Peotter
"Whirl A Twirl" by Mark Peotter
Other equipment in this video:
Selmer Mark VI Alto Saxophone
Yanagisawa Metal #7 Mouthpiece
Meyer HR #6 Mouthpiece
Jody Jazz Jet #7 Mouthpiece
Jody Jazz Superjet #7 Metal Mouthpiece
Boston Sax Shop #2.5 Reed
LeGere American Cut #2.25 Reed
Files (wood and metal)
Super Glue Gel

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16 сен 2024

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@skimanization Год назад

Wow, this is a great lesson because I never thought I could make any modifications to my mouthpieces. I've learned so much. Thanks.

@MarkPeotter Год назад

@skimanization Glad to help! Be careful not to affect any surface where the reed will touch. I've done so on purpose and by accident, never a good result. Leave another comment on what you come up with?

@super20dan 7 месяцев назад

great idea to use cd case as materiel

@juanmiguelorrego7271 6 месяцев назад

Incredible and most informative, my Meyer 6m has changed over the years and needs to be faced but it does not let me get up to altissimo D never mind G over the first altissimo.. Anyway thank you, most instructive.

@MarkPeotter 6 месяцев назад

@juanmiguelorrego7271 Yes, all Hard Rubber Mouthpieces will eventually need to be re-faced, or (my preference) replaced. They will - very slowly - deteriorate and warp. In my 40 plus years playing sax, I have replaced my Meyer 6M (coincidence we have the same thing?) 3 times.

@Shawn-Thekl-2 Год назад

I've just tried Baffle mod with Modeling Clay. It's much easier but your method looks much more stable if doing it right. I will try it out your method too. Thank you.

@MarkPeotter Год назад

I bought a used mouthpiece that had modeling clay in it. But when I washed it, the clay became soft and gradually eroded. Thanks for the "sub"!

@Caglarsax 8 месяцев назад

There is a clay named fimo that can be owened.then it can be rigid and stuck on the metal mouthpieces.I will try that

@tikibarry2279 6 месяцев назад

The clarinet players in Albania use clay to change the mouthpiece , and they get a wild, aggressive sound this way.

@MarkPeotter 2 месяца назад

@Shawn-Thekl-2 I just did my first modeling clay baffle. Works great! And it was certainly easier. Wonder if it will tolerate washings. I learned that there are basically 2 types of hobby clay: Air Dry, which is what I used , and Oven Dry , which I thought might be risky with a hard rubber mouthpiece.

@Caglarsax 8 месяцев назад

I have tried with a clay today if it is worth.I have got a rovner copy 7 from China .I love the tone but not easy altissimo.after the clay modified I can’t tell how positive my playing is now.baffle is everything I believe now.not the altissimo also playing is better comfortable and faster with less air.thanks for the video I will improve the baffle modfification with black epoxy for a stable and rigid mouthpiece.I am not able to afford 650 usd for jody jazz mpcs.this will work fine for me.thanks again for the video❤

@MarkPeotter 8 месяцев назад

@segeffect Glad to know there are more people who are like us.

@CimarronLeatherStudio 3 месяца назад

You called the Jet a Super Jet second time around

@MarkPeotter 3 месяца назад

@CimarronLeatherStudio Maybe I misspoke. The JET is the black piece made from a hard plastic. The SUPER JET is nickel plated brass. Thank you for your comment.

@enoffz8021 2 месяца назад

A higher baffle can definitely make it easier to get higher altissimo notes: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UwgfUI9PMWg.htmlsi=4SQI5UlSEEB8L2Jw I used a Berg Larsen 130/0 SMS metal mouthpiece with a plexiglass wedge that fits in snug without glue. Three or more octaves of altissimo.

@MarkPeotter 2 месяца назад

@enoffz8021 I am surprised that there is enough space to fit a wedge into a Berg "/0" because that is their highest baffle already. Great demo video, but I wish you would have shown your mouthpiece modification to the camera?

@enoffz8021 2 месяца назад

@@MarkPeotter I have changed the thumbnail photo for that altissimo video to show a photo of two of the wedges I use. I have also made wedges for Dukoff mouthpieces. Let me know if you get a good look at the photo or if you have any questions.

@MarkPeotter 2 месяца назад

@enoffz8021 I saw the new thumb photo. I am impressed that you can make the wedge fit tightly without glue. Can I buy a few of these from you? Or do you only make them one at a time to fit each mouthpiece? I would be happy to get them slightly too wide, and I can sand them down to fit.

@enoffz8021 2 месяца назад

@@MarkPeotter Yes, I only make them one at a time to fit each mouthpiece. I would have to have the mouthpiece in my possession to make it fit, and some brands of mouthpiece work better than others. A couple of my Berg Larsens were curved inside, so I used a heat gun on one .They take a long time to make so I only do them for my mouthpieces. The plexiglass is pretty easy to find and I've added a list of tools used.

@MarkPeotter 2 месяца назад

@@enoffz8021 Thanks for your reply. Yes, I understand the need to have the mouthpiece when you make them. Keep up the good work!