Saxophones Mouthpieces Sorry I just saw this comment now! A few months behind... I am not doing the hard rubbers but I will be doing the hand finishing on all the new 10mFan metals, yes. 10mFan is just a designer, they hire hand finishing guys like myself to setup, finish & gold plate their blanks. Cheers. Check out www.marantzcustommouthpieces.com if you like
I played some low stuff towards the end. Any saxophone will play well in the low register when it’s setup nicely, but not all of them have great altissimo and a sweet high end like this one. After owning this horn for almost two years, I can say this is my very favorite saxophone that I’ve ever played. The low end is huge, really vibrates like crazy, the high end is sweet, the overall tone is dark and smokey but cuts through with lots of projection, and the altissimo is so perfect. I love it. It sounds as great when you play quietly as when you play loudly. You can’t overblow it and get nasty sounds like you can with modern horns. Usually past a certain volume on new horns, the tone sucks... Not the case with this beauty. This is one horn I will never sell. I only have one tenor now, this one. I want to get a second Mark VI as a backup but it’s so difficult to find what I’m looking for at a reasonable price.
