Soprano Sax Mouthpieces: Which is Best? 

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.

Interesting! So that is your favorite of the 3?

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!

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.

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

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

Yes it is! I like B a lot too

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

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

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

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

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

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

@@stefanogortaldi3156 interesting. So you’re going to get a concept?

@@dustinhellen I've seen many used Concept on Ebay and dismissed as a "classic"...but if I spot it at the right price there is now a chance I'll give it a go. Better still if I find it on a shop to test it first....like with the Selmer S80 F - it was love at the very first blow and bought it without any doubt. Then the Selmer Super Session I...another great soprano mouthpiece. Selmer saxes are overrated in my view (never owned one....with the money for a Mark VI I'd I'd rather have 5-6 other saxes and have a broader view about saxes in general) but Selmer mouthpieces are well worth it.

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

@@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.

I use Hemke 3's

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

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

¡Gracias por el comentario!

Was the gurgling happening only on that mouthpiece?

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.

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

@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".

Cool!

What did you like best about No. 2?

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

I liked them all to be honest.@@dustinhellen

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

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