I have no idea who made this mouthpiece, but it is stenciled as a Bruno Royal Artist mouthpiece. And it is a superb player! This is the 2nd of these mouthpieces that I’ve seen, and the other one was just … Read More
Over the years I have been making numerous prototypes for what would become my new ALMA large chamber mouthpiece. This one goes back about 5 years and has been in my shop, on my horns a lot. I’ve never offered … Read More
What can you say? Buescher large chambered soprano pieces are an institution pretty much. Dark, full, round and spot on. This one is no different, except the table is flat and the facing is perfect, unlike the majority of them. … Read More
You may think you know about Vandoren’s soprano mouthpieces, but this one will shock you. We’ve all come to know the compact, focused sound of the modern Vandoren soprano pieces, like the S25. Well, this one precedes the current models … Read More
This vintage large chamber mouthpiece was stenciled by somebody for a company named ARTCRAFT. I’ve encountered a few of these over the years and they always been great players with a lush warm sound and good projection. The tip is … Read More
I was fortunate to discover a handful of these fabulous Riffault (France) alto mouthpieces at a liquidation sale, and I grabbed them immediately. Get a great mouthpiece at a great price. These mouthpieces are great for beginners, students and pros … Read More
Just wanted to let you know the mouthpiece arrived no problem! Already using it straight off for a show all this week. It works like a charm! Definitely a major difference and so much easier to play on. Thank you … Read More
I received the Open Sky Saturday and have been playing it steadily. Sound-wise, it’s lovely and has a sonic signature that’s fat, hollow and full. You can really push it and it opens up. Lots of power but still on the … Read More
I have received the mouthpiece this morning and am truly blown away. It is incredible! Thank you for all your help and suggestions. It’s perfect. The high high and low low notes now sing much better. It’s almost like it unlocked … Read More
I received and played on the Coro-2. It is an impressive mouthpiece. I can only compare it with my Vandoren Optimum SL3; Coro offers significantly less resistance and notes which commonly go multiphonic with the SL3 pop clearly with the … Read More
The new ALMA large chamber mouthpiece is the richest, warmest large chamber mouthpiece for soprano saxophone. It has the “sound” that players love, and it plays like butter! Quick, sure response over the entire horn. Impeccable, solid intonation across the … Read More
I spent a fantastic day with Joe in his amazing atelier. At first, Joe asked me to describe my ideal sound and when he got a good idea about it, he started looking at my mouthpieces, he worked on it, … Read More
After playing the piece for a couple different sessions I can confirm that it is fantastic! Definitely close in the evenness and feel to the super session, but with a little more darkness and depth to the sound. I found … Read More
That mouthpiece is amazing. My new SL5 mouthpiece arrived at the store last Friday so when the refurbished one arrived yesterday, I had the opportunity to compare the stock version to the SopranoPlanet version. The new stock mouthpiece is very … Read More
Hey Joe, Got the piece. Played your #2 Marca up to 80’s Rico Royal #4. Great regardless. The scale is ridiculously even, pitch bends are effortless and there’s a ring to the horn that the Francois Louis doesn’t have. The … Read More
In the past few days I’ve been able to spend several hours playing my soprano with the Coro~1 piece and it really is a phenomenal mouthpiece. It’s effortless and allows me to focus on just playing music! Talking of focus, … Read More
The Coro ~ 1 arrived today and I’ve just had a chance to play it. IT IS INCREDIBLE!!!! This mouthpiece is simply the best I have ever played. It sings with a beautiful, rich “flavor” to the sound. If I … Read More
Well Joe, you mentioned previously that I might be “shocked” by the Coro~2. Indeed, I am. The word that comes to mind is: Transformational. My 475 doesn’t sound like the same horn and, it’s hard to believe that Lucky Thompson … Read More
