I spent the past days making up my mind and experimenting with various pieces of kit. My personal soprano-setup is now going to be a Yani SWO20 (what a charm!) with your Missing Link and my favourite Marca American Vintage … Read More
I received and tested the Missing Link today. It was over my thought. So great!! Responses are even and quick in all ranges. Well balanced tone. Nice feeling to manage intonation. I have never been able to play soprano like this. … Read More
I received the piece in a timely manner . Immediately tried it out and good grief…it’s just what I want and need. I’m currently gigging on it while being unable to put it down during my practice sessions – playing … Read More
One of the real voices on soprano saxophone, Zoot Sims is perhaps the most swinging saxophonist ever. His soprano sound is rich and full of life. The stories about him playing endless sessions with not a sign of fatigue or … Read More
A fantastic, swinging, straight-ahead soprano solo from Steve Lacy at age 24. The great Gil Evans selected Steve to play lead on this award winning album from 1957. The solo is amazing for its rhythmic sophistication and pure beauty, and … Read More
Steve Lacy : JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
I’ve been asked so often about giving lessons on playing soprano, and each time I’ve declined. There are a lot of reasons, but perhaps the most important is that I have never thought that there is one way to play … Read More
Joe thank you so much for this mouthpiece, made a world of difference for being able to access all the notes over the whole horn, smooth as silk which is also the warm voice like tone, makes playing the horn … Read More
This flute was made on April 10, 1952, in the “Golden Era” of Haynes flute making. According to Haynes themselves, the insurance replacement value on this flute is more than three times the price. Beautifully made and cared for, this … Read More
I have found the mouthpiece you crafted to be excellent. I have been playing on the soprano almost exclusively since I got your mouthpiece, the Open Sky 2. It’s that good. First, It is very reed-friendly. Nearly every reed I put … Read More
I’ve had a bit more time to play with the Missing Link, and I just wanted to tell you how much I love it. It is so much easier to play than other soprano mouthpieces and has really helped me … Read More
Eddie Xiques was always a first-call saxophonist in NYC and beyond. His long tenure with Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Band, his playing with 10 Wheel Drive, Liza Minelli, McCoy Tyner, Frank Sinatra and pretty much everybody else, meant that he … Read More
I got my horn back and I’ve been playing the missing link for 4 days now. It’s great. At the very first I realized I was trying to blow too hard. Then I started to get what the dynamic resistance … Read More
This is a very special soprano that I found after a long search. I wanted a horn like the one played by the great Jan Garbarek, the one he played on his earliest recordings on ECM. Jan’s horn was the … Read More
I received the mouthpiece on the weekend and played it for several hours the last days. Like you promised it gives me a round, warm and resonant tone. The response is great, much better than my old mouthpiece. It also … Read More
YOU’RE A GENIUS JOE!!!!! I can’t thank you enough for this outstanding mouthpiece! This mouthpiece is certainly appropriately named. Again I am so excited to play my Soprano Saxophone again. I feel like I can pop out a few altissimo … Read More
So okay, holy crap, this mouthpiece is pretty amazing. You are the undisputed soprano master. Opened up my high range quite a bit. Enjoying the sound and feel, and it’s working very much as you described. Game changer for me … Read More
Here’s a find! I see a lot of unmarked, nameless vintage large chamber soprano mouthpieces and many of them are anonymous in sound, too. So few of them get the chamber size right. Most often, the chambers are way too … Read More
I finally had time yesterday to play on all of the mouthpieces that you worked on and can’t tell you how much I appreciate your time and skill in making all 3 of those mouthpieces, that were previously almost unplayable, … Read More