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Received the mouthpiece and it plays great!! What really surprised me was how well it played in tune — I actually have some cork left to adjust! Nice warm tone and not shrill. I’ve never had the soprano dial in … Read More

Magical ! ( rebalanced Selmer Soloist)

I finally got the mouthpiece (seems like they’ve been transporting it in a rowing boat) and this is it! I’ve been playing it for three days straight and yes, this is it!!! No coming back! Many many thanks, you’ve made … Read More

So here we are, already September 24th, three months after I received your « dark & woodish 0.83 »  Missing Link ; )  You were right, after only a few days I started relaxing with it. . It’s exactly what … Read More

The Link arrived and you dialed it in exactly as I hoped. It is on the darker side, but not overly so. Tone and intonation are even throughout the range. It also pairs perfectly with the reed you included. Overall, … Read More

Just to let you know I’ve received my mouthpiece and it’s wonderful so thank you very much! Still getting used to it and I’ve been away recently (it arrived week before last) so I haven’t had a lot of time … Read More

The Mpc arrived after one week you sended it to Vienna.  Anyway, my Missing Link plays great! „Great“ is an understatement. It has got all the characteristics you promised ( I was a bit  skeptical  because so many mouthpiece makers … Read More

I got the “missing link” today. I tried it :  “magnifique !” This mouthpiece is so easy to play that it starts playing before you even put it in your mouth ! The sound is rich, beautiful. Joe, thank you … Read More

I received the Missing Link soprano mouthpiece that you made for me today. Of course, I tried it out immediately and after about thirty seconds, just stared at it in disbelief. I already knew that you could perform wonders after … Read More

SOUND AND SAXOPHONE REEDS:  A Little Clarity I have been planning this article for a while and just kept putting it off. Why? Because it seems like it should be simple, which it is in some respects, but is gets … Read More

Got the Selmer Mouthpiece today and tried it immediately. You are a magician, Joe!  You took a brand new mouthpiece from a wonderful company which would simply not play for me and turned it into one which moves effortlessly from … Read More

The mouthpiece has arrived and it’s wonderful. I’m loving it. Again, thanks very much, and I wish you all the best,

Holy smokes!  I may not suck nearly as badly on this horn as I thought! Thank YOU!!!!

I received the S440 today and the reeds. This. Piece. Is. Great.  The tone was warm and spreads like softened butter as promised.  I felt like the wider throat made for a nice full blow with just a hint of … Read More

The Caravan MP you corrected for me arrived yesterday evening. I’ve been playing it this morning and have been reluctant to put it down long enough to write. The difference is absolutely uncanny! You assured me it would play beautifully, … Read More

So I tried the Via Coro out on Saturday night on a “Venus” curved soprano that belonged to one of the guys. First off, the intonation was relatively spot on, which pleasantly surprised me. I had some difficulty getting out the high register, … Read More

During the covid-19 in lockdown I had dedicated a lot of time to getting up to speed on my soprano and was becoming increasingly disillusioned with my mouthpiece.  A quick email exchange with Joe and my ‘piece was sent off … Read More

Mouthpiece arrived yesterday and I was able to briefly try it out for a few min in the evening. At first, the lack of super brightness I had been used to all these years from metal high baffles, threw me … Read More

I just wanted to let you know that the package arrived today.  As soon as I brought it inside, I couldn’t wait to take a look at the mouthpiece and play it.  Well, it plays even better than I could … Read More

I got the 2 mouthpieces (Selmer Concept & Vandoren SL3)  in the mail today and I tried them right away. First, I now perfectly understand what you meant by the Selmer Concept being much brighter than the Vandoren. I didn’t … Read More