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Author: Joseph O'Kelly
Date: 2001-06-04 01:31
I can't tell what sax it goes to. Can any one out there help? I'm in the market for a good tenor or soprano mouthpiece. It looks like an alto to me but hopefully I'm wrong.
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Author: Joseph O'Kelly
Date: 2001-06-04 01:32
Sorry, heres the adress. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1434607395
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Author: Anji
Date: 2001-06-04 01:41
These are "stencilled" Goldbeck altos. The Kaspar folks bought out the Goldbeck works and didn't fiddle much with the metal designs.
These are of the older, round chamber design. They are not what you would expect from a modern design.
I have the #2, #3, and #4 facings, that are progressively more open.
These have a nice, full bodied sound, but may not be so edgy as the modern versions.
They polish to a gorgeous sheen (I have a scanned image, if you want one), and are very durable.
What are you playing now? Which reed? What is the sound you seek?
anji
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Author: Joseph O'Kelly
Date: 2001-06-04 01:50
I play on a Semer C* on my tenor using #3 Vandorean reeds. My sound is smooth and dark jazz. I love this settup for slow numbers but desire a more punctuatated, projective sound that only a metal mouthpiece will offer. My saxophone, (a Selmer copy) plays well but does not give loud volume.
I just bought my soprano, (a no name instrument that is built remarkibly well and plays alot better then some top name pro models) and it came with Yamaha 4C mouthpiece. I play Vandorean 3 1/2 V-12 clarinet reeds. I need a good mouthpiece.
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Author: Dave Spiegelthal
Date: 2001-06-04 16:35
I'm currently working on one of the aforementioned Goldbeck metal sax mouthpieces (mine is an alto #3). It is indeed attractive and nicely made, but has a VERY close tip opening and absolutely no edge to the sound. Even after opening up the tip as much as I could (to the point where there's virtually no material left at the tip of the beak) it's still too close and small-sounding for me to use in anything except a classical setting. Purty little thing, though.
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Author: Daniel
Date: 2001-06-07 02:18
These old big chamber GOldbeck and Kaspar metal mouthpieces aren't meant for jazz. They are classical mouthpieces and you would have to add a low baffle to get any edge from them.
This was a time when the desired classical sound was dark and rich. Not bright and edgy like most players i hear play today with Selmer Series II and III horns and S-80 and S-90 mouthpieces.
Daniel
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