![]() I could of course go to Sax.co.uk and just try out a selection, but if I think about what I’m actually looking for I would like a vintage type setup for my vintage horn. There are occasional Buescher mouthpieces on eBay, and Rasher make a tenor piece that is a copy of an original Buescher, stubby with a large chamber and small tip opening, said to be very like Sax’s designs and quite different from many modern pieces. My somewhat romantic notion is that having bought a vintage horn I would like to give it the opportunity to sound as it was designed, even if it will ultimately sound like me playing it. This is where I realise I don’t know a thing about what it is that makes a mouthpiece right for a particular horn. So I’m wondering how to go about getting something more suited to the horn. I have been using a Yanagisawa HR5 with my Jericho J6 and although it works ok with the Buescher I find I have to pull it a long way back on the cork to avoid excessive sharpness, almost to the point of it being a bit wobbly. For many years the goal of the Buescher Company has been to (create) the perfect Saxophone. This lends significance to the announcement of two new Saxophones - the finest ever created by Buescher - the new '400' Alto and Tenor. I have recently acquired a Buescher Aristocrat tenor, circa late 30s, and I’m now looking for a suitable mouthpiece. Buescher Saxophones are world famous for beauty of tone - same of playing.
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