I would say though that the "Link" sound is what floats my boat, not the harder and edgier
"slant" sound, the softer Getzier tone. I can't find that from any other piece. Yes, they are stuffy, yes, they are very reed picky..... but that sound!!!!!!
Tenor Sax = Selmer Reference 36 with a standard (not vintage) Otto Link Hard Rubber Tone Edge 7 or more recently 7* opening with a vandoren Masters Ligature and Rico Jazz Select 3M reeds
Soprano = Cannonball Stone Series with an Otto Link Hard Rubber Tone Edge 6* cheapo ligature with Rico Royal 3 reeds
Alto= Bauhaus Walstein Phosphor Bronze with a Selmer C* or Soloist E facing. Alexander DC 3 reeds
Flute is a Yamaha 281. Guitar is a Guild X-150 Jazzer!
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Hello Matt!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with the mpc choice. After 30+ years as a Dukoff + Mk7 guy, I traded out the Mk7 for a Super 20, then went looking for a mpc. I'm playing an OL STM NY 7. This give a nice HUGE, dark sound. The low notes pop right out. Reed? Legere #2. I've play tested about 8 different brands over the last year, and about as many mpcs. This works. My other fav for a bit brighter sound a Vandoren T75 or 77. Good luck, and nice playing.
Ted
Thanks Ted, I have not tried a legere yet, but I must! I love vandoren mouthpieces, my only criticism of them is that they lack a personality, if that makes sense. Yet to find top notes as rich as with a good old fat chambered link :-)
DeleteSalve Matthew, sei un grande, che suono favoloso, posso chiederti il set up che usi nel soprano?
ReplyDeleteGrazie
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