FROM: jimreed_45409 (jimreed_45409)
SUBJECT: Saxophone Journal mouthpiece articles
Please excuse the length of this posting but my old academic 
instincts have crawled out again and I've pulled together a list of 
mouthpiece articles which have appeared in the Saxophone Journal, 
according to their current website listings.

After discovering the large amount of information available, whether 
relevant to what we're discussing here or not, I wrote Ken Dorn to 
see if he had any plans of issuing a separate compilation of 
previously published articles (a monograph or small booklet) about 
mouthpieces.  It doesn't appear to be in the works.  According to 
him, at the moment, these articles can only be obtained by purchasing 
whatever back issues remain available.

Lists of articles for Issues 1-23 and 25, plus maybe 27 (if there was 
such as issue) do not appear on the Dorn Publications website.  Or, 
at the very least, I was unable to easily find them.

VOLUME 9 Number 2-May 1982, Saxophone Mouthpieces Part I -Frederick 
Wyman
VOLUME 9 Number 3-Fall 1984, Saxophone Mouthpieces Part 2-Laurence 
Wyman
VOLUME 11 Number I-Spring 1986, Some Thoughts about the Saxophone 
Mouthpiece-Eugene Rousseau
VOLUME 12, No. 1, Dave Guardala The Mouthpiece Man
VOLUME 13 Number 2-Sep/Oct 1988, The Skeletal Parts Of A Saxophone 
Mouthpiece-Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 13 Number 3-Nov/Dec 1988, The Reed/Mouthpiece Relationship 
Part I -Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 13 Number 4-Jan/Feb 1989, The Reed/Mouthpiece Relationship 
Part 2-Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 13 Number 5-Mar/Apr 1989, The Brilhart Mouthpieces Part I -
Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 13 Number 6-May/June 1989, The Otto Link Saxophone Mouthpiece-
Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 14 Number 1-July/Aug 1989, 50 Years of Otto Links:the Coleman 
Hawkins Model-Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 14 Number 2-Sep/Oct 1989, How to Prejudge the Capabilities of 
a Sax Mouthpiece Part I -Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 14 Number 3-Nov/Dec 1989, How to Prejudge the Capabilities of 
a Saxophone Mouthpiece Part 2-Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 14 Number 4-Jan/Feb 1990, Theme and Variations of the Bass 
Saxophone Mouthpiece-Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 14 Number 5-Mar/Apr 1990, How to Prejudge the Capabilities of 
a Saxophone Mouthpiece Part 3-Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 15 Number 1-Jul/Aug 1990, Critical Aspects of Co-Designing 
Mouthpieces with Saxophones-Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 15 Number 2-Sep/Oct 1990, Mouthpiece Facts-Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 15 Number 3-Nov/Dec 1990, The Selmer Sax Mouthpieces from 1921-
1941 -Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 15 Number 4-Jan/Feb 1991, The Selmer Sax Mouthpieces from 
1943 -1951-Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 15 Number 5-Mar/Apr 1991, The Great Sax Mouthpiece Saga-Paul 
Harvey
The Selmer Co. Facings of the Alto Sax Models, 1932-1990-Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 16 Number 1-Jul/Aug 1991, Repairing Rubber, Synthetic, or 
Plastic Saxophone Mouthpieces-Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 16, No. 2, How Sax Mouthpieces Are Manufactured
VOLUME 16 Number 3-Nov/Dec 1991, The Mouthpiece Maker's Hand Tools-
Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 16 Number 5-Mar/Apr 1992, A Short Course in Mouthpiece 
Refacing, Part I -Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 16 Number 6-May/Jun 1992, Cutting the Mouthpiece Curve-Ralph 
Morgan
VOLUME 16 Number 6-May/Jun 1992, David Bilger Mouthpiece Maker-Tim 
Price
VOLUME 17 Number I-Jul/Aug 1992, Finishing Touches for your Refaced 
Mouthpiece-Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 17 Number 2-Sep/Oct 1992, The Gregory Mouthpiece Chronicle 
Part I -Ralph Morgan
VOLUME 17, No. 3, The Gregory Mouthpiece Saga, II
VOLUME 17, No. 4, The Mystery of Mouthpiece Plating
VOLUME 17, No. 5, Mouthpiece Specs from Vintage 1950s Pieces
VOLUME 18, No. 3, Upgrading Your Reed & Mouthpiece
VOLUME 18, No. 4, Otto Link's Personal Views On The Sax Mouthpiece
VOLUME 18, No. 5, Can You Make This &^!*? Mouthpiece Work?
VOLUME 19, No. 3, Materials Used For Making Mouthpieces
VOLUME 19, No. 4, More "Materials Used In Making Mouthpieces
VOLUME 19, No. 5, Does The Material Used Make Any Difference in How 
Mouthpieces Play?, Interview With English Mouthpiece Maker Freddie 
Gregory 
VOLUME 20, No. 3, The Meyer Sax Mouthpiece
VOLUME 22, No. 1 (July/Aug 1997), The Sax Mouthipece: Ralph Morgan-
Sax Intonation Problems
VOLUME 22, No. 2 (Sept/Oct 1997), The Saxophone Mouthpiece: Ralph 
Morgan-Lest We Forget The Doubler
VOLUME 24 No. 3 (Jan/Feb 2000), Mouthpiece Mouth Stains, Gold-Plating 
A Sax, Repairing Saxes-Emilio Lyons
VOLUME 24 No. 5 (May/June 2000), The Tenor Sax Mouthpiece: 16 Vintage 
Mouthpieces Masterclass CD By Bob Ackerman
VOLUME 25, No. 2 (Nov/Dec 2000), Saxophone Reeds: Reed Shaping and 
Adjustment-Bob Ackerman
VOLUME 25, No. 4 (Mar/April 2001), The Historical Development And Use 
Of 14 Jazz Alto Sax Mouthpieces Masterclass CD by Bob Ackerman, 
Changing Cork On a Mouthpiece-Emilio Lyons

Last issue reviewed:  VOLUME 25, No. 5 (May/June 2001)



FROM: kwbradbury (kwbradbury)
SUBJECT: Re: Saxophone Journal mouthpiece articles
You inspired me to go up to "the junk room" and sift through my box 
of SJ back issues.  I found I have from Vol 14, #2 to the present.

I'm pretty sure Fred and Larry Wyman are the same person.  I Emailed 
him to find out why the 2 names.

I did not do carefull search, but I did find 2 Ralph Morgan columns 
not on your list: v15#6 and v18#6.  I added them below.  I also put 
some comments after some of the titles.

If anyone has the early ones I do not have let me know.  I might like 
to take a peek at them.

> VOLUME 9 Number 2-May 1982, Saxophone Mouthpieces Part I -Frederick 
> Wyman
> VOLUME 9 Number 3-Fall 1984, Saxophone Mouthpieces Part 2-Laurence 
> Wyman
> VOLUME 11 Number I-Spring 1986, Some Thoughts about the Saxophone 
> Mouthpiece-Eugene Rousseau
> VOLUME 12, No. 1, Dave Guardala The Mouthpiece Man
> VOLUME 13 Number 2-Sep/Oct 1988, The Skeletal Parts Of A Saxophone 
> Mouthpiece-Ralph Morgan
> VOLUME 13 Number 3-Nov/Dec 1988, The Reed/Mouthpiece Relationship 
> Part I -Ralph Morgan
> VOLUME 13 Number 4-Jan/Feb 1989, The Reed/Mouthpiece Relationship 
> Part 2-Ralph Morgan
> VOLUME 13 Number 5-Mar/Apr 1989, The Brilhart Mouthpieces Part I -
> Ralph Morgan
> VOLUME 13 Number 6-May/June 1989, The Otto Link Saxophone 
Mouthpiece- Ralph Morgan
> VOLUME 14 Number 1-July/Aug 1989, 50 Years of Otto Links:the 
Coleman 
> Hawkins Model-Ralph Morgan
> VOLUME 14 Number 2-Sep/Oct 1989, How to Prejudge the Capabilities 
of 
> a Sax Mouthpiece Part I -Ralph Morgan
> VOLUME 14 Number 3-Nov/Dec 1989, How to Prejudge the Capabilities 
of 
> a Saxophone Mouthpiece Part 2-Ralph Morgan 
> VOLUME 14 Number 4-Jan/Feb 1990, Theme and Variations of the Bass 
> Saxophone Mouthpiece-Ralph Morgan 
[Shows 9 bass/bari sax MP chambers and volumes.  Includes Rico Royal 
Graphtonite and Metalite.]

> VOLUME 14 Number 5-Mar/Apr 1990, How to Prejudge the Capabilities 
of 
> a Saxophone Mouthpiece Part 3-Ralph Morgan
> VOLUME 15 Number 1-Jul/Aug 1990, Critical Aspects of Co-Designing 
> Mouthpieces with Saxophones-Ralph Morgan
[includes a question posed to Ralph by me, Keith W. Bradbury!]

> VOLUME 15 Number 2-Sep/Oct 1990, Mouthpiece Facts-Ralph Morgan
[Problems, Causes, Cures (but no details)]
> VOLUME 15 Number 3-Nov/Dec 1990, The Selmer Sax Mouthpieces from 
1921-
> 1941 -Ralph Morgan
> VOLUME 15 Number 4-Jan/Feb 1991, The Selmer Sax Mouthpieces from 
> 1943 -1951-Ralph Morgan
> VOLUME 15 Number 5-Mar/Apr 1991, The Great Sax Mouthpiece Saga-Paul 
> Harvey
> The Selmer Co. Facings of the Alto Sax Models, 1932-1990-Ralph 
Morgan
[VOLUME 15 Number 6-May/June 1991 - Mouthpiece Perscription for 
Breathless Saxaphonist-Ralph Morgan]

> VOLUME 16 Number 1-Jul/Aug 1991, Repairing Rubber, Synthetic, or 
> Plastic Saxophone Mouthpieces-Ralph Morgan
[light bulb to remove HR dents]

> VOLUME 16, No. 2, How Sax Mouthpieces Are Manufactured
> VOLUME 16 Number 3-Nov/Dec 1991, The Mouthpiece Maker's Hand Tools-
> Ralph Morgan
[19 tools described]

> VOLUME 16 Number 5-Mar/Apr 1992, A Short Course in Mouthpiece 
> Refacing, Part I -Ralph Morgan
[how to flatten a table]

> VOLUME 16 Number 6-May/Jun 1992, Cutting the Mouthpiece Curve-Ralph 
> Morgan
> VOLUME 16 Number 6-May/Jun 1992, David Bilger Mouthpiece Maker-Tim 
> Price
> VOLUME 17 Number I-Jul/Aug 1992, Finishing Touches for your Refaced 
> Mouthpiece-Ralph Morgan
[6 facing curves and similar info as Erick Brand on fixing an overcut 
table]

> VOLUME 17 Number 2-Sep/Oct 1992, The Gregory Mouthpiece Chronicle 
> Part I -Ralph Morgan
> VOLUME 17, No. 3, The Gregory Mouthpiece Saga, II
> VOLUME 17, No. 4, The Mystery of Mouthpiece Plating
> VOLUME 17, No. 5, Mouthpiece Specs from Vintage 1950s Pieces
[Includes 150 facing curves for vintage pieces.  All small tip 
openings.]

> VOLUME 18, No. 3, Upgrading Your Reed & Mouthpiece
[Also, a column on how to check out your wand gauge by Ralph Morgan]

> VOLUME 18, No. 4, Otto Link's Personal Views On The Sax Mouthpiece
> VOLUME 18, No. 5, Can You Make This &^!*? Mouthpiece Work?
[VOLUME 18, No. 6, A recap of Important Facts by Ralph Morgan]

> VOLUME 19, No. 3, Materials Used For Making Mouthpieces
> VOLUME 19, No. 4, More "Materials Used In Making Mouthpieces
> VOLUME 19, No. 5, Does The Material Used Make Any Difference in How 
> Mouthpieces Play?, Interview With English Mouthpiece Maker Freddie 
> Gregory 
> VOLUME 20, No. 3, The Meyer Sax Mouthpiece
[same as the Meyer article from the Dorn site]

> VOLUME 22, No. 1 (July/Aug 1997), The Sax Mouthipece: Ralph Morgan-
> Sax Intonation Problems
[shows how Conn draws tone holes]

> VOLUME 22, No. 2 (Sept/Oct 1997), The Saxophone Mouthpiece: Ralph 
> Morgan-Lest We Forget The Doubler
> VOLUME 24 No. 3 (Jan/Feb 2000), Mouthpiece Mouth Stains, Gold-
Plating 
> A Sax, Repairing Saxes-Emilio Lyons
> VOLUME 24 No. 5 (May/June 2000), The Tenor Sax Mouthpiece: 16 
Vintage 
> Mouthpieces Masterclass CD By Bob Ackerman
> VOLUME 25, No. 2 (Nov/Dec 2000), Saxophone Reeds: Reed Shaping and 
> Adjustment-Bob Ackerman
> VOLUME 25, No. 4 (Mar/April 2001), The Historical Development And 
Use 
> Of 14 Jazz Alto Sax Mouthpieces Masterclass CD by Bob Ackerman, 
> Changing Cork On a Mouthpiece-Emilio Lyons
> 
> Last issue reviewed:  VOLUME 25, No. 5 (May/June 2001)