This html message parsed with html2text ---------------------------Thanks for these very interesting measurements, but I'd take them with a grain
of salt. While I don't know much about the tenor players, Johnny Hodges never
played a metal Link or any other metal mpc. His pictures all show rubber mpcs.
I've been told he played a Brilhart and also (from a couple of sources) that
he used a double lip embouchure, like a bassoon player, without putting his
teeth on the top of the piece. Even if that's not true, based on his ability
to do bends and glisses, I'd guess that he used a wide opening and a fairly
soft reed.

And thank you for including Coleman Hawkins. Some of us do still care.

Glenn  
  

> 3\\. Possible facings of some greats

> From: "Keith Bradbury"

>Subject: Possible facings of some greats

>Coleman Hawkins (if anyone really cares anymore)

>Metal Link Tone Master

>93 tip

>24-18 1/2-13-10-7 Rico Royal 3 1/2 reed

>

>Metal Berg Larson 115/2 115 tip

>28 1/2-21-16-14-10

>

>Metal Link **** 86 tip

>26-20-14-11-7

>

>Johnny Hodges

>Metal Link 5* 76 tip

>22-16-11-9-5

>

>85 tip

>23-16-11 1/2-9-6

>

>83 tip

>23-16 1/2-11 1/2-9-6

>

  

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I talked to Santy Runyon about facings a while back.  He said that
during his Runyon Studio days in Chicago (1940's-50's), just about every
pro saxophonist came through there sooner or later.  He did a survey of
lead alto players' mouthpieces, and almost without exception they played
tip openings about .074".

But this was at that time, and players of big band music.

Paul

Glenn Spiegel wrote:

>
> Thanks for these very interesting measurements, but I'd take them with
> a grain of salt. While I don't know much about the tenor players,
> Johnny Hodges never played a metal Link or any other metal mpc.  His
> pictures all show rubber mpcs.  I've been told he played a Brilhart
> and also (from a couple of sources) that he used a double lip
> embouchure, like a bassoon player, without putting his teeth on the
> top of the piece. Even if that's not true, based on his ability to do
> bends and glisses, I'd guess that he used a wide opening and a fairly
> soft reed.
>
> And thank you for including Coleman Hawkins.  Some of us do still
> care.
>
> Glenn
>  > 3. Possible facings of some greats
> > From: "Keith Bradbury"
> >Subject: Possible facings of some greats
>
>
>
> >Coleman Hawkins (if anyone really cares anymore)
> >Metal Link Tone Master
> >93 tip
> >24-18 1/2-13-10-7 Rico Royal 3 1/2 reed
> >
> >Metal Berg Larson 115/2 115 tip
> >28 1/2-21-16-14-10
> >
> >Metal Link **** 86 tip
> >26-20-14-11-7
> >
>
>
>
> >Johnny Hodges
> >Metal Link 5* 76 tip
> >22-16-11-9-5
> >
> >85 tip
> >23-16-11 1/2-9-6
> >
> >83 tip
> >23-16 1/2-11 1/2-9-6
> >
>
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