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Quote from saxjohnny on September 21, 2013, 10:36
Doesn’t look like corrosion as much as it does sloppy work but hard to tell. Still, you can have a sax guy do some work on it if he’s good with mp’s …not all are.
I used a Dukoff for a while many years ago while I was searching for the “perfect” metal mp. It was a good step up from what I was using but I soon found something better, but yes, it’s well-known for it’s bright R&B sound if that’s what you’re after.
Johnny
I have a Tenor LD6 I love on a dark horn. It has pizzazz and some edge while still being round and dark. I was looking at this site which has a link to MP refacers http://theowanne.com/knowledge/refacers Theo Wanne also makes MPs and horns. I just discovered the site, so do your own poking around.
I have a Martin alto (1945) that’s the same horn Art Pepper played. I tried the Gregory that he used and didn’t like it. Paul Desmond apparently also used a Gregory. I’m liking my Meyer 5MM with a large chamber and have another 5MM with a medium chamber, which is a little brighter and both are very easy to play.
The other tenor MPs I have are a Meyer 6MM large chamber and a Florida Link Super Tonemaster 5 that seems to be an early Babbitt. The link to the mouthpiece museum is: http://theowanne.com/knowledge/mouthpiece-museum
Have fun!
