Welcome, Mike. Your Viking tenor set up sounds interesting.
Thanks! I am using a Rico Royal 3 on a Morgan Excalibur 6M with a Rovner Dark ligature.
Welcome! Bassoon is a seriously cool instrument. But sax requires fewer thumbs. 🙂 Glad you are pursuing what you enjoy most in music.
You said you want to improve your sound. Here is a link to one of my very favorite tone control exercises.