How the Best Saxophone Mouthpieces are Made

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  • Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
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    Jay Metcalf takes us on a tour of the JodyJazz factory in Savannah, GA to find out how great saxophone mouthpieces are made.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 52

  • @bettersax
    @bettersax  24 дні тому +2

    Check out the BetterSax Burnin' mouthpieces that are made in the USA at the JodyJazz factory geni.us/Burnin

  • @rogeriocusin4045
    @rogeriocusin4045 24 дні тому +3

    This video justifies the price of a good quality mouthpiece. It's like a jewel, I loved this video, thank you for sharing it with us.

  • @zacharycoleman9594
    @zacharycoleman9594 25 днів тому +12

    4:10 Sebastian is also reading the fall of Gondolin. Sebastian is pretty cool!

  • @SaxophoneFactory
    @SaxophoneFactory 25 днів тому +8

    What is amazing about this video is that I was in the All County jazz band sitting next to Jodi my senior year

  • @stellasteele2397
    @stellasteele2397 24 дні тому +4

    Fascinating!!! I didn’t realise they test every single one! 😮

  • @patriciadrank6543
    @patriciadrank6543 24 дні тому +3

    I had almost the same exact start to Jay did. I started with a soloist Selmer mp and then my private instructor had me buy a Meyer 5. I still have both original mouthpieces from the sixties.
    I never really liked either one but I use them because that's what I was told to do.
    I realized about 15 years ago that I needed my own mp with my own best sound. Now my journey is much better.

    • @danburnett808
      @danburnett808 24 дні тому

      Yup, 1 size does not fit all...wish I had investigated this 26;yrs ago...

  • @peterankin985
    @peterankin985 25 днів тому +5

    Hi jay, i bought a jody jazz alto HR custom dark 5 last year after watching your try out vid on mouth pieces been using a meyer 5 for 20 years my sound is about the same but i am pleased with the both of them to be honest

  • @masteryingyang69
    @masteryingyang69 25 днів тому +6

    I absolutely love my Burnin 7. I have 8 mouthpieces, and the Burnin is my favorite!

  • @amilkarcamacho6084
    @amilkarcamacho6084 18 днів тому

    The best mouthpiece is a personal appreciation of the mouthpiece itself. I have multiple mouthpieces and at some point in my life they were the best until I found another that is the best and the cycle continues.

  • @m.w.
    @m.w. 25 днів тому +4

    One of your Most interesting videos so far. Thank you so much. Greetings from Germany 👍🎷

  • @bobblues1158
    @bobblues1158 25 днів тому +3

    Great presentation Jay. Really informative.

  • @williamstewart611
    @williamstewart611 25 днів тому +2

    I've only been playing for a few months, but I can't wait till I can get my first Jody Jazz mouthpiece!!!

  • @aeronkyleanorico5873
    @aeronkyleanorico5873 25 днів тому +21

    Imagine a better sax burnin metal mouthpiece engraved with fire symbols all over it.. wow..

  • @grigalat
    @grigalat 9 годин тому

    It's awesome, that u chose to work with Jody jazz. Always felt that they make high end stuff.
    1 more reason to believe burning is not a scam 😂
    I would like to one day try one of those myself. (Mouthpiece, not scam 😅)

  • @michaelrowe1907
    @michaelrowe1907 24 дні тому +2

    Thank you l learn so much for you

  • @lucasordonez-g4n
    @lucasordonez-g4n 23 дні тому +1

    I love the burnin mouthpiece it sounds so good combined with the classic tenor saxophone the sound is so round and evenly in every note better sax is the saxophone comony

  • @jean-pierrethoma2231
    @jean-pierrethoma2231 24 дні тому +2

    Hi Jay, thanks for this video. Any possibilities to try different type of mouth pieces? If yes, where? I am living in Geneva (CH).

    • @bettersax
      @bettersax  23 дні тому

      All the Burnin' and JodyJazz mouthpieces are available at Thomann.de, you can order there, check their return policy.

  • @kwootamuckbear9294
    @kwootamuckbear9294 23 дні тому +1

    RIP Benny Golson also ☮️🎵🎶🎵🎷

  • @xrgiok
    @xrgiok 25 днів тому +1

    Okay, I’m tempting now 😊

  • @FelixML13
    @FelixML13 15 днів тому

    PLEASE review the Selmer Paris Concept mouthpiece for tenor and alto 🙏

  • @saxxykv
    @saxxykv 25 днів тому +1

    Damn, I can't wait for the metal mpc!

  • @fdtank81
    @fdtank81 25 днів тому +3

    Can someone explain why the bore that goes to the neck is not standard?
    I can’t go from a Nexus to a Jody without quite a bit of plumbers tape to make up for the difference

    • @jodyespina8277
      @jodyespina8277 23 дні тому +1

      This is Jody - This is a great question. It would be great if we could standardize the outside of the neck at the end where the mouthpiece goes including cork thickness, and the inside of the mouthpiece only as far in as you need to be in tune. Please understand the dimensions of the bore of the mouthpiece and the dimensions of the bore of the neck affect how the instrument sounds, feels and plays. So, I don't want to tell any manufacturer how they should make their necks, and I don't want anyone messing with my bores. So, I do my best to understand more or less the industry norm for where to put that final part of the bore to accommodate most necks. We almost never receive complaints about this, so I think we are pretty okay. I think that it's one of the things in the world that doesn't have to be standardized.Putting some tape on the neck is not hurting anything and neither is sanding down a cork. But I completely understand why we would want a standard size. The reason I don't make necks is because I don't want to have to send someone to their repair tech to fit the new neck.

  • @GodsEmpire-v7w
    @GodsEmpire-v7w 23 дні тому +1

    Amazing 😍 video clip. Hunnmm, how can I gets one to improve my tone on the saxophone?

  • @MagicUntapped
    @MagicUntapped 22 дні тому

    Hi, Jay. I was gifted not too long ago an old Otto Link Tone Master. It has serial number 0014 on the side and a "9" etched in next to the logo. Are you able to tell me anything about it?

  • @qwertyuiop32935
    @qwertyuiop32935 23 дні тому +1

    I think these are cool! I still swear by Barones and Montgomery’s though.

  • @MediocreBand
    @MediocreBand 25 днів тому +2

    I play a Jody jazz custom dark😊

  • @annalauremcfarlane401
    @annalauremcfarlane401 23 дні тому +1

    At 7:39 in the video (and elsewhere), what is the thick piece on the alto neck, just below the cork? Thanks!

    • @sorenfuhrer401
      @sorenfuhrer401 21 день тому

      This is an old conn sax. The thing you mean is called a Microtuner, built to make tiny adjustments to the intonation without needing to take off the mouthpiece. Most of them are fixed today, though, due to some issues..

  • @yancyaguilar1738
    @yancyaguilar1738 24 дні тому +1

    Do you have any suggestions for a tenor saxophone mouthpiece.

    • @bettersax
      @bettersax  23 дні тому

      Yes, BetterSax Burnin' is my favorite.

  • @DirkJ.
    @DirkJ. 25 днів тому

    I thought you should have included your cool story with the prototypes you mentioned on another video.
    Jody sent you three final prototypes for you to test. He had picked his favorite, but didn't tell you, and you picked the SAME ONE! Very cool story for your design process.

  • @SaxSith
    @SaxSith 24 дні тому +1

    I just bought a Vandoren ap3 to play classical and it turned out to be the best jazz mp with a red Java 3 😅is that a blasphemy?!😅

    • @qwertyuiop32935
      @qwertyuiop32935 23 дні тому

      Do what you want lol. It’s all up to you have fun my dude 👍🏻 at the end of the day it’s just equipment. Doesn’t matter as much as you yourself.

  • @downtownelijahbrown
    @downtownelijahbrown 24 дні тому

    5:47 curious, does this affect the sound or feel drastically or is it simply cosmetic preference? I’ve got a hard rubber berg larsen that I got used and it’s completely brown, but I love how it sounds and feels to play.

    • @bettersax
      @bettersax  23 дні тому

      If you love that mouthpiece, give it some oil to help the hard rubber last longer. With time, old hard rubber mouthpieces can degrade if they aren't taken care of.

    • @jodyespina8277
      @jodyespina8277 23 дні тому

      I think it's just cosmetic

  • @minus9547
    @minus9547 25 днів тому +1

    what about Burnin Bass mouthpieces?

  • @dcraft969
    @dcraft969 25 днів тому +1

    I play jody jazz HR* 7

  • @kwootamuckbear9294
    @kwootamuckbear9294 25 днів тому

    Walrus Oil…cutting board oil☮️🎵🎶🎷

  • @kwootamuckbear9294
    @kwootamuckbear9294 25 днів тому

    ☮️🎵🎶🎵🎷

  • @AcevedoDMA
    @AcevedoDMA 25 днів тому +3

    I spy a better sax soprano saxophone as well at 9:18.

  • @ewanfredrick188
    @ewanfredrick188 25 днів тому +2

    Damn I'm early