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Ralph Morgan Interview with Clark County Historical Society
Read more →A customer of ours recently discovered this audio file on the Clark County Historical Society’s Website. It contains an interview of Ralph Morgan and his local “cottage” business. The interview takes place in 1992 about 12 years after the founding of the Morgan Mouthpiece Company. At the time, the company was still in the fairly early stages of production and development. By this time, Ralph had already designed the following models: Jazz and Classical Clarinet Models Classical Saxophone Models Jazz Saxophone Medium and Large Chamber Models Excalibur Saxophone Medium and Large Chamber Models In 1992 the source of...
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Morgan Company Makes Morgan Mouthpieces!
Read more →The Morgan Mouthpiece Company makes Morgan Mouthpieces. This is a bit odd to say, but we design and create our own mouthpieces from beginning to end. This is how companies like Meyer Bros, Otto Link, M.C. Gregory and other great mouthpiece makers made mouthpieces back in the 1940's and 1950's. By the late 1970's, most mouthpieces were no longer produced by hand. Most manufacturers had replaced skilled craftsmen with milling machines. Interiors and facings were cut by machines. Much of the knowledge and skill of the craftsmen was no longer utilized and in danger of being forgotten. A skilled mouthpiece...
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The Ralph Morgan Mouthpiece 'Making' Philosophy
Read more →There are many differences between Morgan Mouthpieces and other mouthpieces being manufactured today. A return to the principles of construction and acoustical design used for well over 100 years, from 1808 to around 1910 proves that they worked far better than the modern day ideas used today. Here is a list of the 'old' characteristics you will find in a Morgan Mouthpiece. The curvature (duck-billing) of the beak surface is attributable to early study by Gustave Langenus, which we continue to use in our production. Removal of a precisely graduated bulk of material in the beak area allows that portion...
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Saying Goodbye to An Old Friend
Read more →On occasion, businesses have to assess the products or services they provide and determine whether it makes sense to keep all that are being offered. Sadly, after 30 years, we have decided NOT to continue with our student level Protone model mouthpieces. Our primary focus is our Professional model pure hard rubber mouthpieces, the Jazz, Excalibur and Classical models and that is where we would like to place our energy and resources moving forward. For all of you Protone players out there, we say thank you for your support of the Morgan Mouthpieces. Chances are that this was the first...
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Get Back to Basics
Read more →Are you tired of chasing fads for a good saxophone or clarinet mouthpiece? It seems that every month there is another new mouthpiece on the market and the choices are just far too many. How do you know what's good? What's bad? How will it sound with my horn? Is it going to over project or not be loud enough? You could spend tireless hours going through the scenerios but it all boils down to one thing: Timelessness. The Morgan Company has been making mouthpieces, by hand, in the same place, using the same process for over 30 years....
