Hacked Preview of our New Baritone Saxophone Mouthpiece Prototype
Today is April 6th and it is the Birthday of Gerry Mulligan. Today is a great day to give an unofficial glimpse of our new mouthpiece for baritone saxophone. This is just a preview of the prototype from phone pictures of progress from our craftsmen. Official information and photos will be out when production starts later this Spring.
This is Gerry Mulligan:
Gerry famously played much of his career on a mouthpiece made by M.C. Gregory.
This is an original M.C. Gregory baritone saxophone mouthpiece mold which was recently acquired by the Morgan Mouthpiece Company:
Using our pure rubber formula, which is probably similar to what M.C. Gregory used, here is the casting from the mold:
After many hours of curing and letting Erik Greiffenhagen work his magic, here's the nearly finished prototype:
And here's a crude hacked video of Erik test playing the unfinished prototype:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioLeuSRHgRw
Morgan Mouthpiece Company will start production on this model this Spring. We will use this mold with our pure rubber formula. These will be handcrafted to perfection by some of the most experienced mouthpiece craftsmen in the world. If you are a fan of M.C. Gregory baritone saxophone mouthpieces, this will certainly be one to try. More information and photos to come in later this Spring.
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Great that you guys acquired the mold. It’s in best hands now. Looking forward to the mouthpiece! Put me on the newsletter list.
Hey Alex, Don’t confuse our production process with other manufacturers. I do not know any current manufacturers who make mouthpieces this way. Most others use milling machines, CNC machines or purchase semi-finished blanks from other companies. I doubt there are more than a couple current manufacturers in the world who would know how to make a mouthpiece from these molds. Also, after this came out of the mold, all the work was done by hand with files and sandpaper…again, nobody does this anymore. We still do it the way the Meyer Bros did it and also how M.C. Gregory did it. We are often baffled (pardon the pun) by the cost of other manufacturers mouthpieces considering how little time it takes them to make a mouthpiece.
You have my attention!
Cool looking at the inner workings of the manufacturing of your pieces
Cool looking at the inner workings of the manufacturing of your pieces