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Thirsty for that Desmond sound? Morgan has a Dry Martini for you!
Read more →Two years ago, our master technician, Erik Greiffenhagen, came up with an idea for a Paul Desmond sounding mouthpiece after studying the original MC Gregory molds. At the time, he was playing on a mouthpiece he had modified to be his own 'Gregory-like' mouthpiece but it just wasn't giving him the full Desmond sound he was seeking. After several months of modifications and trial and error, he assisted the Morgan Mouthpiece Company in creating what has now become one of our top selling mouthpieces; the Dry Martini alto. He originally designed it in the 18 chamber, which was the...
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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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How It Came To Be: Morgan C-Melody Tenor Mouthpiece
Read more →The C-Melody saxophone is a C pitched saxophone that was popular in the 1910s - 1920s. For the most part, it was considered a parlor or home instrument. At the time, many homes already had a piano and lots of piano music. A saxophone pitched in C allowed the player to read melody lines from piano and voice sheet music. While popular throughout much of the 1920s, their popularity waned in the late 1920s and by the early 1930s, most manufacturers had ceased production of them. Many of the 1920s C-Melody saxophones are still in remarkable condition since most were...
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How It Came To Be: Morgan Excalibur Tenor Indiana Model
Read more →In the early 1970s, the Otto Link Company in Florida was purchased by the Babbitt Company in Indiana. The first hard rubber Otto Link Tone Edge Model tenor saxophone mouthpieces made by the Babbitt Company had more baffle and material in the floor than other Tone Edge pieces made prior or since. This version of the Tone Edge has become known as the "Early Babbitt" Tone Edge Models. These early 1970s Tone Edge mouthpieces retain the core tone associated with Links but have more edge and punch. The original "Early Babbitt" version of the Tone Edge Model continues...
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Hacked Preview of our New Baritone Saxophone Mouthpiece Prototype
Read more →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,...
