The tenor mouthpiece looked great right out of the box.
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The Drake Jerry Bergonzi Master Series Power Resonance 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece came well packaged and protected. The Bergonzi “Power Resonance” model features a rollover baffle contour – identical to the Bergonzi “EB” model – with a raised floor contour which gives the piece greater projection without being bright.-Aaron Drake That’s why I like the “Power Resonance” mouthpiece as it gives that type of presence.” – Jerry Bergonzi “When I listen to all my favorite recordings of saxophone players, the sound is in front of the band like a vocalist would be, having great presence to hear all the nuances in the sound. Here is what Jerry Bergonzi and Aaron Drake write about the Drake Jerry Bergonzi Master Series Power Resonance 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece from the Drake website:
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It was played every day by a top professional musician and the mouthpiece facing was unchanged and still spot on.Īlso, speaking to the material – it is not possible to capture the level of detail in the reproduction process using hard rubber and the process of milling hard rubber has a completely different acoustic affect on the finished mouthpiece – our one piece casting method is much more homogeneous and resonates differently – it is more “alive”. I recently had an opportunity to take a look at one of my mouthpieces made 10 years ago. The Vintage Resin is engineered for durability and will outlast hard rubber. This material is the closest to the properties of vintage hard rubber. “Our Vintage Resin is a resin composite material that incorporates ceramic to enhance its hardness and acoustic properties. Here are a few words from Aaron on the Vintage Resin material he uses for his saxophone mouthpieces: The entire process is done at his shop and nothing is outsourced.
Each mouthpiece is created as a one piece casting that Aaron finishes by hand. The Drake Jerry Bergonzi Master Series Power Resonance 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece is not made with hard rubber but it is made from Drake’s vintage resin material. Since I am always on the lookout for tenor saxophone mouthpieces that can straddle the line between an Otto Link sound and richness of tone, with the ability to be super powerful as well, I was immediately interested in trying the Drake Jerry Bergonzi Power Resonance model tenor saxophone mouthpiece.ĭrake Jerry Bergonzi Master Series Power Resonance 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece This Drake tenor mouthpiece is advertised as “ rollover baffle contour – identical to the Drake Bergonzi “EB” model – with a raised floor contour which gives the mouthpiece greater projection without being bright”. Today, I am reviewing a Drake Jerry Bergonzi Master Series Power Resonance 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces.
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