Morgan Excalibur Tenor New York Model Saxophone Mouthpiece

Beautiful vintage tone

I play tested the Ex (HR 9 Tenor) and decided it was a keeper within minutes. Three major factors led to this decision. 1) The Ex has a solid palette of tones, varying notably depending on how much air you give it, etc. 2) When pushed a bit, the Ex really slaps (especially in the upper register) issuing a relatively bright vintage sound. Adding a growl, one can produce a solid rockabilly tone. 3) At the same time, the Ex is extremely consistent across the horn (P. Mauriat 76/2) at each choice of tonal focus. Notes speak clearly, allowing for increased facility and speed in articulation. While I won't use it as my all-purpose piece, the Ex is a great choice for bringing in some special character to your playing. Plus, I plan to shed with it a fair amount, since the clarity and articulation are so good. I did find that a metal lig danced better than the included Rovner. For my ears, a metal lig allows the brightness of the Ex to ring out a bit more.

Masterful Craftmanship!

What a joy! Such a wonderful, easy blowing and full sounding mouthpiece! I am blown away by the quality and ease of use. I am pleasantly surprised by the quality of Morgan mouthpieces. I plan on all my future mouthpieces to come from Morgan, and I look forward to enjoying more Morgan mouthpieces for all of my other saxophones in the near future! Thank you Ralph Morgan!