Soprano Originals Saxophone mouthpiece - Spark

sopransax mundstück spark

Ich bin mit diesem Mundstück sehr zufrieden. Wie bei Alto und Tenormundstück Spark schätze ich die leichte Ansprache über den gesamten Tonumfang und den geringen Widerstand. Top Mundstück zu angemessenem Preis!

This is a very interesting mouthpiece. I now have a Smoky, a Steady, and this Spark for my sopranos. I ordered the Spark out of curiosity based on my experience with the Smoky and Steady. I tend to gravitate to large chamber, low/rollover baffle mouthpieces. And, frankly, the Smoky fills that bill quite nicely. I decided to try the Spark out of curiosity, to "test" the whole range. What a pleasant surprise. I did not find this mouthpiece to be "like Kenny Gee's" sound at all (which is fine with me). It seems much darker to me, very close in warmth to the Smoky. But, it also offers a clarity, or a crispness to that nice, warm, full tone. It is easier to play fast than either the Smoky or Steady -- crisper articulation. It does cut through, but still offers a nice, dark tone. So now I have problem. I have 3 very nice, very useable Syos mouthpieces. What am I going to do with that drawer full of "other" mouthpieces I can't see a need to ever use again?

Spark (& Steady)

I went to a local music shop to compare other mouthpiece brands with my new soprano saxophone if I could find even a better option for my Syos models but I could not find anything better! Spark is better when you need to cut through the band in a more upbeat song (brighter sound) and Steady is my choice for more peaceful songs (more mellow sound). I have both models and I am happy. I am using size 6 at least for now. I have played tenor saxophone for about 35 years and alto for 2 years. I sold my last soprano saxophone about 20 years ago, but now I just recently bought to me a P Mauriat System 76 II edition soprano saxophone. First I used the mouthpiece that came along with the soprano but quite soon after I ordered these two mouthpieces from Syos. And that is all I needed.