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  • September 21, 2013 at 5:34 am #11214
    Gareth Edwards
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      Here’s the offending article, by the way:
      3a654-Dukoff.jpg

      September 21, 2013 at 10:36 am #11215
      john
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        Doesn’t look like corrosion as much as it does sloppy work but hard to tell. Still, you can have a sax guy do some work on it if he’s good with mp’s …not all are.

        I used a Dukoff for a while many years ago while I was searching for the “perfect” metal mp. It was a good step up from what I was using but I soon found something better, but yes, it’s well-known for it’s bright R&B sound if that’s what you’re after.

        Johnny

        September 27, 2013 at 4:32 pm #11224
        Dan Fleming
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          I don’t know if Johhny has a policy against promoting sax repair/mouthpiece refacers, but I have had good luck with Mojo refacing my Dukoffs. The inside looks like faulty casting but he’ll make that smooth as a baby’s butt and it’ll play pretty sweet too. Dukoffs take some getting used to but soon enough you’ll control the loud and harsh tone and enjoy playing the piece. Good luck.

          September 28, 2013 at 2:32 am #11226
          Gareth Edwards
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            Thanks for the advice – I’ll get my tech guy to take a look.

            September 28, 2014 at 3:37 pm #12723
            Stevan Thomas
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              Quote:
              Quote from saxjohnny on September 21, 2013, 10:36
              Doesn’t look like corrosion as much as it does sloppy work but hard to tell. Still, you can have a sax guy do some work on it if he’s good with mp’s …not all are.

              I used a Dukoff for a while many years ago while I was searching for the “perfect” metal mp. It was a good step up from what I was using but I soon found something better, but yes, it’s well-known for it’s bright R&B sound if that’s what you’re after.

              Johnny

              I have a Tenor LD6 I love on a dark horn. It has pizzazz and some edge while still being round and dark. I was looking at this site which has a link to MP refacers http://theowanne.com/knowledge/refacers Theo Wanne also makes MPs and horns. I just discovered the site, so do your own poking around.

              I have a Martin alto (1945) that’s the same horn Art Pepper played. I tried the Gregory that he used and didn’t like it. Paul Desmond apparently also used a Gregory. I’m liking my Meyer 5MM with a large chamber and have another 5MM with a medium chamber, which is a little brighter and both are very easy to play.

              The other tenor MPs I have are a Meyer 6MM large chamber and a Florida Link Super Tonemaster 5 that seems to be an early Babbitt. The link to the mouthpiece museum is: http://theowanne.com/knowledge/mouthpiece-museum

              Have fun!

              September 28, 2014 at 6:22 pm #12724
              john
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                I like the Meyer on alto too. Better yet is the Claude Lakey for a bigger and brighter sound.
                Theo is one of the best mp makers living today I beleive.
                he was in town where I live a year or so ago and did a session at the sax shop where I go to. it was great and he sat there touching up a few mp’s. I did play one of his better ones and loved it, it went for over $700 tho.

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