What musicians are saying about Phil Barone Saxophones
Phil,
Thank you, thank you, thank you for sending this piece. I am making this quick note to compliment you. It arrived shortly after you said, and I have been playing it for about 30 days now. I just don't want to put it down!
The
Hollywood you sent along to me is, well . . . fabulous!! No, make that extremely
fabulous!! Best mouthpiece for me I've ever played. The finish quality of your
Hollywood is great and I appreciate what you've done without knowing anything
about the incredible work you must have put in for years to get your pieces to
this point. But what really matters is the way it plays. Gadzooks! You
were right: AMAZING. For me it's changing how I relate to my instrument.
I now concentrate on what I want to play instead of babying a mouthpiece that
flubs out the low end or smears the altissimo notes or that doesn't fit my
embouchure or my mouth or whatever. As to sound and handling, your Hollywood
just blows through the bottom and clearly and cleanly into the top without
hesitation all in reliable lushness across the registers. Paradoxically, the
sound is now satisfyingly heavy like a freight train, yet it's a
I am hoping to raise enough cash to get another Hollywood for backup. I am
selling off over 30 other mouthpieces, because -- thanks to you -- my Barone
Hollywood arrived and I am now at home with it. Truly great engineering, great
manufacturing, great sound, great playability, just straight great, kinky
great, and every other gracious great. In awe of what you've
delivered. Thank you Phil. Be well and prosper.
Jason Schwager
New Canaan, CT
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