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Jerry Bergonzi is a world-renowned jazz saxophonist, composer and educator. He first gained recognition while touring and recording as a guest on several Dave Brubeck ensemble tours, and later held the saxophone chair in the Dave Brubeck Quartet from 1979-1982.
The Presence Masters Series Mouthpiece was sparked by Bergonzi's love of classic short shank Soloist models, played by such greats as Joe Henderson. There is a certain presence in Henderson's sound that surrounds the player and the listener. Full, rich, deep and even haunting are words that could describe this presence.
Aaron Drake's Presence design is informed by the Soloist models of the classic era, while adding innovations that inspire modern saxophonists.
Based on the same essential mouthpiece played by Joe Henderson, the Presence incorporates a "U" shaped chamber with flat side walls. This acoustic design creates a specific feel to the air flow and projects a very substantial core tone. Drake's design modifications optimize the Presence for larger tip-openings - something that was a challenge for players of the traditional version.
The Bergonzi Presence mouthpiece is made from Drake's unique and proprietary Vintage Resin material. The exacting design and the specific material produce an unparalleled response, brilliant projection, spot-on intonation and ease of expression.
The Presence presents a huge warm core with plenty of depth. It can be played mellow but still has plenty of pop and liveliness in the sound. The Presence helps facilitate the type of delivery Joe Henderson was famous for.
"What I look for in a mouthpiece is the ability to shape the sound that I hear in my head, along with ease of articulation. Drake mouthpieces do that for me."
-Jerry Bergonzi
The Presence is available only for Tenor Sax, in the following tip-openings:
7* / .105", 7** / .108" , 8 / .110", 8* / .115", 9* / 125", 10* / .135"
Each mouthpiece is handmade by master artisan Aaron Drake, and tastefully engraved with a unique serial number, the Bergonzi signature, and Drake Trademark.
Your purchase also includes a Drake Vintage Resin Double Rail ligature, Drake mouthpiece cap, plush drawstring pouch, and carry case.
Shipping of this mouthpiece is complimentary within the Continental USA.
Express International shipping is available as an option at check-out. All purchasers will be notified over email when their particular mouthpiece ships, along with any tracking information, if applicable.
David Sanborn came to prominence in the 1980's and has since been a major influence on the Pop, Contemporary, Jazz, R&B and Crossover genres. His distinctive tone on the alto saxophone is unmistakable. Sanborn's sound is the reason why he is one of the most successful and prolific saxophone players of recent times.
David commissioned Aaron to make him a custom mouthpiece that would measure up to his exacting standards and deliver winning performances; whether on stage or in the studio. The Aaron Drake David Sanborn Signature model has exceeded expectations.
After the successful launch of the metal version, Drake and Sanborn continued to consult, seeking the next evolution of this mouthpiece, to provide unparalleled playing comfort and new possibilities in the sound. The result is the new Sanborn VR Masters Series model.
This mouthpiece features a unique three-tier baffle design, with a medium, venturi chamber. It is made from Drake's proprietary Vintage Resin material, which is not available anywhere else on the market.
This special mouthpiece is offered in three tip-openings: 6 (.080"), 7 (.085") and 8 (.090"). David Sanborn plays the 8 tip-opening.
The mouthpiece features a very immediate response and precise attack, with just the right amount of resistance to develop rich tonal color and allow total freedom of expression. It is exceptionally free blowing and allows the player to employ a complete range of dynamics, from the bottom to the top of the instrument. It is a powerful, projective mouthpiece, with impeccable intonation and a lush core sound. The full, rich sound presented by the Drake Sanborn Signature mouthpiece far surpasses that of other high-baffle, "power mouthpieces". The Vintage Resin version provides unparalleled playing comfort, incredible projection, evenness of scale and a rich spectrum of tonal characteristics.
"This new Vintage Resin really feels like home to me. It is an extraordinary mouthpiece, with full spectrum tone. The intonation is incredibly precise. It is like nothing I've played before. It is incredibly free-blowing and full. A joy to play."
- David Sanborn
Each mouthpiece is meticulously hand crafted by Aaron Drake. Your purchase includes our innovative Drake Quad Rail Ligature - which allows the reed to vibrate with freedom for ultimate flexibility in shaping your sound. In addition, you will also receive a Rovner L - 1M — flexible ligature.
Shipped with a Drake branded mouthpiece cap, plush drawstring pouch and plastic carrying case.
Shipping of this mouthpiece is complimentary within the Continental USA.
Express International shipping is available as an option at check-out. All purchasers will be notified over email when their particular mouthpiece ships, along with any tracking information, if applicable.
Years in the making, this handmade original by Aaron Drake has become a best-selling design. The New York Jazz incorporates Drake's proprietary Vintage Resin - a material which blends the comfort and durability that hard rubber is traditionally known for, with the performance-enhancing qualities of other materials, including Ceramic.
The NY Jazz Tenor is crafted to encapsulate the spirit of New York jazz and create a "go-to" piece that you will take on gigs or into the studio, time and time again. Known and loved for its flexibility and power, this mouthpiece has a sweet, core tone with projection on tap. It is at home in the straight-ahead jazz genre, but can deliver the pop and sizzle needed for Pop / Contemporary, R&B and Funk as well. Articulation and expression are aided by the instant, brilliant response of the New York Jazz.
This is a very balanced design, featuring a medium / large chamber and rollover baffle. Each mouthpiece bears its own unique serial number and is tastefully engraved with the Drake and NY Jazz trademarks.
Your purchase includes the revolutionary Drake Quad-Point Ligature for maximum reed response and resonance over the entire range of the instrument. Also includes a Drake plush drawstring mouthpiece pouch, replaceable bite pads and transparent carrying case.
Each mouthpiece is handmade to order by Aaron Drake.In 1990, Aaron Drake released the world’s first professional quality ceramic saxophone mouthpiece. This represents the most remarkable mouthpiece innovation in over half a century. Drake’s Resonance Chambers represent an evolutionary leap forward in the development of woodwind mouthpieces and their tonal characteristics.
We are now offering this model with a Brass Resonance Chamber. The addition of the Brass chamber offer the harmonic overtones of brass into the sound and enhances the ease of the Altissimo register. The projection qualities are also greatly increased by the addition of the brass chamber.Brass Resonance Chamber Mouthpieces encapsulate an exposed brass ring into the Vintage Resin mouthpiece. The result of combining these two materials is a broader spectrum of overtones than with brass or hard rubber mouthpieces. The Brass Resonance Chamber model outweighs the corresponding standard mouthpiece by approximately 30%. This added mass creates unbelievable amounts of resonance, harmonics and projection.
The Brass Resonance Mouthpieces offer a robust, husky tone with plenty of harmonics in the sound. It is somewhat more “spread” than the Ceramic version. It has impeccable intonation and presents consistent tonal characteristics over the entire range of the horn. This unique configuration also allows easier access to the altissimo register.
All Drake Resonance Chamber Mouthpieces are uniquely handmade. Each piece is play-tested and balanced up to altissimo double F and beyond.
This high baffle mouthpiece is designed for players looking for the ability to cut through and be heard, while still maintaining a balance overtone series. This model features a high baffle, lightly undercut sidewalls, with a graduated chamber transition and large chamber, similar to the Guardala Brecker I. Great for R&B, Rock and Roll, and Contemporary Jazz Fusion. - Includes Drake Double Rail vintage resin Ligature, cap and caseAfter a 7 year hiatus from making metal mouthpieces we are happy to announce several new models starting with the “Studio Jazz” alto model.
This mouthpiece is an original design which features a rollover baffle and a medium chamber. The baffle and floor contour are specifically calibrated to offer flexibility with outstanding control and projection. The versatility of this design enables each player to create their own sound. Wether you are playing lead alto, R&B, or funk, you will find this mouthpiece can deliver!
Each mouthpiece is hand faced and hand finished by master craftsman Aaron Drake. These mouthpieces are milled from brass and sterling silver plated.
Each mouthpiece includes both a Drake Quad Point Ring ligature and a Rovner ligature, a Drake cap, 3 addition mouthpiece patches as well as a velvet pouch and carry case.
This mouthpiece features a medium rollover baffle that transitions to a medium / large chamber and the classic tapered window design. There is an immediate responsiveness to these mouthpieces that features a beautiful core resonance and ease of play through the entire range of the saxophone. Each mouthpiece is hand faced and finished by master craftsman Aaron Drake. These mouthpieces are milled from brass and sterling silver plated. Each mouthpiece includes a Rovner 2M ligature, Drake Cap, Velvet Pouch, and carry case.
This all new model was designed to give more punch and projection. The slim body design and thin rails help to promote optimum resonance. Made for players who find themselves getting drowned out by electronic instruments. You will find a new sense of confidence in you playing when on stage.
-Includes Drake Ligature, cap and caseHandcafted precision, designed to inspire your creative essence
Whatever the style of music - Latin, Jazz, Funk, R&B, Pop,... this innovative new soprano model delivers the power, stability, and nuance. The medium chamber design coupled with a moderate throat "squeeze" and our innovative baffle design offers the power to project while delivering a deep richness of tone and intonation stability. This mouthpiece includes our vintage resin double rail ligature, cap, mouthpiece bag and carrying case.Drake Mouthpieces presents the "Son of Slant" - a new true large chamber mouthpiece for Soprano. This design was inspired by fine examples of the legendary Otto Link Slant model, which has enjoyed immense popularity for decades. Drake has contributed thoughtful design innovations, to aid stability and pitch, while offering greater projection. The Son of Slant incorporates a raised and extended floor slope, perfectly defined, under-cut side walls, a large chamber - larger than the shank diameter - and a meticulously contoured roll-over baffle. The result is a Soprano Saxophone mouthpiece with an astonishingly warm, deep voice, a broader dynamic range and full freedom of expression for the player.
The Son of Slant Soprano Mouthpiece is available in the following tip openings: 5 - .055", 6 - .060", 7 - .065", 8 - .070"
Drake Baritone Mouthpieces feature a highly innovative chamber design to deliver the punch and projection Bari' players look for. All Drake Baritone Sax Mouthpieces incorporate the same essential chamber design, with model-specific variations in the baffle angle and floor slope.
The fundamental qualities of Drake Baritone models are power and versatility. You will find ease of expression across the entire line, with each model fine-tuned for different desired tonal characteristics.
The backbone of the Contemporary Crossover II is still a medium, reverse-taper, Venturi style chamber, with a step baffle. However, the baffle angle is lower than that of the Crossover I.
Made from Drake's proprietary Vintage Resin material. Vintage Resin gives you the playing comfort and ease of response that good ebonite mouthpieces are known for, with added layers of richness and enhanced projection. Available nowhere else!
The Contemporary Crossover II for Baritone Saxophone is available in a variety of tip openings to meet your particular needs.
The Contemporary Crossover II is the more focused and not as bright as the Contemporary Crossover I. The Crossover II is ideal for Straight-Ahead Jazz, Ballads, Broadway, but also fits nicely in to the R&B category.
Drake's Baritone models offer tremendous versatility, and are suitable for a wide variety of styles from Big Band / section playing, to Straight Ahead Jazz, Blues, Funk, Pop and Contemporary.
Each mouthpiece is meticulously hand crafted by Aaron Drake.
Includes Drake Double Rail Ligature - which allows the reed to vibrate with freedom for ultimate flexibility in shaping your sound - a cap, velvet pouch and storage case.
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Drake Baritone Mouthpieces feature a highly innovative chamber design to deliver the punch and projection Bari' players look for. All Drake Baritone Sax Mouthpieces incorporate the same essential chamber design, with model-specific variations in the baffle angle and floor slope.
The fundamental qualities of Drake Baritone models are power and versatility. You will find ease of expression across the entire line, with each model fine-tuned for different desired tonal characteristics.
A medium, reverse-taper, Venturi style chamber with uniquely engineered baffle angle and floor slope.
Made from Drake's proprietary Vintage Resin material. Vintage Resin gives you the playing comfort and ease of response that good ebonite mouthpieces are known for, with added layers of richness and enhanced projection. Available nowhere else!
The Contemporary Rollover for Baritone Saxophone is available in a variety of tip openings to meet your particular needs.
The Contemporary Crossover I is the highest baffle, hardest-hitting mouthpiece in the line. Tower of Power is a good reference point for the type of music this mouthpiece is made for.
Drake's Baritone models offer tremendous versatility, and are suitable for a wide variety of styles from Big Band / section playing, to Straight Ahead Jazz, Blues, Funk, Pop and Contemporary.
Each mouthpiece is meticulously hand crafted by Aaron Drake.
Includes Drake Double Rail Ligature - which allows the reed to vibrate with freedom for ultimate flexibility in shaping your sound - a cap, velvet pouch and storage case.
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UPS Express International shipping is $45.00 (added at check out)
The tracking number for the order will be provided when it ships.
Drake Baritone Mouthpieces feature a highly innovative chamber design to deliver the punch and projection Bari' players look for. All Drake Baritone Sax Mouthpieces incorporate the same essential chamber design, with model-specific variations in the baffle angle and floor slope.
The fundamental qualities of Drake Baritone models are power and versatility. You will find ease of expression across the entire line, with each model fine-tuned for different desired tonal characteristics.
A medium, reverse-taper, Venturi style chamber with uniquely engineered baffle angle and floor slope.
Made from Drake's proprietary Vintage Resin material. Vintage Resin gives you the playing comfort and ease of response that good ebonite mouthpieces are known for, with added layers of richness and enhanced projection. Available nowhere else!
The Contemporary Rollover for Baritone Saxophone is available in a variety of tip openings to meet your particular needs.
The Contemporary Rollover is the most versatile, balanced Baritone Mouthpiece in the line.
Drake's Baritone models offer tremendous versatility, and are suitable for a wide variety of styles from Big Band / section playing, to Straight Ahead Jazz, Blues, Funk, Pop and Contemporary.
Each mouthpiece is meticulously hand crafted by Aaron Drake.
Includes Drake Double Rail Ligature - which allows the reed to vibrate with freedom for ultimate flexibility in shaping your sound - a cap, velvet pouch and storage case.
Free Shipping within the United States.
UPS Express International shipping is $45.00 (added at check out)
The tracking number for the order will be provided when it ships.
Free Shipping within the United States.
UPS Express International shipping is $45.00 (added at check out)
The tracking number for the order will be provided when it ships.
In 1990, Aaron Drake released the world’s first professional quality ceramic saxophone mouthpiece. This represents the most remarkable mouthpiece innovation in over half a century. Drake’s Resonance Chambers represent an evolutionary leap forward in the development of woodwind mouthpieces and their tonal characteristics.
Ceramic Resonance Chamber Mouthpieces incorporate Drake’s own proprietary ceramic material into the chamber of the Vintage Resin mouthpiece. This embedded ceramic “ring” is exposed inside of the mouthpiece. The resulting change to the density of the mouthpiece adds new depth and richness to the sound. The way the air travels over the ceramic material contributes to warmth and vibrancy, while maintaining a strong core fundamental tone. The round, full sound of the Ceramic Resonance Chamber Mouthpiece is consistent over the full range of the instrument. The response is instantaneous and the intonation is perfect.
- Includes Drake Ligature, cap, velvet pouch and storage caseDrake Resonance Chamber Mouthpieces
In 1990, Aaron Drake released the world’s first professional quality ceramic saxophone mouthpiece. This represents the most remarkable mouthpiece innovation in over half a century. Drake’s Resonance Chambers represent an evolutionary leap forward in the development of woodwind mouthpieces and their tonal characteristics.
Ceramic Resonance Chamber Mouthpieces incorporate Drake’s own proprietary ceramic material into the chamber of the Vintage Resin mouthpiece. This embedded ceramic “ring” is exposed inside of the mouthpiece. The resulting change to the density of the mouthpiece adds new depth and richness to the sound. The way the air travels over the ceramic material contributes to warmth and vibrancy, while maintaining a strong core fundamental tone. The round, full sound of the Ceramic Resonance Chamber Mouthpiece is consistent over the full range of the instrument. The response is instantaneous and the intonation is perfect.
This is an excellent choice for R&B, funk, or contemporary jazz settings. Featuring a longer step type baffle, this design has great projection.- Includes Drake Ligature, cap, velvet pouch and storage case
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In 1990, Aaron Drake released the world's first professional quality ceramic saxophone mouthpiece. This represents the most remarkable mouthpiece innovation in over half a century. Drake's Resonance Chambers represent an evolutionary leap forward in the development of woodwind mouthpieces and their tonal characteristics.
Ceramic Resonance Chamber Mouthpieces incorporate Drake's own proprietary ceramic material into the chamber of the Vintage Resin mouthpiece. This embedded ceramic "ring" is exposed inside of the mouthpiece. The resulting change to the density of the mouthpiece adds new depth and richness to the sound. The way the air travels over the ceramic material contributes to warmth and vibrancy, while maintaining a strong core fundamental tone. The round, full sound of the Ceramic Resonance Chamber Mouthpiece is consistent over the full range of the instrument. The response is instantaneous and the intonation is perfect.
- Includes Drake Ligature, cap, velvet pouch and storage case
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UPS Express International shipping is $45.00 (added at check out)
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Free Shipping within the United States.
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Includes the Drake Vintage Resin ligature, cap and case
Free Shipping within the United States.
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Free Shipping within the United States.
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Free Shipping within the United States.
UPS Express International shipping is $45.00 (added at check out)
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In 1990, Aaron Drake released the world’s first professional quality ceramic saxophone mouthpiece. This represents the most remarkable mouthpiece innovation in over half a century. Drake’s Resonance Chambers represent an evolutionary leap forward in the development of woodwind mouthpieces and their tonal characteristics.
The combination of innovative resonant materials has been the hallmark of Drake Mouthpieces since the introduction of our ceramic saxophone mouthpieces in 1990.Brass Resonance Chamber Mouthpieces encapsulate an exposed brass ring into the Vintage Resin mouthpiece. The result of combining these two materials is a broader spectrum of overtones than with brass or hard rubber mouthpieces. The Brass Resonance Chamber model outweighs the corresponding standard mouthpiece by approximately 30%. This added mass creates unbelievable amounts of resonance, harmonics and projection.
The Brass Resonance Mouthpieces offer a robust, husky tone with plenty of harmonics in the sound. It is somewhat more "spread" than the Ceramic version. It has impeccable intonation and presents consistent tonal characteristics over the entire range of the horn. This unique configuration also allows easier access to the altissimo register.
All Drake Resonance Chamber Mouthpieces are uniquely handmade. Each piece is play-tested and balanced up to altissimo double F and beyond.
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Modeled after the Vintage "Soloist" design but with a slightly larger throat. This model features a specially contoured rollover baffle to help you produce a balance and colorful sound.
After many years studying the finest vintage soprano mouthpieces, we have come out with a design that incorporates the most critical elements. This model features a short rollover baffle with a lower floor slope design. These elements combined with a medium / small chamber create a powerful, round tone, balanced in overtones, with great versatility, from Jazz Quartet, to Funk and R&B.
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This is an excellent choice for R&B, funk, or contemporary jazz settings. Featuring a longer step type baffle, this design has great projection.
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