RPC SAXOPHONE MOUTHPIECES are being played by saxophone players all over the world from beginner to every level of professional player.
After 10 years RPC MOUTHPIECES are becoming known as the LEGENDARY mouthpieces of tomorrow, available today. Each mouthpiece is an individual creation, all made start to finish by Master Mouthpiece maker Ron Coelho.
Sound Quality
Sound is not the easiest thing to describe, my priorities for saxophone sound in order of importance are as follows:
- BEAUTIFUL :: The saxophone is one of the most beautiful instruments there is, the sound should be big and rich and beautiful.
- DYNAMIC RANGE :: It should be easy to play up and down the horn, soft to loud.
- EDGE :: Everyone has different tastes and perceptions, but some edge on top of the sound is desirable. Each mouthpiece is extensively play tested and the facing curve adjusted until it meets exacting musical standards!
Musical Standards
Each mouthpiece must pass the following tests!
- The mouthpiece must respond with the slightest amount of air and support from the embouchure.
- It must play evenly from top to bottom, meaning, adjacent notes must center in the same way.
- At medium volumes it must have a round and pleasing sound.
- Most importantly for a Jazz mouthpiece, at more extreme volume levels the sound has to hold together and develop some real power!
Here's what customers say about RPC Mouthpieces"Ron Coelho makes the best playing and sounding mpcs I've ever used. Just great mouthpieces for the working musician. Extremely musical,versatile...AND make you not want to put the horn down out of a fear that you'll miss the next new thing you get out of your horn."
"I never had a mouthpiece perform like that out of the box. Yeh, I could get most mouthpieces to do what I wanted but it ususally required some fore thought and preparation. I am no longer a slave to my mouthpiece. I don't have to sacrifice tone, response and intonation for edge and power."
"I love it. I had another chance to play with the swing band tonight and I can say this is truly an awesome mouthpiece. Excellent response throughout the range of the horn, very warm but has the edge to play out in front and excellent intonation."
"Your alto piece still amazes me. Ever since it popped out of the egg it has been consistent in pitch, reed selection, and playing comfort. Thanks again and please always know that your work is the utmost in professionalism."
"Your mouthpiece is something else. I have thought of a thousand things I could say about this piece of work but now the words just can't say enough of how great it is. Keep up the good work I believe one day every sax player will know your name."
"I started playing lead alto with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band. During my first rehearsal, I was floored by the 78 year old Frank Wess and his sound!! Have you ever heard a lion roar? I did that day. Frank's sound on the RPC 125 seemed like it came from inside a whale. Deep, cavernous and huge. The next day, I called Ron Coelho and asked him to make me a work of art. I'm still blowing that first RPC 125 tenor. It is miraculous. Fat, resonant, powerful and smooth as silk. Wow!! I can shake the rafters with that piece and at the same whisper like a soft little kitten. Then I had him make a lead alto piece."
"It's like when your car (a good car) comes back after being tuned up and serviced by qualified dealership mechanics. You start it up, and it purrs, put it in gear and step on the gas, and you say "YEA, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' 'BOUT". This mouthpiece seems to want to do what ever I ask of it. I can see myself falling in love with playing again."
"Before trying RPC mouthpieces, I was convinced that one had to be genetically predisposed to play extensively in the altissimo range of the saxophone. RPC proved me wrong."
"I've been playing for 25 years, and I feel like I've just improved 30 percent! It's a wonderfull thing you're doing,man."
"Just got my new tenor 105 today, and spent about three hours with it. WOW, WOW, WOW!"
"My bravos to Ron. His Alto and Bari mouthpieces that I recently purchased are the best. I would not liken them to some of the vintage Meyers or Links simply because they are superior."
CONTACT INFO
e-mail Ron Coelho:
or call anytime
PHONE NUMBER: 360-887-3807
Call anytime 9 to 5 (west coast time) so I can better understand how to help you on your journey to a great sound!
Understand that each mouthpiece is play tested and the facing and chamber tweaked and fussed with, until the mouthpiece has flawless intonation and response. Very few- if any - mouthpieces on the market today are individually played for 2 or 3 hours (or more) on different days, and with different reeds to assure the musicality of the sound.
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