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"I was wasting 25 years of my career  looking for a mouthpiece that would produce a sound I had in my mind.  Then I met Morgan..."

--Gilad Atzmon

Everybody asks, what does a Morgan Fry mouthpiece sound like?  To answer that, first we should cosider the question, "What should a mouthpiece do?".  In short, it should get out of your way. It should allow you to make your sound comfortably.  Some pieces do this better or worse than others -- many have noticed the phenomenon that many people sound the same on (for instance) a Guardala, but everybody sounds different on an Otto Link.  This is because mouthpieces that have modest internal dimensions -- mainly moderately large, roundish chambers and modest baffles -- allow a maximal amount of tonal fexibility. 

A great mouthpiece must have a rich and colorful sound, but that sound also must be malleable.  You should be able to put enough sound out there that you can play lead alto, and back off and blend seamlessly into a section.  It should encourage you to play a beautiful haunting ballad, or play bebop at breakneck speed -- all with the same mouthpiece.  It shouldn't tell you what you sound like -- it should allow you to shape your sound comfortbly. 

You are a musician, you are an artist.  The mouthpiece is one of your most important and sensetive tools.  It must let you create all the colours you hear, express yourself fully, and do it all without thinking about your equipment at all.  My goal is simply to make mouthpieces that play superbly and get out of your way and let you realize your sound.

So what does a Morgan Fry mouthpiece sound like?

It sounds like you.

In other news, Gilad Atzmon is now endorsing and playing Morgan Fry mouthpieces exclusively!  Gilad one of the finest musicians I have ever heard with an unparalleled command of the saxophone, and I am thrilled to hear him playing on my work.  Here are a few Youtube clips of his current project -- a reinterpretation of some of the material form the Charlie Parker With Strings sessions.  Gilad is playing on a NYZ Alto in a .073" tip, an FLZ Soprano in a .063" tip, and a customized version of my Floridated Link in a .092" tip.