People have asked what equipment I use for the type music I play, so here goes..
Soprano Selmer Series III Jubilee silver plate with Stirling Silver Neck
Classical: Selmer Concept (brilliant!!)or Selmer S90 180 mouthpiece, Selmer ligature or Ligaphone Orchestral Universal ligature , BG Ligature with 3.5 or 4 Vandoren trad or V12 3.5 reeds
Cross-genre, jazz and some classical: Meyer 4M mouthpiece, BG tradition ligature with 3 or 3.5 Vandoren trad reeds, 3 V12 reeds
Jazz/fusion: Aizen 6SO with BG tradition ligature with 3 or 3.5 Vandoren trad reeds
Alto Selmer Series III Jubilee silver plate with Stirling Silver Neck
Classical: For the small ensemble and ‘quiet stuff’ – Vandoren Optimum SL3 mouthpiece, Ligaphone Orchestral ligature with 3 or 3.5 Vandoren traditional or 2.5 or 3 V12 reeds
For the solo and orchestral stuff – Selmer Concept mouthpiece, Selmer or Ligaphone Orchestral ligature with 3 or 3.5 Vandoren traditional or 3 or 3.5 V12 reeds
Cross-genre, jazz and some classical: Selmer Concept Meyer 5M or 6M mouthpiece, Selmer ligature with 3 Vandoren trad or Java 3’s
Jazz/fusion: Either the Meyer 5M, 6M or D’Dario Jazz select 6M or 7m with with Rovner Dark ligature or Selmer gold plate ligature with 2.5, 3 Vandoren trad or Java 2.5 or 3’s
Tenor Selmer Series III Silver plate lacquer
Classical/cross-genre: Selmer E, F or G Soloist or Selmer S90 200 with Selmer single screw gold plate ligature with 3 Vandoren trad reeds
Jazz/cross-genre: Either the Selmer S90 200 or Rafael Navarro 7* (Bob Mintzer model), Selmer gold plate ligature with 3 Vandoren trad reeds
Jazz/Fusion: Morgan Fry 7M, Selmer single screw gold plate ligature with 2.5 or 3 Vandoren trad or Java 3 reeds.
Baritone Yamaha 62
Classical and cross-genre: Meyer 6Mor 7M or Selmer S90 200, Ligaphone Orchestral universal ligature or Selmer single screw gold plate ligature with 3 Vandoren trad reeds
Flute – Sankyo Silversonic with rose-gold lip plate
Alto Flute – Monnig silver plate ( I love this thing!)
Piccolo – if I have to…
Clarinet -Selmer S10, customViotto ++ mouthpiece with Vandoren MO ligature and Vandoren no 3 or 3.5 traditional or V12 reeds
