Otto Link Tone Edge 7* – Mini Mouthpiece Review

By Jay Metcalf
Saxophone Equipment Reviews, Saxophone Mouthpiece Play-Tests & Mini Reviews, Saxophone Mouthpiece Reviews

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Otto Link Tone Edge 7*

I recently had my Otto Link Tone Edge 7* mouthpiece refaced by Phil-Tone Mouthpieces.

While this mouthpiece is now much improved after I had it refaced, you can probably hear the slight lack of projection and tubbiness. Low notes don’t speak as well as I’d like either. However, the altissimo is very clear, oddly enough. Comparing this mouthpiece to the Intrepid 7* from Phil-Tone you can hear the significant difference in projection and tonal clarity. These are easy to compare because they’re designed in a similar style. Check out my mini mouthpiece review of the Intrepid to compare them for yourself.

I know some people sound great on these. I’m just not one of them. Swipe through to hear my comments on this mouthpiece. The reed is from Lupifaro and the ligature is from BG France.

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Playing old mouthpieces this week. Today it’s an Otto Link Tone Edge 7* refaced by @philtone_mouthpieces. Although it is now much improved you can probably hear the lack of projection and slight tubbiness. Low notes don’t speak great either. Altissimo is very clear though oddly enough. Compare to yesterday’s post to hear the significant difference in projection and tonal clarity with the Intrepid which is a similar style mouthpiece. I know some people sound great on these. I’m just not one of them. Swipe to hear my comments. Same reed @lupifaro and ligature @bgfrance as yesterday.

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What do you all think of this mouthpiece? Let me know in the comments below!

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Otto Link Tone Edge 7* – Mini Mouthpiece Review

Level up your saxophone playing today!