Endorsements/Gear I Use


I am a "Yamaha performing artist" and all of my saxophones are Yamahas!
https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/winds/index.html

Saxophones
Yamaha-YTS-875S-Custom Silver plated Tenor
Yamaha-YTS-82Zii-Unlacquered Tenor
Yamaha-YAS-82Zii-Alto
Yamaha-YSS-82Z-Custom Black Lacquer Soprano
Yamaha-YSS-62-Soprano
Yamaha YBS-62 -Bari with low A


Flutes
Muramatsu GX Silver Flute
SELMER SIGNET Alto Flute

Mouthpieces

Bari

Vandoren B25 for Classical
Vandoren V16-B7 for Jazz

Tenor
Francois Louis custom made mouthpiece. A solid silver model that was hand made by Francois Louis in Belgium in 1992. Tip opening is approx. 132.
http://www.francois-louis.com

Alto
Beechler White Diamond S5
www.beechler.com

Soprano
"Woodstone"-Steel Ebonite-Super Custom "Artist" #6
www.wood-stone.jp

Ligatures
I use and endorse Ligaphone ligatures. They really help even out the response in all the registers, and at all volume levels.
http://www.ligaphone.com

Tenor
“Ligaphone” Universal ligature and also the Francois Louis ligature that came with the mouthpiece.

Alto
“Ligaphone” Classical ligature.

Soprano
“Ligaphone” Universal ligature.

Reeds
I play and endorse D'Addario "Select Jazz" 3-Medium unfiled reeds on Tenor, Alto & Bari saxes.
https://www.daddario.com/products/woodwinds/tenor-saxophone/tenor-sax-reeds/

I play and endorse "Ligaphone" # 3 "Jazz" soprano sax reeds.
www.ligaphone.com

Headjoints
I play Drelinger flute headjoints. I use both the silver "Freeflow" and the wooden models.
http://www.drelinger.com

Other gear
I use and endorse  Aphex mic preamps. They sound fantastic!
http://www.aphex.com

I use and endorse Bagend speakers both live and in the studio. The BEST sounding speakers around!
http://www.bagend.com

Oleg is a great inventor of saxophone products. I use and endorse his neck straps and palm key risers.
http://www.olegproducts.com