yea, the LT is a b star, and I'm on 4C right now. I'm thinking about saving up for a tenor metal classic. How does everyone like the new Selmer Soloists? They sound like a pretty good versatile piece. I'm also thinking about getting a Hite Artist piece. I've seen the bari version, and it sounds really good, and the user is quite happy with it.

theyre so smalle because the chamber is so big - lots of resistance.

I'm thinking about the Soloists, or the Hite Artist. They seem to be pretty versatile. do you think a C** would do the trick. I think the hite artist is my best choice, put on a brancher leggerio or Optimum, i'd get a pretty nice tone. Now back to metal mouthpieces. My teacher, and Marcel Mule, and James Houlik (might be wrong) used a metal piece, how come there isn't anything except the selmer metal classic. I know SR technologies makes a piece, but it's $350, way too much. How is the Selmer Metal Classic, what other metal legit mpcs are there?

You may find any given mouthpiece to be different that I. *I* find the Metal Classic E to be very good, albiet mine has what I believe to be a small flaw in the facing which I must accomodate by reed positioning and type. It has a tight and low roll-over baffle, modest rail thickness, and a round chamber most would consider to be medium in size. The sound is very pure with very little buzz. It's what i'd consider dark and rich, but projects well and gives me good control at all dynamics. It offers better tone stability than the Soloist E I am using while i have it refaced, but better tone colors. I have found it works well for me with a Hemke #3 or V16 #2.5

The soloist is a nice piece which is fairly dark, but sounds "Tubby" and broad.