Jackie Mclean Legends Series Mouthpiece

RS BERKELEY INTRODUCES JACKIE MCLEAN MODEL TO THE LEGENDS SERIES MOUTHPIECE LINE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SCOTCH PLAINS, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 25, 2019

Jackie McLean is the latest Jazz icon to be added to the company’s “legendary” mouthpiece line. Known as an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator, McLean performed with Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Grachan Moncur III, Sonny Rollins, Tina Brooks, Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard and many others.

The exact reproducon of Jackie McLean’s original alto saxophone mouthpiece was produced in collaboraon with Jackie’s son and saxophonist, Rene McLean. The mouthpiece is made of bronze and features a natural ﬁnish and .077” p opening.

Legends Series Mouthpieces are oﬃcially licensed reproducons modeled aer the originals used by the worlds most iconic instrumental musicians. The creaon of the Legends Series Woodwind line begins in a state of the art scanning laboratory, in which technicians capture highly precise scan data, capturing the unique characteriscs of each original piece, thus matching the exact geometry of the original. Once the scan process is completed, the scan data is paired with highly specialized soware to clean, align and create high quality CAD models. From an archival standpoint, the 3D scan models of the mouthpieces are exact representaons of the original. Master mouthpiece maker and designer, Jack Onque oversees every element of the producon process, from design to hand ﬁnishing to ensure the highest possible quality and accuracy of each authenc reproducon. Our new revoluonary process allows the reed to seat beer on the lay poron of the mouthpiece, providing an airght bond that enables improve vibraon on the rails and p opening. The process also frees up the chamber, delivering uniformed resonance and maximum projecon. Legends Series mouthpieces are designed and craed in the United States.

RS Berkeley has been an innovator in musical instrument design since 2002, oﬀering a full range of brass, woodwind and stringed instruments for musicians of all ages and proﬁciency levels. The company is also dedicated to music educaon and has a long history of outreach iniaves at home and internaonally.

CONTACT RS Berkeley: www.rsberkeley.com

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