Ready-To-Ship Specials

Hand crafted perfection! So easy to play, has a beautiful complexity to the tone with just the right balance of a harmonic core and edge. Absolutely wonderful!!

I purchased the Florida Green in a size 7. I used it at a live performance the very night it arrived; it is easy to play, and both the volume and tone are very easy to control

The Ted Klum Yardbird is, in a word, an outstanding alto sax mouthpiece. I own three: a hard rubber 8, a gold-plated brass 8, and my latest, a rhodium-plated brass 7. Although I am primarily a tenor player of 20+ years, I picked up alto 6 years ago and now split my playing time 70/30. I tried many different alto mouthpieces over the years, but none gave me the bebop sound I wanted until the brass Yardbirds changed everything. These models made practicing alto a true joy. Their standout features are an instantaneous response, excellent intonation, a powerful sound that never breaks, and exceptional dynamics - ranging from a rich, resonating low register to a full, precise high register. The gold-plated brass 8, which I have been playing for a year, has a slightly more resonant sound than the rhodium-plated 7, but the 7 is easier to play during longer sessions. Both demand harder reeds to achieve the best sound; I rotate between Boston Sax Shop Silver 3, Rigotti Gold 3M and 3.5L, and Vandoren V21 2.5. They require a longer break-in time and yield fewer good ones per box, but they last forever. My current setup pairs the brass Yardbird with a Vandoren Optimum metal tenor ligature, played on a Kessler Custom Handmade red brass alto with a Selmer Paris Series II gold brass neck. Ted Klum’s precision craftsmanship is second to none and his dedication shows in every single note.

I really like this piece, but I played a FocusTone Tonamax HR Tenor 7 red marbled, when I was with Arnie Krakowski a few weeks ago and I liked that one too. I got Teds' mobile # from Arnie and I am going to call and order the same model.
Thanks,
Lew Del Gatto

Perfect!!

Fantastic mouthpiece and I got it in a couple days!

Yardbird HR 9: I love it! Don’t need to say anything else. Thanks again!

Very responsive, a great balance of being able to play with a full present, sound yet controlled through all the registers. It has some punch, but not overly, tuning is fantastic, fits on the neck cork perfectly, which custom mouthpieces don’t always do, but this is a very high-quality piece. For section playing and lead alto playing, this has been a pleasure to play.

Fantastic deals and incredibly fast shipping and customer support!

Matt

Excellent quality mpc and quick delivery over the weekend to Germany.

Fantastic Piece! got it in the morning played that night. Very comfortable and did exactly as it should. Pitch sound everything great
Thanks for another great Mouthpiece

Arrived earlier than expected, great service

I purchased a Ready-To-Ship New London HR tenor in the green marble a few months back. It replaced an old Berg HR tenor piece I had and I was pleasantly surprised with the improvement in response that the TK New London provided. I ended selling the Berg and invested in a black New London HR tenor as my backup. The black plays just about the same as the green marble (maybe a shade darker), and I am pleased to have become a TK convert. I'm now hoping for a New London HR Ready-To-Ship baritone mouthpiece in a .105 or .110 opening.

J'avais déjà un tonamax ténor et un yarbird alto
Le Florida vient compléter la collection
Je voulais le grain du tonamax et de la puissance en plus...
Je suis très satisfait
J'ai réduit un peu mon ouverture habituelle et donc je prendrai des anches un peu plus fortes
Je surveille et attends avec impatience un nouveau modèle éventuel
Merci Ted

great

Your mouthpieces are really fantastic. Thank you for your generous offer. Now i own 15 of you brilliant mouthpieces. All of them are unique and absolutely worth the price. I just close my lips around them and my sax starts to sing. It's so much fun to play them. My absolute favorites on alto are: New York Model HR, New London and Versitone Tonarmax HR. On Tenor: New London HR, Florida HR and Focus Tone TonarMax. The shipment to Germany was very quickly. Thank you for doing such an excellent job.
Best wishes Andreas

I have Ted’s pieces dating back to the early 2000’s. He at the top of a very short list of best mouthpiece refacers and designers; I’ve never played a Klum piece that fell short of being an “end of the search” piece, a piece that-barring neuroses-a person could be happy with for the remained of their career. I currently have seven or eight of his pieces, either his original designs or ones he refaced.
I’ve sold a lit of mouthpieces, but I’ve never sold one that Ted had anything to do with. They’re too good.
Also, Ted can really play, so he knows what’s going to work-he doesn’t guess. Thank you, Ted!

Ted, I want to thank Jai for the great customer service and you Ted for the amazing mouthpieces that you make.

I purchase bouth of these and they sound and feel amazing, extremely well done, attention to detail and the sound, wow!!!

Best regards,

Every new mouthpiece I get from Ted inevitably becomes my new favorite! Smooth, responsive, and full of soul - they are all gems.