Peter Hawrylyshen on the Giant Tenor 7*
Easy to play, fantastic sound
"A friend of mine sold me his Giant with a number 7* tip opening.
I love how easy it is to play from the bottom all the way through to the top. It's brighter than the average piece in my collection but I tend heavily towards the darker warmer toned mouthpieces.
I find that with a short warmup period of a couple minutes the tones fill out and bring a sound very similar to my early Babbitt Otto Link. A difference I have found is when I push this mouthpiece hard it modulates to a sound that seems more contemporary and suitable for rock or funk. If I lay low on it I can get the breathy warmth of a ballad out of it as well.
Overall this has quickly become one of my favorite mouthpieces for my tenor and is there for me when I want something that can deliver some punch."