Credits
Here are quotes of happy players using the Francois Louis® products.
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Whether on Tenor, Alto or Soprano saxophones, playing on my Francois Louis mouthpiece's and Ligature's give me the confidence to execute my ideas throughout my horns with my own personal sound in what ever ensemble setting I find myself in...
The quality and craftsmanship in his work is incomparable in todays market place...
Francois' passion and developments are a constant inspiration... as is his new Soprano "Spectruoso" mouthpiece.
Joe Lovano - may 2010
photography © Jos L. Knaepen
The Francois Louis "Spectruoso" Mouthpiece has a real soul and sound. Francois has made something that is easy to play in all registers and is flexible and full bodied. It meets today's demands for projection without sacrificing quality of sound.
Jerry Bergonzi - june 2010
photography © robertocifarelli.com
There are few people in the world who I would say are brilliant, even fewer who would be considered a genius. Without hesitation, I feel that Francois Louis fits into both categories. He has made playing the saxophone for me like it was when I first began: exciting, new, wanting to practice all day and basically really fun. With his mouthpieces, reeds and ligatures already available and extraordinary, the only thing missing is a Francois Louis saxophone. I hope that day comes as I, along with the saxophone world, will be taken to the highest artistic level of proficiency.
I have been playing handmade Francois Louis mouthpieces, both wooden and silver, since 1989. In addition, I also use his ligatures and reeds. I just received a new Francois "Spectruoso" soprano mouthpiece that are available to anyone, from his new line. It is incredible. I will now be playing this instead of my wooden one that he made for me so many years ago. Believe me, not because the wooden one is deficient in any way, its that the new material is quite possibly more vibrant. I now have the new line of mouthpieces for my soprano, alto, tenor and baritone. Thank you Francois for your continued success.
Tim Ries - july 2010
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Francois Louis is a master craftsman with a passion for tone.
The Spectruoso and matching FL ligature gives the player great flexibility to explore color and texture.
Bob Sheppard -july 2010
photography © Bob Sheppard 2010
Francois Louis is a true visionary - an artist, scientist, engineer, and incomparable craftsman who has given his life to the study of the saxophone.
His mouthpieces, ligatures, and reeds have enabled me to find a personal sound on all of my instruments.
Gary Keller- june 2010
photography © Mike Tracy
"THE NEW FRANCOIS-LOUIS 'SPECTRUOSO' SOPRANO MOUTHPIECE IS THE BEST MP INVENTION FOR A SOPRANO SAX PLAYER TODAY.THE NEW MATERIAL COULD ONLY BE CREATED BY AN ALCHEMIST ON HIS LEVEL--IT HAS A WOOD SOUND-- AND THE FACING AND OPENINGS ARE PERFECT---ALLOWING SO MUCH MORE AIR AND A FULL SOUND WITHOUT INTONATION PROBLEMS.ONLY 'FL' HAS COME UP WITH SUCH A PIECE!! I THANK YOU AND MY SOPRANO THANX YOU ALSO!!"---
STEVE SLAGLE - june 2010
photography © Jimmy Catz
In the last more or less 20 years I'm using all kinds of Francois Louis Mouthpieces in different recordings and Live concert's. Started on The Solid Silver, then the famous Wooden for years and this days the "Spectruos" . All of them have different character of course, but one thing never changes... they all ‘singing like a singer... wich effect is very importand for my way of playing, I'm a melody guy. Perfect mouthpiece to play lot's of dynamic and stil stay's in Tune,besides the Incredible reaction of phrasing.
Honestly... Ive been trying to replace the F.L. ligature few times, but everytime decided to come back because simply sounding the best. Gives the reed so much freedom to vibrate like no other ligature.
Francois is a real sound designer for the modern saxophone "
Tony Lakatos - june 2010
photography © Ben Knabe
Playing Francois Louis mouthpieces and ligatures on alto and soprano saxophones has given me the complete overall sound and depth that I’ve spent many years searching for on other mouthpieces.
It’s given me the freedom to produce my true voice and to speak like an individual. Truly personal, truly world class.
Tony Kofi - june 2010
photography © Vera Gerling
"the main aspect in the beautiful work of françois louis, is the push it gives you to find your own approach on the instrument
... in my case it's to forget i'm a sax player ..."
"le magnifique travail de françois louis a ceci d'important ; de pousser l'instrumentiste à trouver son propre chemin ...
en ce qui me concerne c'est d'oublier que je suis saxophoniste ..."
François Théberge - juin 2010
photography © François Théberge 2010
"I've been playing François-Louis mouthpieces for almost 20 years. They
whisper, they scream and everything in between, with perfect balance,
intonation and a beautiful rich round & centered sound. They are the of
highest quality and craftsmanship. Playing Francois's mouthpieces have given
me the freedom & inspiration to further explore my voice on the saxophone."
Robert Kyle - july 2010
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Francois' products optimize the sonic capabilities of the saxophone and allow the player to have a fresh, personal sound that is built in tradition. From the Aulochrome,to his famed handmade wooden and solid silver mouthpieces, to the Spectruoso line of mouthpieces today, François' meticulous craftsmanship and passion for his products are
unmatched.
Jason Kush - july 2010
photography © Deanna Meridith
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