Sax Saxophone Mouthpiece

Sax Saxophone Mouthpiece

One of Yamaha’s more mutual and competitory mouthpieces, the 4C will provide a student with a better airflow and a more stable range.

The Saxophonists best friend…

What’s Your “Set up”? I ofttimes get asked that question, meaning what kind of mouthpiece and reeds do you use. Fortunately I found my perfective set up over 15 years ago and have no need or desire to try anything else because like I said, it’s the perfective set up… for me.

I’ll tell you what I use but I ‘m not here to commend anything in particular, everyone must try assorted kinds of shapes and sizes in a saxophone mouthpiece. We’re all dissimilar and what’s right for one person won’t feel right to another.

There are a lot of parts and dimensions to a sax mouthpiece; baffle, tip, lay, rails, chamber, shank, etc. Best thing is to try as a lot of dissimilar brands as you have access to then when you find a brand that feels more or less better than the rest begin zeroing in on the particulars such as chamber size, lay opening, etc.

When you’re an experienced player no one needs to tell you what’s right for you but as a beginner your instructor will make helpful suggestions; for example, if your tone is thin he might suggest a more opened tip mouthpiece.

Mouthpiece Graveyard

For a great deal of years I tried each kind of mouthpiece I could get my hands on. Whatever humans were proposing and whatsoever I saw advertised. I’ve got a box full of ‘em; Otto Link, Berg Larsen, Bari, Yamaha, hard rubber ones and metal ones. I can’t even do not forget them anymore.

I borrowed a friends baritone sax once so I went mouthpiece shopping. After with regards to an hour in the exercise cubicle I had it narrowed down to a couple nice ones, then the guy working at the store asks me if I’ve tried the Rico’s yet, I told him that I was looking for a mouthpiece not reeds. He said that Rico is making mouthpieces now and he hands me one to try. This bari Rico ended up being my favored one and so when I took it to the counter they told me it costs 12 bucks, yes $12! I was so impressed with it I had to try one on my tenor but it just didn’t feel right. You never know till you try,

Finally I had the prospect to undertake a Dave Guardala mouthpiece and fell in love instantly. It was a Michael Brecker model. This was around 1990 and it’s what I am using today. I later likewise got a King Curtis model and have it as a back up. I hope I never loose the Brecker model cause I like it the best.

Dave Guardala “Reeds” My Mind

I don’t know if Mr Guardala still takes phone orders but in those days he did cause he took my order and tried talking me into using Vandoren Jazz Cut reeds. I didn’t go for it cause I had tried Vandoren reeds before and hated them. He persisted on these and I in the long run said just send the mouthpiece, I’ll worry in regards to the reeds myself.

When the mouthpiece came in the mail and I opened the box I had to laugh because there was a Vandoren Jazz Cut reed set up on the mouthpiece by Dave. I though, man, this guy sure is persistent regarding these reeds on his mouthpiece. Well, of coarse I gave it a undertake and since that day haven’t employed anything else. This is the best combining I’ve ever tried. I have tried those same reeds with other mouthpieces but they just didn’t work the same.Thanks Dave Guardala!

Beginners will get started with a #1 or #2 reed. As you get into a more opened mouthpiece and your air support becomes more powerful you’ll most likely get a harder reed, perchance #3 or #4. Like shoes, they come in half sizes as well. Again, this requires a lot of experimenting with reed intensities and mouthpiece combinations. You’ll recognise when the right one comes along.

More Important Than The Sax

Yes that’s right, your mouthpiece and reed combining will make a larger divergence in your sound than your saxophone. Of coarse we all look for a good horn that’s well made and is working in the right manner but the mouthpiece is were the air hits the road. This is where firstborn contact is made so your reed and mouthpiece combining play the most essential part in the tone you will create through the other end of your horn.

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Most helpful client reviews

5 of 5 humans found the following review helpful.
Great value
By C. steward
Surprising quality for a little price , this mouthpiece renders precise tonal control all around the entire octave range , with superlative upper register performance . would have been nicer altho if a ligature had been included if even for nominal further and added cost .

2 of 2 humans found the following review helpful.
Excellent intermediate alto sax mouthpiece
By Emm09
I purchased this mouthpiece as a necessary tool for the instrument repair course I am presently enrolled in. This mouthpiece is made of a very lasting and without apparent effort plastic that provides outstanding tonal capablenesses with minimal effort. I am an intermediate alto player myself and I would highly reccommend this to any beginner/intermediate player who is looking for a great mouthpiece with minimal cost expenditures.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Unexperienced
By John B.
I don’t in truth have experience with saxophone mouthpieces, so I think this was good. It had way better control than the mouthpiece that came with my sax.

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