Mouthpiece SAXOPHONE STAR

Saxophone Mouthpiece Comparison

Name Soprano Alto Tenor Baritone

Gregory 4 or 5,
New York Meyer
Cannonball 5, Rico 2 or
Adderley LaVoz Medium
Reeds - King
Super 20 alto
Gerald Albright Dukoff D7 Metal Beechler 7 Dukoff 7
Metal Beechler 6,
Selmer D, Rico or Metal Otto Link 8,
Justo Almario La Voz or Hemke
Hemke Reeds Rico Reeds
Reeds
Harold Ashby Otto Link
Lakey 4*3 or
Gabe Baltazar
Beechler S8S
Metal Berg Larsen -
Gato Barbieri
Selmer Mk VI
Gary Bartz Vandoren A45
Metal Francios Louis,
Rico Select or
Bob Berg Metal Selmer G
Medium LaVoz
Reeds - Selmer MkVI
Super Gonz 1,
Jerry Bergonzi Copper or Grenadilla
(.110 tip), Rico Reeds
Beechler 6,
Selmer C*, Van
Jay Beckenstein Vandoren #3
Doren #3 reeds
Reeds
Rubber Berg
Tim Berne Larsen 95/2,
Vandoren Reeds
Jane Ira Bloom Metal Selmer D
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RIA Medium /
Hamiet Bluiett
Lawton
Metal Berg Larsen
Arthur Blythe 95/1, LaVoz
Reeds
Meyer #7, Lawton Metal 7,
DonBraden Vandoren #3 Vandoren #4 Reeds -
Reeds Keilwerth SX-90R
Lawton 6
La Voz
Mike Brignola
Medium Hard
Reeds
Nick Brignola Runyon 7 Runyon Bionix 8* Runyon Bionix 8* Lawton 8*BB
Guardala Brecker
Michael Brecker Guardala 8 Model, LaVoz Reeds
- Selmer MkVI Tenor
Nick Brignola Runyon
Metal Otto Link
Florida Super Tone
Don Byas
Master 3*, Rico 3
Reeds
Rubber Berg Rubber Berg Larson
Ace Cannon
Larson 80/1 90/1
Arnold Brilhart
Benny Carter
Ebolin
Lawton Metal 7*BB,
James Carter Rico Plasticover
Reeds
Metal Berg Larsen
130/0, Rico
Pete Christlieb
Plasticover #2 Reeds
- Selmer MkVI Tenor
Dukoff D9, D11
Clarence Clemons
Rico Plasticover
Otto Link (9?)
Arnett Cobb
Rico Royal 3
Hard Rubber Otto
Mark Colby Selmer H
Link 8
George Coleman Vandoren A25 Meyer 5 Otto Link 7*
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Vandoren A55 -
Steve Coleman Vandoren Java 3
Reeds
Metal Otto Link 5
John Coltrane Metal Selmer E
star - Rico #4 Reeds
Jay Corre Berg Larsen 110
Barret Stock 5,
Hank Crawford LaVoz Medium
Reeds
Ronnie Cuber Otto Link 8*
Metal Otto Link 7* -
Eddie Daniels
Selmer MkVI Tenor
Jay Davidson Dukoff Guardala Guardala MB Berg Larsen
Gregory 4A-18M
Rico 3 1/2 Reeds -
Paul Desmond Selmer Super
Balanced Action
#43,xxx
Dennis Diblasio Lawton 8*B Lawton 7*B
Meyer 5, Rico 2
Lou Donaldson
Reeds
Metal Selmer F,
Paquito D'Rivera Otto Link 6
Rico 3 Reeds
Saxworks, Rico
Jazz Select
Candy Dulfer
Medium filed
Reeds
Otto Link NY 7, Rico
Malcolm "Molly" Jazz Select 3 or Van
Duncan (Average Doren Java 3 Reeds -
White Band) Selmer Mk V1
(1957)
Strathon 8*, Saxtech
Richard Elliott
reeds, LA Sax
Guardala Studio
Model, Vandoren
Bill Evans
Reeds - Selmer MkVI
Tenor
Otto Link "Master
Herschel Evans
Link"
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Lawrence
NY Meyer 6 w/ Otto Liink 7 - Selmer
Selmer D
Feldman
wedge MkVI Tenor
Metal Beechler 8, Metal Florida Otto
Brandon Fields
Selmer E Hard Rubber Berg Link #7 - Selmer
Larsen 90/2 MkVI Tenor
Med Flory Brilhart 5*
Frank Foster Yanigasawa 5 Lawton 10*B
RPC 95F,
Gary Foster Vandoren Java 2 Lawton 10*B
1/2, Yamaha
Selmer E Hemke 3
Selmer F
Kenny Garrett Reeds - Selmer
Vandoren 3 Reeds
MkVI
Stan Getz Otto Link 8*
Dexter Gordon Metal Selmer C* Various Otto Links
Dukoff metal D8, Beechler hard
RIA metal 5, Hemke
Kenny Gorlick Hemke #2 1/2 rubber S5S,
#3 Reeds
Reeds Hemke #3 Reeds
Metal Otto Link
Johnny Griffin (.150 tip) LaVoz
Medium Soft Reeds
Metal Berg Larsen
Jimmy Giuffre
130/0
Otto Link Super Tone
Master, refaced to 12
Scott Hamilton
- Selmer Super
Balanced Action
Craig Handy Vandoren S25 Berg Larsen 105/1
Selmer S-80 C*,
Selmer Soloist B, Vandoren #3 Selmer Solist B or S-
John Harle Vandoren #3 Reeds, Meyer 5M, 80 C*, Vandoren #3
Reeds Rico Royal #3 Reeds
Reeds
Coleman Hawkins
Metal Otto Link
Hard Rubber Ron
Selmer D, Marca
Jimmy Heath
Coelho 105,
Reeds
Vandoren Reeds
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Semer Soloist D
(Short Shank refaced
Joe Henderson
to H or I?), LaVoz
Medium Soft Reeds
NY Meyer 5M
Alexander
Vincent Herring Superial 3 1/2
Reeds Gold Plated
Yanigisawa 991
Willis "Gator Otto Link 12*, Rico
Tail" Jackson Plasticover 4 Reeds
Berg Larsen .160/2,
Plas Johnson Rico Plasticover 2
Reeds
Metal ARB #7,
Metal Brilhart Level-
John Klemmer Yanigasawa #7 LaVoz Medium
Air #5
Hard Reeds
Hard Rubber Berg
Dave Koz Couf 8 Metal Beechler 7
Larsen
Steve Lacey Otto Link 12
Oliver Lake Selmer RIA 7
Don Lamphere Couf 7* Couf 5* Couf 8*
Dave Liebman Sugal Freddy Gregory
Ebony Francois Louis
10* Superial "DC"
3.5 & 4 and
Joe Lovano Otto Link 9* "Classique Reeds
Selmer Super
Balanced Action,
silver plated
Selmer S-80 C**
Rousseau Selmer S-80D
Joe Lulloff Selmer S-80 C* Meyer 5M
Otto Link Berg Larsen
Beechler 7
Metal Otto Link 8* -
Bob Malach
Selmer MkVI Tenor
Berg Larsen 110/2,
Metal Beechler 8,
Eric Marienthal Metal Beechler 7 Vandoren 3 Reeds -
Vandoren 3 Reeds
Selmer MkVI Tenor
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Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis Bari Guardala - Selmer
MkVI Tenor
Peter Ponzol
Classic #70 - Peter Ponzol Peter Ponzol Custom
Mel Martin
Vandoren blue Custom #85 #110
box reeds
Berg Larsen - Bari
Jackie McLean
Reed
Charles
Meyer 5 Arbex 7*
McPherson
Hard Rubber Freddy
Bob Mintzer Berg Larsen 95/0 Gregory - Selmer
MkVI Tenor
RPC 150M, Rico
James Moody Jazz Select 2H
Baritone sax reeds
Selmer F w/Oleg
Lanny Morgan
ligature
Gerry Mulligan Gale 5
Leonard Gullota Hard Rubber
Tommy Newsom Selmer S 80 Brilhart 5*
5* Otto Link 6
Otto Link 8 - Selmer
Dick Oatts Wolf Tane 7 Berg Larsen 90/2
MkVI Tenor
Hard Rubber Otto
Scott Page
Link
Guardala King/R&B,
James Oppenhiem
Vandoren V16 3 1/2
(Boney James)
reeds
Charlie Parker Brilhart 5?
Maceo Parker Brilhart Ebolin
Ken Peplowski Beechler 5 Berg Larsen 110/0
Houston Person Lawton 10 metal
BergLarsen 130/0
Hard Rubber
SMS Vandoren
Lenny Pickett Selmer C* Meyer 5 Berg Larsen
Reeds - Selmer MkVI
115/0
Tenor
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Meyer 6M
Bobby Porcelli Alexander
Superial DC 3 1/2
Dukoff D9, La Voz
Boots Randolph
Med Reeds
Meyer New York Metal Otto Link 9* -
Selmer Soloist
USA 6 Hard Selmer Relacquered
Hard Rubber G,
Rubber, Super Balanced
Joshua Redman Vandoren 2
Vandoren 2 1/2 Action Tenor
Reeds, Selmer
Reeds, Selmer Saxophone
Mark VI
Balanced Action (48,000)
Jerome Hard Rubber Otto
Selmer Metal Otto Link
Richardson Link
Scott Robinson Vandoren?
Sonny Rollins Berg Larsen 130/2
Selmer S-80 C**
Vandoren 5 Reeds,
Selmer Mark VI
(gold plated) Selmer S-80
Selmer S-80 E Selmer S-80 C*
C**
Vandoren 4 "Soloist"
James Rotter Note: Mr. Rotter Vandoren 5
Reeds, Selmer Vandoren 5 Reeds,
uses #5 Vandorens Reeds, Selmer
Mark VI Selmer Mark VII
as "finished blanks Mark VI
and adjusts them
significantly
before playing"
Meyer 6, Rico
Marc Russo Yanigisawa 9 Dukoff D9
Plasticover Reeds
David Sanborn Dukoff D7, D9
Pharoh Sanders Metal Selmer Metal Selmer
Tom Scott Guardala Studio
Andy Shepard Bari
Hard Rubber Otto
Hard Rubber Otto
Wayne Shorter Link 10 - Selmer
Link 10
MkVI Tenor
Otto Link 6 - Rico #4
Lew Tabakin Reeds - Selmer MkVI
Tenor
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Selmer C*
Selmer C* Selmer C*
James Umble Morgan 3C
Vandoren 3 1/2 Vandoren 3 1/2
Vandoren 3 1/2
Otto Link 8 - Selmer
Chris Vadala Selmer C* Meyer 7
MkVI Tenor
Metal Lawton -
Junior Walker
Selmer Mk VI
Superial 3 1/2 &
"DC" 3 & 3.5 Florida
Bennie Wallace Otto Link Super Tone
Master, Selmer
MKVI Tenor
Sadao Watanabe Meyer 5
Bobby Watson Vandoren A35
Lawton 9*, Metal Otto Link 13!?
Ernie Watts Runyon 9
Barone Metal - 160 tip opening
Metal Otto Link 9,
Ben Webster
Rico 3 1/2 Reeds
Sugal, Keilwerth
Kirk Whalum Dukoff 8*
Black Nickel
Brilhart Level Air
Edgar Winter Brilhart Level Air 6
6
Selmer D,
Winslow ligature,
Paul Winter Vandoren #4
reeds - Selmer
Mark VI
Meyer 5, La Voz
Phil Woods
medium reeds
Beechler - Selmer
George Young
Mk VI
Otto Link "Master
Lester Young
Link"