How do I choose an alto sax mouthpiece?
The Saxophone Mouthpiece (and Clarinet Mouthpiece) Tip Size, or Tip-Opening, is the distance between the reed and mouthpiece tip. This number is usually on the side of the mouthpiece body, or on the table. The smaller the tip size the more narrow the opening; the larger the tip size the larger the opening.
Do saxophone mouthpieces make a difference?
Saxophone mouthpieces make a big difference in playing the woodwind instrument. A good mouthpiece helps with tone quality, sound production, and intonation flexibility. Mouthpieces are made of all sorts of materials, including plastic, hard rubber, metal, and wood.
What’s the difference between 4C and 5C mouthpiece?
The 4C has a moderately narrow sized tip opening for easy response and clear tone, and the 5C has a moderate sized tip opening allows for greater volume and projection and a rich tone quality.
What makes a good saxophone mouthpiece?
Each person is built differently. Some people sound good using a mouthpiece with a wide tip opening in combination with soft reeds; some people prefer using a mouthpiece with a narrow tip opening in combination with harder reeds. Similar to saxophone reeds, saxophone mouthpieces have numerous options to choose from.
Are Bakelite mouthpieces safe?
Bakelite itself doesn’t contain asbestos, and bakelite components don’t necessarily have asbestos added to them. Even if a specific piece did have asbestos added to it, it’s perfectly safe as long as the asbestos isn’t floating around in the air so you can inhale it.
What mouthpiece did Gerry Mulligan use?
This is Gerry Mulligan: Gerry famously played much of his career on a mouthpiece made by M.C. Gregory. This is an original M.C. Gregory baritone saxophone mouthpiece mold which was recently acquired by the Morgan Mouthpiece Company: Using our pure rubber formula,…