| Other mouthpieces, ligatures and necks |
Alto saxophone mouthpieces available |
List updated 20. September 2020 Recent changes in red For questions or pictures, telephone +45 twenty 85 twelve 31 or write to: donotto"AT"oncable (dot) dk Tip openings have been measured with a Digital Tip Opening Gauge from Theo Wanne. COVID-19: Mouthpieces are washed with soap and dried for a week before shipping. Unless stated otherwise, the mouthpieces are used and are sold without ligature and cap. Mouthpieces will be shipped from Denmark. Sales are private meaning that returns are not accepted unless agreed upon on beforehand. Mouthpieces are sold as is. Therefore, please ask all questions before buying. |
| Brand |
Material |
Tip |
Chamber | NB: Price in Euros. Shipping cost and bank fees will be added | Price |
| Charles Bay |
|
|
None available | ||
| BARI |
HR |
.074" |
Medium |
BARI
RC5 with metal shank. (RC stands for
Richie Cole). Easy to blow. Reed #2. Bright but full
tone, egal over the horn. Good for lead |
€70 |
| Beechler |
HR |
.059" |
Medium |
Beechler 3S s/n 3079. Looks unplayed.
Very easy to blow. An early Beechler as seen from the
serial number. Hard rubber, not plastic. |
€140 |
| Beechler |
Plastic |
.065" |
Large |
Beechler Diamond Dot "5" white shank s/n 3164
refaced by MOJO to .065". This is a very early version of
the Diamond Dot model, made famous by Earl Bostic.
Fantastic player with a strong and full sound. |
€220 |
| Beechler |
Plastic |
.083" |
Medium |
Diamond bite plate, M6L
(Large font) Medium
chamber, Long facing. New, Old stock, only playtested. |
€85 |
| Berg Larsen |
HR |
.078" |
Medium |
Berg Larsen 85 Slant Signature Precision
Scoop bill, bullet chamber. Super player bright but with a
singing core. Perfect for lead alto Sold |
€140 |
| Berg Larsen |
HR |
.080" |
Small |
Berg Larsen Slant Signature 85/1/SMS. Facing curve optimized to a Bob Scott-curve. Easy to blow and has that versatility which made the early Berg Larsen famous. You can do anything from whispering to outplaying the trumpets in a Big Band. | €140 |
| Berg Larsen |
HR |
.081" |
Small |
Berg Larsen 95/2/SMS Bullet chamber. Clam
shell baffle, denim table. Very good player. Very
powerful, lots of body in the sound. Reed 2 |
€110 |
| Berg Larsen |
HR |
.085" |
Medium |
Berg Larsen 95/2/SMS Bullet chamber.
Slanted size print on shaft. (Made in the fifties) Easy to
blow. Loud but balanced sound with both core and highs.
Good for lead alto. Reed 2,5 |
€110 |
| Berg Larsen |
HR |
.095" |
Small | Berg Larsen 95/1/SMS (offset) Bullet
Chamber, Denim markings on table, original lig & cap,
Powerful, well playing, warm powerhouse. |
€110 |
| Berg Larsen |
Metal |
.090" |
Small |
Stainless Steel 95/2/SMS Scoop Bill Step
Baffle Faint sideways milling lines. Plays like a good
typical Berg, loud, medium edge, full bottom. |
€110 |
| Berg Larsen |
HR |
.102" |
Small | 105/1/SMS Duck Bill. Bullet Chamber. Sideways milling marks on table. | €97 |
| Berg Larsen |
HR |
.110" |
Small |
105/1/SMS Scoop bill, bullet chamber. Sideways
milling marks on table. Really good player, reed #2 is
recommended. Powerful darkish tone with a nice edge. Good
for lead. Think Cannonball. |
€110 |
| Bill Street |
HR |
.065" |
Medium |
Bill Street 3C. A real rarity from my
personal collection. Has a lovely soft and singing tone.
Not a lead mouthpiece, but also not a purely classical
piece. Click the link to the left to learn more about Bill
Street |
€166 |
| Brand |
Material |
Tip |
Chamber | NB: Price in Euros. Shipping cost and bank fees will be added | Price |
| ARB (Brilhart) |
Plastic |
.069" |
Small |
Black ARB Arbex 3*S. The S model has a bullet chamber, like the Beechler Diamond Dot. (Beechler manufactured the ARB mouthpieces). Facing has been corrected. Very good player now, "Poor Mans Diamond Dot." Bright sound with a good core. | €96 |
| ARB (Brilhart) |
Plastic |
.081" |
Medium |
Black ARB Arbex 4*. This is Brilhart's modernized version of the Ebolin, made in the 1980's. Facing corrected. Very good player, easy to blow, good core, it sings. Perfect for lead. | €96 |
| ARB (Brilhart) |
Plastic |
.079" |
Small |
Black ARB Arbex 5*S. The S model has a bullet chamber, like the Beechler Diamond Dot. Bright sound with a good core. Good for R&B and funk. | €96 |
| Brilhart |
HR |
.067" |
Medium |
Brilhart Hard Rubber 2* s/n 65 Made in Huntington, February 1951. Its sound shows why the HR Brilharts rank with New York Meyer and MC Gregory as the absolutely best alto pieces for jazz. If Meyer is powerful and Gregory elegant, Brilhart is in the middle. This one is in fine shape, and plays easily, reed 2,5. Sold | €219 |
| Buffet |
HR |
.070" |
Medium |
Vintage Buffet "C" Very good rubber.
Probably a Chedeville blank. Straight sidewalls in chamber
like a Brilhart. Full, darkish but singing sound. |
€110 |
| Claude Lakey |
Plastic |
.086" |
Small |
Claude Lakey Jazz 6* 3. Horse shoe
chamber. Looks like an older model. Easy blowing. Very
penetrating sound with lots of edge. This model used to be
the go-to mpc for lead alto |
€69 |
| Conn |
HR |
.050" |
XLarge |
Conn "Eagle Trade Mark" Beautiful, lyrical,
velvet-soft sound. The perfect mouthpiece for early Conn's
(Chu's and transitional). The small tip is no problem. Use
a reed 3 - 3,5 Sold |
€85 |
| Conn |
Plastic |
.065" |
Medium |
Conn USA Straight sidewalls. Good
all-round mouthpiece, which is fun to play. Sound is fine
and round. Was probably made by Runyon |
€70 |
| Conn |
Plastic |
.066" |
Medium |
Conn "Comet" #3 White. Made by Runyon for Conn
and included with the Conn "Constellation" saxophones.
Very good player. Sound is brighter than the black
Comet. Reed 2,5 |
€110 |
| Conn |
Plastic |
.068" |
Medium |
Conn "Comet" #3 Black With original
brass ligature. Made by Runyon for Conn and
included with the Conn "Constellation" saxophones.
Powerful sound and good balance between body and edge.
Think Art Pepper. Reed 2,5 |
€125 |
| Conn |
Plastic |
.062" |
Medium |
Conn "Precision" 3. This was the mouthpiece
which came with Conn altos in the 60's. It has a
surprisingly singing sound, almost like a white
Brilhart. Fine for lead alto. Plays easily with reed
#2 |
€110 |
| Brand |
Material |
Tip |
Chamber | NB: Price in Euros. Shipping cost and bank fees will be added | Price |
| Couf |
HR |
.087" |
Medium |
Couf Artist 8*S. Slimline, needs soprano ligature. New. Only play-tested. Came from an old Couf associate who informs that the Artist mouthpieces were made with same hard rubber as HR Brilhart. Very, very good player. | €125 |
| Frank Kaspar |
HR |
.063" |
Large |
Frank Kaspar Chicago "16" Made in the 50's or
before by Frank Kaspar, famous for his superbe clarinet
mouthpieces. A saxophone mouthpiece from his hand is
extremely rare. As expected, it plays very well and has a
fabulous tone. Think Johnny Dodds. Tip opening = Selmer
C* |
€245 |
| Gale |
HR |
.074" |
Medium |
Gale (Signature) Hollywood 5M Triple Dot,
alu-ring on shaft. Tip opened by Erik Greiffenhagen.
Good player . The sound of the Hollywwod is slightly
darker than the Companion. It has a more pronounced baffle
than the Companion. |
€299 |
| Gale |
HR |
.065" |
Medium |
Gale (Block logo) Hollywood Triple Dot 5M Good
player . The sound of the Hollywwod is slightly darker
than the Companion. It has a more pronounced baffle than
the Companion. |
€275 |
| Gale |
HR |
.065" |
Medium |
Gale Companion 3L Wonderful singing sound.
Plays well. |
€235 |
| Lawton |
Metal |
.076" |
Medium |
Lawton (Geoff) "Special" "Big Bore", 7,
lig and cap and original box. Good shape. Bite plate has
been exchanged to one from rubber. |
€275 |
| Lelandais | HR |
.060" |
Large | "Qualité Superieure" #7.
Very large, round chamber. The sound is velvet-like with
an unusual "hollow" character. Definitely not jazzy.
Suitable for church concert for solo sax. |
€55 |
| Lelandais |
HR |
.050" |
Medium |
Scroll shank "Qualité Superieure" #7 with
ligature and Buffet cap. A completely different sound from
the large chamber above. Beautiful, singing sound. Think
Desmond. Reed #3 |
€100 |
| Lelandais |
HR |
.066" |
Large |
Lelandais "7" Qualite Superieure Tip
opened from .044", facing adjusted to a Bob Scott
"Sinta"-facing. Plays very easily now with a wonderful
lyrical singing tone. Fantastic rubber. Reed 2,5 |
€110 |
| Meyer |
HR |
.067" |
Medium |
Meyer M5M from the estate of famous saxophone
teacher Joe Viola. Has marks after his teeth. With good
reason. It is one very good Meyer, esay to blow with a
juicy tone and egal from top to bottom. Not so loud. Reed
2,5 |
€135 |
| Meyer |
HR |
.069" |
Medium |
Meyer 5M New York Reissue, s/n 000974 Made in
USA. Meyer ligature and cap. Very easy to blow. Is not
intended to sound like the original New York Meyers. Reed
2,5 |
€135 |
| Meyer |
HR |
.069" |
Medium |
Meyer
S6S Made in USA. Very easy to blow.
Full tone. Reed 2,5 Should be small chamber, but it is not
smaller than other Meyers the way I measure chamber
volume. Facing is slightly shorter than normal. |
€110 |
| Meyer |
HR |
.072" |
Medium |
Meyer M6M Made in USA. Very easy blowing.
Powerful tone slight edge, good core. Reed 2,5 |
€110 |
| Meyer |
HR |
.073" |
Medium |
Meyer 5M Small Chamber
Facing optimized by Matt Marantz. Super Meyer.
Blows by itself, powerful tone which gets bright in the
top. Invites to fast playing. Reed 2,5. Selling for a
friend. Read his comments here.
|
€165 |
| Meyer |
HR |
.076" |
Medium |
Meyer M6M Made in USA. Improved with a
step-baffle. Super player now, forceful, bright. Full
sound with nice edge. Perfect for lead. Reminds me of a
good Beechler Diamond Dot. |
€110 |
| Meyer |
HR |
.083" |
Medium |
Meyer M8M Made in USA This is one of the
good modern Meyer's. Very easy to play. Sound is egal from
top to bottom. Singing sound with a good core. Reed #2 |
€110 |
| Meyer |
HR |
.078" |
Medium |
Meyer G 18M Tip 7 Meyer's attempt to make a MC
Gregory-like mpc. It does have a brighter sound than
standard Meyers, not so heavy. It is NOT an MC Gregory,
but a very good mpc at a very attractive price |
€85 |
| Mouthpiece Café |
Composite |
.079" |
Medium |
New York Alto NYC 7 R. Made by the famous Mouthpiece Guys Briam Powell and Erik Greiffenhagen. | €195 |
| No Name |
Plastic |
.070" |
Large |
No Name Black with Brilhart-like chamber. Plays surprisingly well. Full tone with a nice edge 2,5 reed. Good for lead. Fine student mpc. | €40 |
| Otto Link |
HR |
.063" |
Medium |
Otto Link Slant Signature 4 Florida no USA in
original box. Like new (Tip= a small Meyer 4 or Selmer
C*). Very good player. Sound is brighter than a good Meyer
but not thin. Reed 2,5 |
€195 |
| Otto Link |
Metal |
.068" |
Large |
Otto Link STM 5 Florida No USA Gold plated with
rhodium plated ligature marked Otto Link and non original
brass cap. Very good player with a fine sound.
Versatile, great fun to play. Reed #2 |
€245 |
| Otto Link |
Metal |
.082" |
Large |
Otto Link STM, Early Babbitt 7 Very good shape.
Optimized by Istvan Gabor. With ligature. |
€195 |
| Otto Link |
Metal |
.108" |
Large |
"Super"
Tone Master 9*, Early Babbitt. New, from shop closure.
With lig and cap, unplayed, still in plastic bag in
original Florida box and with the original piece of cork
that keeps the ligature in place. Box
has the 21 SO
West 5th STREET address. |
€199 |
| Otto Link |
Metal |
.116" |
Large |
"Super" Tone Master 10, Florida. New, from shop closure. No lig or cap, only play-tested, in original Florida box. Box is marked 121 SO West 5th STREET, which was the earlier address. | €175 |
| Pan American |
HR |
.054" |
XLarge |
Pan American USA. Marked "A". Very good
condition. Easy to blow. Not so loud, but a sound with
good balance between core and edge. Useful for classical
and for soft jazz. |
€85 |
| P.Gemeinhardt |
Metal |
.056" |
XLarge | Chrome plated. #2 |
€40 |
| Pierret |
Metal |
.056" |
XLarge |
Pierret
Fluted mpc. Silver plated with orig.
Lig. Opened and refaced by Istvan Gabor. Very good
player now. Soft, singing tone. Very similar to early
metal Selmer model, the one played by Marcel Mule |
€110 |
| Pomarico |
Ebony |
.071" |
Large |
Pomarico "7". Original red plastic
box. Plays well, with some resistance. Soft sound
with a dark core, but good highs in the upper register. |
€140 |
| RICO |
Plastic |
.077" |
Medium |
Rico
Metalite M5 New, only playtested. New model with
glossy surface. Powerful medium bright. Good for lead
and for electric instruments. The Metalites were Arnold
Brilhart last design. Very good players. Don't be fooled
by the low price. |
€50 |
| Rousseau |
HR |
.073" |
Medium |
Rousseau Jazz Model JDX 6. Step-baffle.
Chamber with straight side walls. Sound has a dark core
and a slight edge. |
€69 |
| Runyon |
Plastic |
.072" |
Small |
Custom #5, Black |
€90 |
| Runyon |
Metal |
.080" |
Medium |
Runyon "The Spoiler" 8. The spoiler removed. Easy to play. Bright Dukoff-like sound. | €69 |
| Brand |
Material |
Tip |
Chamber | NB: Price in Euros. Shipping cost and bank fees will be added | Price |
| Selmer (USA) |
HR |
.061" |
Medium | Selmer USA Looks like the Couf Artist blank. Plays very, very well with a dark sound. | €140 |
| Selmer |
HR |
.069" |
Medium |
Stentor "C**" in oval on table. Made by
Selmer for a British company at the time when the late Air
Flow pieces were made. Chamber is round like on these but
larger which gives a slightly darker sound. Very nice
player. |
€220 |
| Selmer |
HR |
.062" |
Medium |
Short shank Soloist C*. Very
good shape. |
€220 |
| Selmer |
HR |
.067" |
Medium |
Selmer long shank Soloist C*. Refaced by
Istvan Gabor. Horse shoe chamber has been rounded in the
bottom. Very easy player with a darkish full tone. |
€110 |
| Selmer |
HR |
.074" |
Small |
Soloist Style C* Opened to D by Brian Powell |
€245 |
| Selmer |
HR |
.060" |
Small |
Selmer S80 C*. Square chamber. Looks to
be nearly unplayed. Plays and sounds as it should. |
€69 |
| Selmer |
HR |
.064" |
Medium |
Selmer S80 C** Refacet by Bob Scott to his "Sinta-facing" = "slightly smaller tip opening and a longer facing curve". Among the easiest blowing moutpieces I have tried. | €110 |
| SONORA |
HR/Metal |
.033" |
XLarge | "2" Very peculiar, short
piece Hard Rubber with metal tip and table. Original
screw-on ligature and "deep-V" cap. Very small tip
opening. Collectors item. Sonora
trade mark was used by German saxophone manufacturer
Adler. Later used by B&S in Eastern Germany. |
€55 |
| Vandoren |
HR |
.061" |
Medium |
Vandoren (Same blank as
Diamond Perfecta) 5 Absolutely lovely sound. Bright,
but not edgy, singing quality. |
€110 |
| Vandoren |
HR |
.067" |
Medium |
Vandoren (Same blank as Diamond Perfecta) 5 Tip
opened by Istvan Gabor. Absolutely lovely sound. Bright,
but not edgy, singing quality. |
€110 |
| Wolfe Tayne | HR |
.064" |
Medium |
This one is from the
60's and made with very good rubber. A bad
refacing has been corrected and it now is very easy to
blow. Plays and sounds closely to an MC Gregory Model A.
Use a reed 3,5. |
€155 |
| Wolfe Tayne |
Metal |
.094" |
Large | Wolfe Tayne Chrome plated 7*. Has a
powerful and warm sound below the octave key and bright
without being thin above. Good for lead. Very slim size.
Use a Rovner L4 for Eb-clarinet as ligature. |
€95 |
| The Woodwind Company | HR |
.073" |
Medium |
The Woodwind Company
"KG" Steel Ebonite Cap and ligature. Elegant, clear sound.
A mouthpiece that can "sing" |
€97 |
| Yanagisawa |
HR |
.090" |
Medium | #8 Like new. Very well playing mouthpiece with a full-bodied sound. | €97 |