| Other mouthpieces, ligatures and necks |
Alto saxophone mouthpieces available |
List updated 7. January 2021 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 |
.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 (Offset) 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 |
Berg Larsen 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. On trial | €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. On trial | €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. On trial | €96 |
| ARB (Brilhart) |
Metal |
.080" |
Medium |
ARB 6, CUSTOM 20160193,
Refaced by John Reilly Original cap and
ligature. Maybe the most powerful alto piece I have
played, bright but also with a warm and round core in the
sound. Not just a paint peeler. Reed #2 |
€249 |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| King |
Metal |
.080" |
Medium |
King under a Crown. 7 on table. Probably a Wolfe
Tayne stencil. Dark sound with some edge. Powerful. Very
good player. Fun to play. Reed 2 |
€85 |
| Lawton |
Metal |
.070" |
Medium |
Lawton (Geoff) Special 6 lig and cap and
original box. Looks almost unplayed. Very good player.
Brightish sound with good core. Reed 2,5 |
€275 |
| 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. On trial | €275 |
| Lawton |
HR |
.073" |
Medium |
Lawton (Geoff) 8 Star 8. Refaced, not marked but
very well made. Plays easily from top to bottom,some edge
but not as much as the metal version above. Comes with
original reed screw and reed cover. On trial |
€224 |
| 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, easy 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 |
.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 |
.077" |
Medium |
Meyer M/7/M Made in USA. Good modern
Meyer. Typical Meyer sound, quite bright in the upper
register. Reed 2,5 |
€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 |
| Morgan |
HR |
.077" |
Medium |
Bilger Morgan Excalibur 6E s/n 9134. Plays very
well, like all Morgan pieces. Meyer-like tone, with some
edge and full in the low tones. Early version of the
Excalibur, before the cooperation with Bilger was
terminated. Not so edgy as the later Morgan Excalibur |
€140 |
| Morgan |
HR |
.073" |
Small |
Morgan Excalibur 5E s/n 17550. Plays very
well, like all Morgan pieces. Meyer-like tone, but quite
edgy. |
€140 |
| 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 Wood |
.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 |
| ROC |
Plastic |
.067" |
Small |
ROC Britone ***
Good bright tone, not thin. Lively. Good for lead or for
funk and rock. ROC made the Brilhart "Made in England"
pieces. Same material as Tonalin. The clarinet version of
ROC was popular with revival clarinettists because of the
powerful tone. Has the unusual shape baffle. |
€70 |
| Rovner |
HR |
.096" |
XSmall |
Rovner 6* Torpedo-form Square window like
in clarinet pieces. Very good player. Quite edgy but a
strong core in the low register. Useful for rock and funk.
Reed #2 |
€85 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Theo Wanne |
HR |
.084" |
Medium |
Theo Wanne NY Bros 2 "7" s/n 18A3. Original box
and bag. Easy to play with the right reed. Roberto's 2,5
suits fine. |
€167 |
| 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 |