Saxophone Mouthpiece Facing Charts

This information was copied verbatim from the 1995/1996 price list of The Saxophone Shop Ltd, 2834 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201.

The top line of each chart describes the opening in thousandths of an inch.

Charts are available for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone mouthpieces.

Soprano Saxophone
50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105
BARI Ebonite .58 .60 .62 .64 .66 .68 .70 .72 .74
Beechler 4 5 6 7 8
Berg Larsen 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85
Dukoff D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10
Guy Hakwins 4-5 6 7
Meyer 5 6-7 8-9 10
Otto Link 5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9
RIA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rousseau 2R, 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R
Runyon 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Selmer C*, C** D/E F/G H I
Vandoren S15 S25 S35
Wolf Tayne 4 5 6 7
Yanagisawa 5 6 7 8 9
Alto Saxophone
60 62 65 70 74 75 80 83 85 90 95 100 105 110
BARI .72 .77 .82 .87
BARI (R.C.) 4 5 6 7
Beechler 3 4 5 6 7 8
Berg Larsen 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110
Couf 4* 5-6 7-8 9* 10*
Dukoff D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10
Guy Hawkins 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Meyer 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Otto Link 4* 5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9 9*
RIA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rousseau 3R 4R 5R
Rousseau Classic NC4 NC5 NC6 NC7
Rousseau Jazz JDX4 JDX5 JDX6 JDX7
Runyon 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Selmer B* C C* C** D E F G H
Vandoren A20 A25 A27 A35 A45 A55
Vandoren Java A35 A45 A55 A75 A95
Jumbo Java A35 A45 A55 A75 A95
Wolf Tayne 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yanagisawa 5 6 7 8 9
Tenor Saxophone
65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130
BARI .85 .90 .95 .100 .105 .110 .115 .120
Beechler 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Berg Larsen 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120
Couf 3* 4-5 6-7 8*
Dukoff D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10
Guy Hawkins 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Meyer 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Otto Link 4 4* 5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9 9* 10
RIA 3 3* 4 4* 5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9
Runyon 1 2 3 4-5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Rousseau 3R 4R 5R
Rousseau Jazz JDX4 JDX5 JDX6 JDX7 JDX8
Selmer C C* C** D E F G H
Vandoren T15 T20 T25 T35
Vandoren Java T45 T55 T75 T95 T97
Jumbo Java T45 T55 T75 T95 T97
Wolf Tayne 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yanagisawa 5 6 7 8 9
Baritone Saxophone
70 73 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130
Beechler 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Berg Larsen 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130
Dukoff D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9
Guy Hawkins 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Meyer 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Otto Link 4 4* 5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9
RIA 3* 4* 5* 6* 7* 8*
Rousseau 3R 4R 5R 6R
Runyon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Selmer B* C C* C** D E F G H
Wolf Tayne 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yanagisawa 5 7 9

Saxophone Mouthpiece Comparison

Below is a brief list of Saxophone setups, listed alphabetically by player. The latest information has been contributed by John Laughter and can be found in his book Contemporary Saxophone.

 
Name Soprano Alto Tenor Baritone
Cannonball Adderly Gregory 4 or 5
Gerald Albright  Dukoff D7 Metal Beechler 7 Dukoff 7
Justo Almario Selmer D, Rico or Hemke Reeds Metal Beechler 6, La Voz or Hemke Reeds Metal Otto Link 8, Rico Reeds
Harold Ashby Otto Link
Gabe Baltazar Lakey 4*3 or Beechler S8S
Gary Bartz Vandoren A45
Bob Berg  Metal Selmer G Metal Francios Louie
Jerry Bergonzi Hard Rubber Otto Link 6
Jay Beckenstein Selmer C*, Van Doren #3 reeds Beechler 6, Vandoren #3 Reeds
Tim Berne Rubber Berg Larsen 95/2, Vandoren Reeds
Jane Ira Bloom Metal Selmer D
Hamiet Bluiett RIA Medium / Lawton
Arthur Blythe Metal Berg Larsen 95/1, LaVoz Reeds
DonBraden Meyer #7, Vandoren #3 Reeds Lawton Metal, Vandoren #4 Reeds
Mike Brignola Lawton 6 
La Voz Medium Hard Reeds
Nick Brignola Runyon 7 Runyon Bionix 8* Runyon Bionix 8* Runyon 9*
Michael Brecker Guardala 8 Guardala Studio Model, LaVoz Reeds
Nick Brignola Runyon
Ace Cannon Rubber Berg Larson 80/1 Rubber Berg Larson 90/1
Pete Christlieb Metal Berg Larsen 130/0, Rico Plasticover #2 Reeds
Clarence Clemons Dukoff D9, D11 
Rico Plasticover
Arnett Cobb Otto Link (9?) 
Rico Royal 3
Mark Colby Selmer H Hard Rubber Otto Link 8
George Coleman Vandoren A25 Meyer 5 Otto Link 7*
John Coltrane  Metal Otto Link 6 star
Jay Corre Berg Larsen 110
Ronnie Cuber Otto Link 8*
Eddie Daniels Metal Otto Link 7*
Jay Davidson Dukoff Guardala Guardala MB Berg Larsen
Paul Desmond  Gregory 4A-18M Rico 3 1/2 Reeds
Dennis Diblasio Lawton 8*B Lawton 7*B
Paquito D'Rivera Otto Link 6 Metal Selmer F
Bill Evans Guardala Studio Model, Vandoren Reeds
Lawrence Feldman Selmer D NY Meyer 6 w/wedge Otto Liink 7
Brandon Fields  Selmer E Metal Beechler 8, Hard Rubber Berg Larsen 90/2 Metal Beechler 8 or 9
Med Flory Brilhart 5*
Frank Foster Yanigasawa 5 Lawton 10*B
Kenny Garrett Selmer E
Stan Getz Otto Link 8*
Kenny Gorlick Dukoff metal D8, Hemke #2  1/2 Reeds Beechler hard rubber S5S, Hemke #3 Reeds RIA metal  5, Hemke #3 Reeds
Johnny Griffin Metal  Otto Link, 150 tip
Scott Hamilton Otto Link 10*
Craig Handy Vandoren S25 Berg Larsen 105/1
John Harle Selmer Soloist B, Vandoren #3 Reeds Selmer S-80 C*, Vandoren #3 Reeds, Meyer 5M, Rico Royal #3 Reeds Selmer Solist B or S-80 C*, Vandoren #3 Reeds 
Jimmy Heath Hard Rubber Selmer D
John Klemmer Metal Brilhart
Dave Koz Couf 8 Metal Beechler 7 Hard Rubber Berg Larsen
Steve Lacey Otto Link 12
Oliver Lake Selmer RIA 7
Don Lamphere Couf 7* Couf 5* Couf 8*
Dave Liebman Guardala Bari Plastic Reed Sugal
Joe Lovano Otto Link 9* Ebony Francois Louis 10*
Joe Lulloff Selmer S-80 C* Selmer S-80 C** 
Meyer 5M 
Beechler 7		 Rousseau 
Otto Link		 Selmer S-80D 
Berg Larsen
Bob Malach Metal Otto Link 8*
Eric Marienthal  Metal Beechler 8, 
Vandoren 3 Reeds		 Metal Beechler 7 Berg Larsen 110/2, 
Vandoren 3 Reeds
Branford Marsalis Bari Branford Marsalis Guardala
Mel Martin Peter Ponzol M-1 Peter Ponzol M-1
Jackie McLean Berg Larsen - Bari Reed
Charles McPherson Meyer 5 Arbex 7*
Bob Mintzer  Berg Larsen 95/0 Dukoff LD 7
James Moody Otto Link 10* metal, Rico 3 Reeds, Oleg ligature
Gerry Mulligan Gale 5
Tommy Newsom Selmer S 80 Leonard Gullota 5* Brilhart 5* Hard Rubber Otto Link 6
Dick Oatts Wolf Tane 7 Berg Larsen 90/2 Otto Link 8
Scott Page Hard Rubber Otto Link
Charlie Parker Brilhart 5?
Maceo Parker Brilhart Ebolin
Ken Peplowski Beechler 5 Berg Larsen 110/0
Houston Person Lawton 10 metal
Lenny Pickett Selmer C* Meyer 5 BergLarsen 130/0 SMS Vandoren Reeds Hard Rubber Berg Larsen 115/0
Boots Randolph Dukoff D9, La Voz Med Reeds
Joshua Redman Metal Otto Link 9*
Jerome Richardson Selmer Hard Rubber Otto Link Metal Otto Link
Sonny Rollins Berg Larsen or Wolf Tayne
James Rotter Selmer S-80 C** 
Vandoren Reeds		 Selmer S-80 C** 
Vandoren Reeds		 Selmer S-80 C** 
Vandoren Reeds		 Selmer S-80 C** 
Vandoren Reeds
Marc Russo Yanigisawa 9 Meyer 6, Rico Plasticover Reeds Dukoff D9
David Sanborn Dukoff D7, D9
Pharoh Sanders Metal Selmer Metal Selmer
Tom Scott Strathon 8 or 9
Andy Shepard Bari
Wayne Shorter  Hard Rubber Otto Link 10 Hard Rubber Otto Link 10
James Umble Selmer C* 
Morgan 3C 
Vandoren 3 1/2		 Selmer C* 
Vandoren 3 1/2		 Selmer C* 
Vandoren 3 1/2
Chris Vadala Selmer C* Meyer 7 Otto Link 8
Sadao Watanabe Meyer 5
Bobby Watson Vandoren A35
Ernie Watts Runyon 9 Lawton 9* Metal Otto Link - 160 tip opening
Ben Webster Metal Otto Link, Rico 3 1/2 Reeds
Kirk Whalum Dukoff 8* Guardala - Brecker
Edgar Winter Brilhart Level Air 6 Brilhart Level Air 6
Phil Woods  Meyer 5, La Voz medium reeds
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