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