Your Prefered Tip Opening = Tenor vs Alto

[sinkdraiN]

I'd be interested in the difference between your prefered Tenor tip vs your alto tip.

.110 for tenor & .80 for alto

so my difference is .30 between the horns.


...I wish I knew my preferance when I first started tenor as I tried to pick a tenor mouthpiece with the same opening as my alto and wondered why the resistance level was so uncomfortable.

[Michael Ward]

Same here 75 alto and 105 tenor for many years . In the past I used a high baffle on 80 alto.

On baritone I have always used 110 high baffle. On soprano I have always played a " classical" set up of a Cstar and hard reeds but I am endeavouring to get away from this and have a Lamberson 60 on back order.

[Martin Williams]

I'm where you're at sinkdrain, and I also wish I had figured that out sooner!

For further comparison:

On bari I use .120 tips, soprano ~.070

[bruce bailey]

Soprano = .050-.055.... Alto = .070-.075.... Tenor = .090-.095

[ving]

.110-.115 feels about right to me on tenor, depending on the chamber. But for alto, I find I'm right in the .85 range--much smaller than .83 feels too small, but I have yet to find a good compromise in the .85-.90 range that plays as easily as most .110 tenor pieces seem to. Must be particular to alto...

[DanF]

I'm at 110 on tenor and 75 to 80 on alto depending on wheather I play a 6M Meyer or the HR Jody Jazz.

[Agent27]

Tenor = .100 or .105
Alto = .083

So around .020 give or take a few thousandths.

[saxphil]

Tenor = .105

Alto = .075-.080

Sop = .055-.065

[senior]

Alto .078
Tenor .095
Medium chamber with small rollover baffle.8-)

[bari_sax_diva]

Alto: .085
Tenor/Bari: .110

Alto and tenor pieces are open chambered. On bari, I loosen up a lot and use a pretty steep baffle.

[dburlone]

Alto: .077
Tenor: .100
Bari: .105

[Nefertiti]

.110 for tenor
.80 for alto

[pc1234]

.65 for soprano
.75 - .80 for alto
.95 - .100 for tenor
.105 for baritone

[EgilF.]

.64 soprano
.85 alto
.114 tenor
.110 baritone

[Tim Price]

118 TO 120 ON TENOR; DEPENDS.

Right now...I'm using a 8DD Lamberson, one of the most exact mouthpieces ever made , and the tip is 120.

I also used a 7dd when I want to darken the concept. Or just use a darker reed.

[jazzcat58]

im finding a more open setup seems to suit me, but its still developing/evolving.
soprano,70
alto, 95
tenor,116
baritone,110, but i could be more open on the bari i think.

bryan

[Jorns Bergenson]

130 bari
118 tenor
90 alto
78 soprano

[sycc]

.076 brancher L chamber(large) for alto and a .110 ponzol(ebony wood) for tenor,.116 brancher L chamber(large) for baritone. Eventually maybe a brancher L chamber at .100

[saxxsymbol]

.083 on alto, .108 on tenor, .100 on bari with spoiler.

[Wellison]

Alto = 80-85
Tenor = 110 -120 (selmer H and guardala hand mades pieces)
Baritone = 110-120