Whats your Alto Setup?

[Westerly64]

I have two altos: a mid-90's YAS-23 and a '72 Selmer Signet, I switch between the two depending on what I'm playing. Use a Meyer 6M mouthpiece, bonade lig, Vandoren v16 #3 reed on both. Recently bought a Martin 'The Martin' tenor and have fallen in love with the Martin sound- I'm on the lookout for a 'The Martin' or a 'Handcraft'alto.

[Captain Beeflat]

As a recent convert from tenor to alto I play a Grassi "Wonderful", an SBA copy from the 70s, differing mainly in having huge rectangular (& very comfortable) key touches.
Being a tenor player, I have a shed-full of tenor mouthpieces & very few alto pieces.....so I play the Grassi with an 8* Colletto tenor mouthpiece. Pushed well on, it's in tune with no intonation problems.
Initially, my choice was dictated by the fact that I was accustomed to tenor mouthpieces....but now, all alto mouthpieces sound weedy by comparison.

[connsaxman]

My alto set-up is a Conn 6M silver plate with gold bell, Meyer 6M mouthpiece with Rovner dark lig, and LaVoz medium reeds.

[Sideshow]

SSS (Selmer Super Sax) 18,711
Meyer #6 atm
Vandoren zz #3/java/Zonda/any reed that sounds great
Rovner Versa
That's my jazz set up, The only thing That I don't see changing on this list is the sss, It is so awesome, too bad I suck too much to post some music
I'm always experimenting with reeds and I'm unsure about my mouthpiece but it will work until I find something better.

[tedrampart]

I'm playing:

King Super 20 Silversonic (443xxx)
otto link STM 6* (but sometimes I switch and use my Buffet C hard rubber piece)
homemade string lig
Selmer Roy J Maier #2 reeds

[simon196]

Cannonball Alcazar, hopefully a FATneck, Vandoren Jazz V5 A45, Rovner Dark lig, BARI star Medium reed

[Vladie]

Considering my self a noob at saxophone Here is my basic set up

Horn: YAS-23
Mouthpiece: Selmer S80 C*
Ligature: Rovner Dark (still experimenting)
Reed: Vandoren 2-4 Reeds depending on what I'm feeling like

[hxoshxo]

Raymond dubois....superior quality....alto otto ling hr 7.reed 2

[Cannonballs]

Cannonball Black Nickel "Big Bell" Alto.
Peter Ponzol M1 0.95.
Vandoren ZZ 2.5 Reeds.
Rovner Ligature.

A couple of clips :- <embed src="http://www.4shared.com/embed/323666100/e315a263" width="320" height="200" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed>
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[Cannonballs]

These links should work.

http://www.4shared.com/audio/xiwR1oM...ling_Solo.html
http://www.4shared.com/audio/IwIh4rD...Wail_Solo.html

[1saxman]

1983 Selmer USA 'Omega' alto, Model 162, #821009 with Guardala original 'Studio' mpce & Rovner 'Dark' ligature and usually a Rico Plasticover #2.

[stradivarius151]

Update on mine - now using Fibracell MS instead of V16 and metal ligature instead of Rovner

[Jamiealto]

I posted this on the selmer set up thread but here it goes.

Selmer Reference 54 Flamingo
Selmer Super Session MP, Meyer 6M MP, and a Jody Jazz HR 6M MP.
Rico Royal 2 1/2 and I have a legere plastic reed in case the cane ones break
And i play Straight Ahead Jazz, Bebop, Smooth and Contemporary Jazz and Pop Music

[ikbtops]

1917 Buescher, Runyon model 22 mpc #6, woodstone lig solid silver,Vandoren blue box 3.5

[christiansax]

Here's my set-up

Martin Committee I Alto Saxophone
Beechler Diamond Inlay M7S HR with Rovner Lig
Beechler Bellite 6 Metal Mouthpiece with stock lig
LaVoz MS Reed

Man I love beechlers.....

[Jvrunst]

I play on a Yamaha YAS-52
Mouthpiece: Claude Lakey 6*3
Ligature:Vandoren Optimum
Reeds:Rico Jazz Select 2H

[DomPy]

Bauhaus Walstein Action Improved with a Lebayle LR 8* - I also have a Meyer 5 which I rarely use.. I use Vandoren Jazz 3 reeds.

[sfritchen1]

Main
Horn: SX90 Silverstar Julius Keilwerth
Mouthpieces: Peter Ponzol 85, Selmer S90
Ligatures: Both Rovner
Reeds: 2.5 Vandoren Blue Box, Fibracell Medium Soft

Backup
Horn: Stephanhouser S5100015
Mouthpiece: Jody Jazz 9*
Reeds: Same

[tomsch]

Still with my Yamaha YAS-62. This is an older model with the purple silk screen logo.
Mouthpiece: RCP 90B
Reeds: Modified Bari mediums.

[JackLi]

Horn: Cannonball Big Bell Stone Series hopefully I'll get a new horn this year
Mouthpieces: MeYer 8M, or Phil-Tone MeYer 6M
Ligature: Vandoren Optimum with the 3rd plate
Reeds: Vandoren Green JAVA 3.5 or Rico Royal 4