Saxophone Mouthpiece Comparison

Below is a brief list of Saxophone setups, listed alphabetically by player. Thanks

to John Laughter for providing some of the info below.Email me with more
information and I'll put it up.

Name Soprano Alto Tenor Baritone

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

Selmer Soloist Metal Otto Link 9* -

Meyer New York
Hard Rubber Selmer
USA 6 Hard
Joshua G, Relacquered Super
Rubber,
Redman Vandoren 2 Balanced Action
Vandoren 2 1/2
Reeds, Selmer Tenor Saxophone
Reeds, Selmer
Mark VI (48,000)
Balanced Action
Jerome Hard Rubber
Selmer Metal Otto Link
Richardson Otto Link
Scott
Vandoren?
Robinson
Sonny Rollins Berg Larsen 130/2
Selmer S-80
C**
Vandoren 5
Reeds, Selmer
Mark VI (gold
Selmer S-
Selmer S-80 E plated)
Selmer S-80 C* 80 C**
"Soloist" Vandoren 5
James Rotter Vandoren 4 Note: Mr. Rotter
Vandoren 5 Reeds, Reeds,
Reeds, Selmer uses #5
Selmer Mark VII Selmer
Mark VI Vandorens as
Mark VI
"finished blanks
and adjusts
them
significantly
before playing"
Meyer 6, Rico
Marc Russo Yanigisawa 9 Plasticover Dukoff D9
Reeds
David
Dukoff D7, D9
Sanborn
Pharoh
Metal Selmer Metal Selmer
Sanders
Tom Scott Guardala Studio
Andy Shepard Bari
Hard Rubber Otto
Wayne Hard Rubber
Link 10 - Selmer
Shorter Otto Link 10
MkVI Tenor
Otto Link 6 - Rico
Lew Tabakin #4 Reeds - Selmer
MkVI Tenor
Selmer C*
Selmer C* Selmer C*
James Umble Morgan 3C
Vandoren 3 1/2 Vandoren 3 1/2
Vandoren 3 1/2
Otto Link 8 -
Chris Vadala Selmer C* Meyer 7
Selmer MkVI Tenor
Metal Lawton -
Junior Walker
Selmer Mk VI
Superial 3 1/2 &
"DC" 3 & 3.5
Bennie Florida Otto Link
Wallace Super Tone
Master, Selmer
MKVI Tenor
Sadao
Meyer 5
Watanabe
Bobby Watson Vandoren A35
Metal Otto Link
Lawton 9*,
Ernie Watts Runyon 9 13!? - 160 tip
Barone Metal
opening
Metal Otto Link 9,
Ben Webster
Rico 3 1/2 Reeds
Sugal, Keilwerth
Kirk Whalum Dukoff 8*
Black Nickel
Brilhart Level Air
Edgar Winter Brilhart Level Air 6
6
Selmer D,
Winslow
ligature,
Paul Winter
Vandoren #4
reeds - Selmer
Mark VI
Phil Woods Meyer 5, La Voz
 medium reeds
Beechler -
George Young
Selmer Mk VI
Otto Link "Master
Lester Young
Link"
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