Meyer Hard Rubber Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece 5 Medium

by Meyer

Product Features

• Made of hard rubber
• Sloped baffle
• Medium chamber
• Includes cap
• Includes ligature

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002E1OZE
• Item model number: AS????5MM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,188 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #17 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Wind Instrument Accessories > Woodwind Accessories > Saxophone Accessories > Mouthpieces > Alto Saxes
  • #61 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Wind Instrument Accessories > Woodwind Accessories > Saxophone Accessories > Parts

Product Description

Easy-to-blow Meyer rubber mouthpieces can be played by almost anyone --from student to virtuoso, making them a top choice of players at every level. For exquisite playing response and smoothness of tone, these mouthpieces stand alone. Meyer...because there is no substitute for quality.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely versatile, April 17, 2011

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loliveros - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meyer Hard Rubber Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece 5 Medium

I love this! My sax teacher suggested I quit the plain 4c plastic crap and go for a hard rubber mouth peice for jazz use, but this responds so well that I use it when playing any genre of music. I would definitely suggest bringing your horn to a music store and trying a few different sizes out first.

The ligatures they come with leak too much air and make me sound muffled, so I'd suggest purchasing a Rovner Mark III C-1RL Alto Saxophone Ligature and Cap or any Rovner Ligature, its completely worth the money!

This mouth peice is the last mouth peice you'll ever need to buy. It gives off a rich, deep tone, responds to any dynamic demand, and will raise the over all quality of your sax(I play a cheap old Antigua intermediate sax, but this mouth peice rocks any horn). If you test out different sizes you'll definitely find your soul mate.

5.0 out of 5 stars should be tested in various tip openings before you buy, January 18, 2012

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St. Thomas - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Meyer Hard Rubber Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece 5 Medium

My mouthpiece was a generic 4c mouthpiece given with the alto i bought (it is a cheap Kingo). When i put Meyer 5m on, my sax sound and tonality immediately changed in the goodway, a more jazzy beautiful sound, my wife also liked it ( before this mouthpiece everybody in the house were escaping from my room and suggesting that i should not play saxophone, cause i sounded horrible) . However because of the narrow tip opening (5m) 0.071, it was a little bit hard for me to stabilize intonation. when you're blowing in the lower octave, almost, you don't need to apply pressure on the reed with your lower lip and teeth. Perhaps 5m is more likely for children or ladies. So i think a little bit more tip opening could be better like, 6m (0.076 ), 7m (0.081) or 8m (0.086 ) that you could easily blow the notes you wanted to in the exact intonation with more control over the reed. I mean when the tip opening decreases your control over the reed decreases also. If the tip opening increases perhaps it would be much harder to blow and causes a little more effort for your lips and face muscles but you can maintain your intonation more easily. Like in the advertisment it is "free blowing", you can blow it really easily, but needs more air than a small chamber, so your lung capacity and diafragma control should be optimal. Well i give 5 stars to Meyer, but in the following time i will change my 5m to 8m i guess.