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
Cannonball Meyer 5, Rico 2 or LaVoz
Adderley Medium Reeds - King
Super 20 alto
Gerald
Dukoff D7 Metal Beechler 7 Dukoff 7
Albright
Selmer D, Rico or Metal Beechler 6, La Voz
Justo Almario Metal Otto Link 8, Rico Reeds
Hemke Reeds or Hemke Reeds
Harold Ashby Otto Link
Gabe Lakey 4*3 or Beechler
Baltazar S8S
Metal Berg Larsen - Selmer
Gato Barbieri
Mk VI
Gary Bartz Vandoren A45
Metal Francios Louis, Rico
Bob Berg Metal Selmer G Select or Medium LaVoz
Reeds - Selmer MkVI
Super Gonz 1, Copper or
Jerry
Grenadilla (.110 tip), Rico
Bergonzi
Reeds
Jay Selmer C*, Van Beechler 6, Vandoren #3
Beckenstein Doren #3 reeds Reeds
Rubber Berg Larsen 95/2,
Tim Berne
Vandoren Reeds
Jane Ira
Metal Selmer D
Bloom
Hamiet
RIA Medium / Lawton
Bluiett
Metal Berg Larsen 95/1,
Arthur Blythe
LaVoz Reeds
Metal Berg Larsen 95/1,
Arthur Blythe
LaVoz Reeds
Selmer metal c**, Vandoren AL3, Otto Link
Arno Semer C*, Otto LInk Metal 7*
Selmer S90 200, 5*, Ebonite, Buffet
Bornkamp Tone Master, Selmer MarkVII
Mark VI Crampon Prestige

Earl Bostic Hard Rubber Beechler,

Martin Committee Model
 Lawton
6
La Voz
Mike Brignola
Medium
Hard
Reeds
Lawton
Nick Brignola Runyon 7 Runyon Bionix 8* Runyon Bionix 8*
8*BB
Guardala Brecker Model,
Michael
Guardala 8 LaVoz Reeds - Selmer MkVI
Brecker
Tenor
Nick Brignola Runyon
Metal Otto Link Florida Super
Don Byas
Tone Master 3*, Rico 3 Reeds
Ace Cannon Rubber Berg Larson 80/1 Rubber Berg Larson 90/1
Benny Carter Arnold Brilhart Ebolin
Lawton Metal 7*BB, Rico
James Carter
Plasticover Reeds
Metal Berg Larsen 130/0, Rico
Pete
Plasticover #2 Reeds - Selmer
Christlieb
MkVI Tenor
Clarence Dukoff D9, D11
Clemons Rico Plasticover
Otto Link (9?)
Arnett Cobb
Rico Royal 3
Mark Colby Selmer H Hard Rubber Otto Link 8
George
Vandoren A25 Meyer 5 Otto Link 7*
Coleman
Steve Vandoren A55 - Vandoren
Coleman Java 3 Reeds
John Metal Otto Link 5 star - Rico
Metal Selmer E
Coltrane #4 Reeds
Jay Corre Berg Larsen 110
Hank Barret Stock 5, LaVoz
Crawford Medium Reeds
Ronnie
Otto Link 8*
Cuber
Eddie Metal Otto Link 7* - Selmer
Daniels MkVI Tenor
Berg
Jay Davidson Dukoff Guardala Guardala MB
Larsen
Gregory 4A-18M Rico 3
Paul
1/2 Reeds - Selmer Super
Desmond
Balanced Action #43,xxx
Dennis Lawton
Lawton 8*B
Diblasio 7*B
Lou
Meyer 5, Rico 2 Reeds
Donaldson
Paquito Metal Selmer F, Rico 3
Otto Link 6
D'Rivera Reeds
Saxworks, Rico Jazz
Candy Dulfer Select Medium filed
Reeds
Malcolm
"Molly" Otto Link NY 7, Rico Jazz
Duncan Select 3 or Van Doren Java 3
(Average Reeds - Selmer Mk V1 (1957)
White Band)
Richard Strathon 8*, Saxtech reeds,
Elliott LA Sax
Guardala Studio Model,
Bill Evans Vandoren Reeds - Selmer
MkVI Tenor
Herschel
Otto Link "Master Link"
Evans
Lawrence Otto Liink 7 - Selmer MkVI
Selmer D NY Meyer 6 w/wedge
Feldman Tenor
Brandon Metal Beechler 8, Hard Metal Florida Otto Link #7 -
Selmer E
Fields Rubber Berg Larsen 90/2 Selmer MkVI Tenor
Med Flory Brilhart 5*
Frank Foster Yanigasawa 5 Lawton 10*B
RPC 95F, Vandoren Java
Gary Foster Lawton 10*B
2 1/2, Yamaha
Kenny Selmer F Vandoren Selmer E Hemke 3 Reeds
Garrett 3 Reeds - Selmer MkVI
Stan Getz Otto Link 8*
Dexter
Metal Selmer C* Various Otto Links
Gordon
Dukoff metal D8,
Kenny Beechler hard rubber RIA metal 5, Hemke #3
Hemke #2 1/2
Gorlick S5S, Hemke #3 Reeds Reeds
Reeds
Johnny Metal Otto Link (.150 tip)
Griffin LaVoz Medium Soft Reeds
Jimmy
Metal Berg Larsen 130/0
Giuffre
Otto Link Super Tone Master,
Scott
refaced to 12 - Selmer Super
Hamilton
Balanced Action
Craig Handy Vandoren S25 Berg Larsen 105/1
Selmer S-80 C*,
Selmer Soloist B, Vandoren #3 Reeds, Selmer Solist B or S-80 C*,
John Harle
Vandoren #3 Reeds Meyer 5M, Rico Royal #3 Vandoren #3 Reeds
Reeds
Coleman
Metal Otto Link
Hawkins
Selmer D, Marca Hard Rubber Ron Coelho 105,
Jimmy Heath
Reeds Vandoren Reeds
Semer Soloist D (Short Shank
Joe
refaced to H or I?), LaVoz
Henderson
Medium Soft Reeds
NY Meyer 5M Alexander
Vincent
Superial 3 1/2 Reeds Gold
Herring
Plated Yanigisawa 991
Willis "Gator Otto Link 12*, Rico Plasticover
Tail" Jackson 4 Reeds
Berg Larsen .160/2, Rico
Plas Johnson
Plasticover 2 Reeds
John Metal ARB #7, LaVoz
Yanigasawa #7 Metal Brilhart Level-Air #5
Klemmer Medium Hard Reeds
Dave Koz Couf 8 Metal Beechler 7 Hard Rubber Berg Larsen
Steve Lacey Otto Link 12
Oliver Lake Selmer RIA 7
Don
Couf 7* Couf 5* Couf 8*
Lamphere
Dave
Sugal Freddy Gregory
Liebman
Ebony Francois Louis
10* Superial "DC" 3.5 & 4 and
Joe Lovano Otto Link 9* "Classique ReedsSelmer
Super Balanced Action, silver
plated
Selmer S-
Selmer S-80 C**
Rousseau 80D
Joe Lulloff Selmer S-80 C* Meyer 5M
Otto Link Berg
Beechler 7
Larsen
Metal Otto Link 8* - Selmer
Bob Malach
MkVI Tenor
Berg Larsen 110/2,
Eric Metal Beechler 8,
Metal Beechler 7 Vandoren 3 Reeds - Selmer
Marienthal Vandoren 3 Reeds
MkVI Tenor
Branford Branford Marsalis Guardala -
Bari
Marsalis Selmer MkVI Tenor
Peter Ponzol
Classic #70 -
Mel Martin Peter Ponzol Custom #85 Peter Ponzol Custom #110
Vandoren blue box
reeds
Jackie
Berg Larsen - Bari Reed
McLean
Charles
Meyer 5 Arbex 7*
McPherson
 Hard Rubber Freddy Gregory
Bob Mintzer Berg Larsen 95/0
- Selmer MkVI Tenor
James RPC 150M, Rico Jazz Select
Moody 2H Baritone sax reeds
Lanny
Selmer F w/Oleg ligature
Morgan
Gerry
Gale 5
Mulligan
Hard
Tommy Rubber
Selmer S 80 Leonard Gullota 5* Brilhart 5*
Newsom Otto Link
6
Otto Link 8 - Selmer MkVI
Dick Oatts Wolf Tane 7 Berg Larsen 90/2
Tenor
Scott Page Hard Rubber Otto Link
James
Oppenhiem Guardala King/R&B,
(Boney Vandoren V16 3 1/2 reeds
James)
Charlie
Brilhart 5?
Parker
Maceo
Brilhart Ebolin
Parker
Ken
Beechler 5 Berg Larsen 110/0
Peplowski
Houston
Lawton 10 metal
Person
Hard
BergLarsen 130/0 SMS Rubber
Lenny Pickett Selmer C* Meyer 5 Vandoren Reeds - Selmer Berg
MkVI Tenor Larsen
115/0
Freddie gregory
Lawton
Courtney Pine Freddie Gregory Courtney
Courtney Lawton 11bb tip - 11bb tip -
custom model - 110 Pine custom model - 120 tip -
Pine Vandoren 2 1/2 reeds Vandoren
tip - Vandoren 2 Vandoren 3 1/2 reeds
2 reeds
reeds
Bobby Meyer 6M Alexander
Porcelli Superial DC 3 1/2
Boots
Dukoff D9, La Voz Med Reeds
Randolph
Meyer New York USA 6
Selmer Soloist Hard Metal Otto Link 9* - Selmer
Hard Rubber,
Joshua Rubber G, Relacquered Super Balanced
Redman Vandoren 2 Reeds, Vandoren 2 1/2 Reeds, Action Tenor Saxophone
Selmer Mark VI Selmer Balanced Action (48,000)

Jerome
Selmer Hard Rubber Otto Link Metal Otto Link
Richardson
Scott
Vandoren?
Robinson
Sonny Rollins Berg Larsen 130/2
Selmer S-80 C**
Vandoren 5 Reeds,
Selmer Mark VI (gold Selmer S-
plated) 80 C**
Selmer S-80 E Selmer S-80 C* "Soloist"
Note: Mr. Rotter uses #5 Vandoren
James Rotter Vandoren 4 Reeds, Vandoren 5 Reeds, Selmer
Vandorens as "finished 5 Reeds,
Selmer Mark VI Mark VII
blanks and adjusts them Selmer
significantly before Mark VI
playing"

Meyer 6, Rico Plasticover

Marc Russo Yanigisawa 9 Dukoff D9
Reeds
David
Dukoff D7, D9
Sanborn
Pharoh
Metal Selmer Metal Selmer
Sanders
Tom Scott Guardala Studio
Andy
Bari
Shepard
Wayne Hard Rubber Otto Hard Rubber Otto Link 10 -
Shorter Link 10 Selmer MkVI Tenor
Otto Link 6 - Rico #4 Reeds -
Lew Tabakin
Selmer MkVI Tenor
Selmer C* Selmer C*
Morgan 3C Vandoren 3 1/2 Reeds, Selmer C*
James Umble
Vandoren 3 1/2 Selmer Super Action 80 Vandoren 3 1/2
Reeds Series I, Winslow ligature
Otto Link 8 - Selmer MkVI
Chris Vadala Selmer C* Meyer 7
Tenor
Junior Walker Metal Lawton - Selmer Mk VI
Florida Otto Link Super Tone
Bennie
Master, Selmer MKVI Tenor,
Wallace
Rico Jazz Select reeds
Sadao
Meyer 5
Watanabe
Bobby
Vandoren A35
Watson
Metal Otto Link 13 - 160 tip,
Ernie Watts Runyon 9 Lawton 9*, Barone Metal
Keilworth Saxophone
Metal Otto Link 9, Rico 3 1/2
Ben Webster
Reeds
Kirk Whalum Dukoff 8* Sugal, Keilwerth Black Nickel
Edgar Winter Brilhart Level Air 6 Brilhart Level Air 6
Paul Winter Selmer D, Winslow
 ligature, Vandoren
#4 reeds - Selmer
Mark VI
Meyer 5, La Voz medium
Phil Woods
reeds
George
Beechler - Selmer Mk VI
Young
Lester Young Otto Link "Master Link"