Baritone sax mouthpiece facing chart
The only available tip openings on the new Metalites are 5, 7, and 9 for tenor and bari and 5 and 7 for soprano. I was informed that there is a misprint on the new tenor boxes. I just received an e-mail from D’Addario with respect to my question on the info on the new boxes and tip openings.
#Baritone sax mouthpiece facing chart full#
To my ears they sound like a good full metal mouthpiece. I played both with a number 3 Rico royal and a metal lig. I didn’t notice a drastic difference between the 7 and 9, the 9 maybe being a tad fuller and louder. These new ones feel like a Graftonite but play like a Metalite, that is the best that I can describe them. For the money you can’t go wrong but you have to like the feel of a bigger piece. They seem to have got it right with duplicating the old design. They seem to play just like the old ones (although I never tried an old M11). I just played my two new Metalites for tenor, a M7 and M9. They do look identical to the old ones except for finish (shiny) and just the name Rico on them… What is really strange is that I ordered a M7 and M9 and received mouthpieces marked M7 and M9 in new boxes also marked M7 and M9 but the boxes only give info for 3, 5, and 7.
On the box (they are in new boxes also) it just states:#3 Medium (feels less resistant-works with harder reeds) #5 Medium Open (adds more resistance-works with medium softer reeds) #7 Open (most resistant-works with softer reeds). The baffle design appears identical to the old ones. They are shiny finish and are grey in color. They appear identical to the old ones but just have the name RICO on them. I just received my Metalite tenor pieces from D’Addario. Here are a few quotes from one of the players who has received his new Metalites: Well, SOTW has some of the most committed Metalite fans you will find anywhere, and you don’t have to search too hard to find a thread that has updated information on the new Metalites. But are they really? And more importantly: How do they play? Are they the same as what they once were? From the photos that Rico provides, the new pieces appear almost dark grey or black, with a pebbly finish. My baritone and alto pieces have a pebbly finish, while the one for my tenor is smooth. The original Metalites were grey in colour. The cost of the Metalite baritone mouthpiece is $29.00, which is $8.00 more than its Graftonite cousin. These new Metalite baritone pieces are available in 3 facings:Īgain, no tip opening or facing size was provided by Rico. The original Metalite pieces for baritone were the most talked about, and the most sought after. Over the past number of years, original bari Metalites were selling for over $100 on eBay.
Now this is the one that I think will cause the most talk, and what most people are waiting for. The cost of tenor Metalite mouthpiece is $27.00, which is $7.00 more than they charge for the Graftonite mouthpiece.īaritone Metalite mouthpiece by Rico. Still no tip opening or facing size given. However, this time they do actually come in 3 facings: The description of the tenor mouthpiece is the same on the ordering page, as the one quoted above. Although that’s $10.00 more than its Graftonite cousin, it is still considerably less than you would spend on a metal mouthpiece. The good news is that the soprano Metalite mouthpiece only costs $28.00. No tip opening or facing size are given on the Rico site, unfortunately. However, the soprano mouthpiece is listed as coming in only 2 sizes: This description was taken from the the soprano page. Available in a medium-small chamber with three different facings. Here is how Rico describes the reintroduced, Metalite mouthpiece:ĭesigned by mouthpiece maker Arnold Brilhart, Metalite mouthpieces are designed to offer the sound of metal with a durable, resonant material. Well the new Metalites are now out, and are available directly from D’Addario (the distributor of Rico products).Ĭurrently Rico lists only soprano, tenor, and baritone versions of the Metalite on their website.