D'Addario Rico Graftonite Alto Sax Mouthpiece, B3

I love this mouthpiece.Its very comfortable to play and produces a wonderful sound and the mouthpiece is very affordable.

If you are a beginner, intermediate or pro? This mouthpiece plays all the notes. I use 3 Grifiti Band Joes 1.25 Inch Silicone Rubber Bands as the ligature, side by side and on the back end of the mouthpiece and a 1 1/2 Vandoren ZZ on a $200 Glory horn. Easy blowing for a pro who has to play long sets and needs a break from your big chamber mouthpiece. For beginners and intermediates, the config lets you not spend time trying to get notes out of cheap mouthpieces that really just won't ever sound good no matter what. It's up there with my Vandoren AL4 mouthpiece.

As you improve in your ability, eventually you will want to try a new mouthpiece. That's where I am and I've read a lot about various sizes and materials. But one thing that made the most sense was that for a low cost mouthpiece these were a great way to go. I wanted to try a larger tip opening. So I got a Rico Graftonite and I am very impressed with the quality level. It is nicely made and certainly the best way to make the move. I am still working out the control I need to make the reed work properly for me. But I am hitting altismo notes more easily and, in my case anyway, I didn't need to change reed stiffness. I do get some squeaks but that's me not controlling the reed, and not the mouthpiece. I would recommend these to anyone looking to make a change or looking for a replacement.

Great mouthpiece for the price. It sound very good

Have two, would buy again

this mouthpiece is very bad quality,you cannot hold out a steady note with this and is pretty hard to play.my old one is doesn't even have a brand and is much better.all the products i bought from Rico sucks and i will not be buying from them again.fortunately i was able to get a refund.

This is a great mouthpiece for the money. The roll over compound baffle can be built up with baffle enhancers to make a great step up mouthpiece for students that plays like a much more expensive mouthpiece. It can be a real screamer for lead Alto or Tenor in big band or rock group. Just play softly and it can function well with a warm, round glowing sound in concert band as well. Extremely versatile set up. It is polycarbonate and almost indestructible. Arnold Brilhart was a great man; he knew exactly what he was doing.

After letting my saxophone sit in a corner of my room for twenty years, I decided to pick up again. The first thing I was told to do was downgrade my mouthpiece to a student model. I used a Meyer M6 or a Selmer Soloist E back in the day —both were pretty open and tired me out quickly. After asking around and watching some video reviews, I decided on this Rico. Mainly because it had good reviews and the price was right. I only need to rebuild my chops and will advance to better mouthpieces in three to six months, so I didn’t want to invest in an expensive mouthpiece. This one is NOT it – this mouthpiece is “Sheet,” just real “Sheet”! It is really stuffy, and it was hard to get the notes started. This was using a 2.5 reed. Maybe it was the reed, so I moved to 2.0 reed. It was still really stuffy; there was no response, and the notes wouldn’t speak. I then switched to my Meyer, thinking it was me or the horn – but with a light reed, the Meyer was clean and crisp.The Rico mouthpiece has a thin rail that is bumped up a bit, and you have to get the reed on that just right – this is a pain to deal with, and I would not advise it for younger players at all. Finally, I can only say that you get what you pay for, so maybe spending a bit more would do the trick. Look into the Yamaha 4C or the Better Sax classic. These are about $10 more and have had excellent reviews, too! However, I may start with really light reeds and work back up; it would be cheaper!

La letra C significa cámara pequeña, para sonido más brillante. El número 7 significa máxima abertura del espacio entre la caña y el borde de la boquilla, por lo que requiere uso de caña blanda (utilizo caña #1.5). -En general se alcanzan notas altas (agudas y brillantes) con bastante facilidad, sin embargo, tiende a perder cuerpo en los registros medios y bajos. No sería primera elección como boquilla todo terreno, para eso me agrada más el desempeño de la B7, que también brinda brillo por su amplia abertura, pero la letra B significa cámara mediana, de un brillo menor que la letra C, pero más brillante que la letra A, por lo que en la boquilla B7 me parece más equilibrado su tono y desempeño en general. La boquilla C7 está bien para esos segmentos de repertorio que exigen el registro sobre agudo.

I am a beginner with an inexpensive "Amazon" Alto sax. I wanted a good Mouthpiece and Ligature.So far so good!

Compre esta boquilla como una segunda opción para conocer mas mi instrumento. Anteriormente había comprado la Rico A3 pero no sentí diferencia en la genérica que es la que tengo y que venia en el saxo junto con la Yamaha 4C, pero me quise aventurar a comprar esta ya que es mas abierta que la propia genérica y es de cámara mas cerrada lo que hace que sea un sonido mas brillante. Al ser mas abierta cuesta mas sacar sonido, pero por el momento sigo aprendiendo con la Yamaha 4C y espero pronto poder cambiar a esta que en las pruebas que hice me gusto incluso mas que el sonido que genera la Yamaha.

De que pense que podia usarlo con las cañas que normalmente uso (que son del 3 marca rico royal) y tuve que comprarme cañas mas delgadas, de ahi todo bien

Buen producto. Ideal para principiantes con cañas Rico del 2 de dureza. Con abrazadera metalica va bien. Mejor que Yamaha 4C. Falta el suspensor para apoyar los dientes. Va muy bien.