Mouthpieces Selmer Soloist Tenor Mouthpiece advice

[Melissa]

May I have some advice please, just sold my Berg 100/1 sms, I am looking for a replacement and cannot get into Cambridge for a fortnight-going to Scotland next week, regards the Selmer soloist 5*, how does this compare to the Berg or say the Yamaha 4c as far as opnings are? the Berg was too much for me, someone suggest the Yamaha 4c, though I would prefer an ebonite mouthpiece as opposed to the plastic version.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Selmer Soloists are great, but I 'me confused by you calling it a 5* as they aren't numbered like that, they have letters, so a Selmer Soloist 5* does not exist.

 

[Colin the Bear]

http://www.saxophon-service.de/homep/mundverg/vergl-ts.html

http://www.saxophon-service.de/homep/mundverg/vergl-as.html

 

[thomsax]

IMO is a Berg Larsen mpc and a Keilwerth tenor a good combination. Maybe the 2 or 3 chamber would be better for you than 0 or 1 chamber. I also think the M facing is better than SMS.

 

[kevgermany]

be careful with the larger tip openings, the facing curve is a little short for easy playing (at least on alto).

 

[Melissa]

Selmer Soloists are great, but I 'me confused by you calling it a 5* as they aren't numbered like that, they have letters, so a Selmer Soloist 5* does not exist.

Hi Pete,

I was going by sax.co.uk E = 5* on their drop down menu

They have a special offer on so wanted to make sure I get one at that price!

 

[Melissa]

be careful with the larger tip openings, the facing curve is a little short for easy playing (at least on alto).

So would the E be ok for me, it is smaller than the Berg and should hopefully be more manageable- this is for my Tenor, I do have a Selmer soloist C* for Alto and it seems to speak fine, especially in the upper register.

I have an old Yamaha Alto mouthpiece here which also seems quite nice, a Yas-L1 whatever that means, big bite mark in the plate but I think it is plastic? But prefer the soloist.

 

[Nick Wyver]

So would the E be ok for me, it is smaller than the Berg and should hopefully be more manageable- this is for my Tenor, I do have a Selmer soloist C* for Alto and it seems to speak fine, especially in the upper register.

I have an old Yamaha Alto mouthpiece here which also seems quite nice, a Yas-L1 whatever that means, big bite mark in the plate but I think it is plastic? But prefer the soloist.

I've an old Soloist E. It's an easy blow but not exactly my cup of tea. If you like "warm" it'll probably be fine. Not for sale, though, cos it's out on semi-permanent loan to someone who likes it.

 

[Saxdiva]

Yamaha do ebonite mouthpieces as well as plastic, check them out as as well as Selmer. If you only have to wait two weeks and can then try some mouthpieces at a shop, that would be much better as you are less likely to buy something you don't like. I played a C* on alto and a C** on tenor in terms of size on Selmer.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Hi Pete,

I was going by sax.co.uk E = 5* on their drop down menu

They have a special offer on so wanted to make sure I get one at that price!

5* is not a specific tip opening! different manufacturers use numbers to mean different tip openings so when they E = 5* they should qualify that with whose 5*

 

[Jules]

5* is not a specific tip opening! different manufacturers use numbers to mean different tip openings so when they E = 5* they should qualify that with whose 5*

In our case we regard Otto Link as pretty much 'industry standard'.....

 

[Nick Wyver]

In our case we regard Otto Link as pretty much 'industry standard'.....

Wash your mouth out.

 

[kevgermany]

According to the mouthpiece museum the sort racing's come from F and bigger. Rereading it, they were talking about older soloists, but there are a few comments about later pieces being identical, without mentioning facings. The alto I have is an F, lovely sound - nearly as sweet as the Brilhart, but seems to have a short facing, is uncomfortable to play. Odd cos my other pieces are mostly bigger, so it's not the tip size.

 

[altissimo]

In our case we regard Otto Link as pretty much 'industry standard'.....

which industry is that, the refacing industry..?😛

 

[MandyH]

So would the E be ok for me, it is smaller than the Berg and should hopefully be more manageable- this is for my Tenor, I do have a Selmer soloist C* for Alto and it seems to speak fine, especially in the upper register.

I have an old Yamaha Alto mouthpiece here which also seems quite nice, a Yas-L1 whatever that means, big bite mark in the plate but I think it is plastic? But prefer the soloist.

Be wary!
I play a Selmer S80C* on my Alto and a S80 D on my Bari, and a Selmer Soloist D on my Tenor. I get on with all of them fine, but I once tried a Selmer S80D for my Alto and could hardly get a note out of it!

 

[Pete Thomas]

5* is not a specific tip opening! different manufacturers use numbers to mean different tip openings so when they E = 5* they should qualify that with whose 5*

Then many manufacturers disobey that standard.

However even if you can say two tip openings are the same between two different makes, it has no real relevance unless the facing curves are the same.

 

[Colin the Bear]

I wouldn't buy new without blowing it. All sorts of mouthpieces come up on ebay. You can recycle them at little cost.

 

[Melissa]

I'm blinded by science here, so sax.co.uk selling the soloist marked as E and equate to a 5*, then what are they really saying, is it an E or not, what does the star stand for on C* or C** regards the new Selmers?

Ok, if I found the Berg @ 100/1 sms a bit of a hard blow, and the vintage Selmer C* long scroll shank easy to play, I am wondering if the New Selmer E is not much more open than the C*, or am I wrong? does anyone know the actual specs on these?

I do have several mouthpieces here, not one I would like to settle with, I like the C* but would like for a broader warmer tone.
I shall still pop into ww&r in Cambridge when I return, I just don't want to be given a Tesco aisle of mouthpieces to go through.

How many mouthpieces have you all been through to find the one you would not part with?

 

[Colin the Bear]

http://www.saxophon-service.de/homep/mundverg/vergl-ts.html

http://www.saxophon-service.de/homep/mundverg/vergl-as.html

These are links to two mouthpiece charts with all the makes on with their sizes in metric and imperial.

 

[Nick Wyver]

How many mouthpieces have you all been through to find the one you would not part with?

To the nearest hundred?