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RICO MOUTHPIECE BARITONE SAX METALITE

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  • rico metalite saxophone moutpiece
  • rico metalite sax mouthpiece
£39.99

Description

A favorite among jazz musicians, each Metalite mouthpiece is crafted from a durable and resonant material to offer the sound of a metal mouthpiece -- without the expense. Metalite mouthpieces feature a medium-small chamber and are available in three tip openings; they are pitched at A=440.

Available in 3 tip openings:

#5 Medium Open

#7 Open

#9 Wide

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1 Review

  • 5

    A Mouthpiece that Punches Above its Weight.

    Posted by Bob English. on 31st Jul 2018

    I bought one of these to go on an old pre-war Bari which I have just got; the classy old Selmer mouthpiece that came with it looked great, but didn't work too well for me. This one gives a lot more bite to my sound, and has clearly been well thought through as the interior is carefully engineered, presumably to speed up the jet of air by having a raised shelf beneath the reed etc.. This is how it gets its more "metallic" sound presumably, although the resin from which it is made is probably a bit harder than the standard plastic also. Importantly as well for me, I get less bum notes (technical term) than with my other mouthpieces (I have a standard cheapie mouthpiece in addition to the Selmer). Of course all mouthpieces are a personal thing, but you can't really go wrong with one of these, on account of it's definite personality, good engineering, and cheap price. I am using a RICO Plasticote reed (3) and a BG Flex ligature for a Tenor sax, as the folk at Curly Woodwind said that this would be the right fit. And it is; works fine. I suppose one niggle would be that it comes without its own ligature, but there you go. There are some reviews on YouTube which are informative on this mouthpiece.

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