Mouthpieces

Current setups:

Soprano: Otto Link 8* Rubber, #2.5 Rico Royal
Alto: Claude Lakey 7*3, #2 Vandoren ZZ (or #1 Glotin Jazz)
Tenor (Blues): Dukoff D9, #2 Vandoren ZZ
Tenor (Jazz): Dukoff M9, #2 Vandoren ZZ
Bari: RPC 0.135" tip Custom, #2.5 Rico Royal (until I finish them)
Clarinet: John Pierce Jazz, #2.5 VanDoren

Comments:

The RPC has the chamber size of a BASS sax, giving it loads of body, but its also combined with a moderate to high baffle, giving it alot of bark. I've played this outdoors without amplification and it still projects well. :) :) :) Its perfect for the rock/blues gigs.

Love the Dukoff, but wish the high range wouldn't thin out so much. I also own an M9, which is a lower-baffle version of the D9, but its alot of work and doesn't cut through like the D9. The D9 is the classic "Power Chamber" mouthpiece that Bobby Dukoffs are known for.

The Lakey on Alto is fantastic, but the tone you get is highly sensative to what reed you plop on. Its nice because when you back off, its mellow and nice, while if you bear down, it sparkles and bites. And, you CAN growl on alto on this thing.

The Link on Soprano is very free-blowing and on my el-Cheapo curved soprano, it plays reasonably in-tune. Has a very dark, mellow sound, too, which is not what you might expect out of a soprano.

Positively love the John Pierce on the clarinet! Its got that Dixieland sound that I'm looking for...its just perfect. The problem is that I can't figure out the blasted fingerings!!

I also own:

Soprano: Rico Royal Graftonite (don't recall size)
Alto: RIA #10
Alto: Rico Royal Graftonite A7
Tenor: Dukoff M9
Tenor: Claude Lakey 8*3 Rubber
Tenor: Rico Royal Graftonite A7
Bari: Rousseu (biggest facing possible)

Notes:

The Rico Royal mpcs are NOT to be underestimated. They are more than worth their $16 price (yes, $16!!!). They are very free blowing and although they're marketed as "jazz" mouthpieces, they work quite well for classical stuff.

I tend to prefer free-blowing pieces, so you won't see any Bergs or Meyers in there...I've tried them, and they're horribly stuffy.

The RIA is like a Berg with the stuffiness taken out. Good combination of mellow and bite.

Runyons are OK, but the intonation kills 'em off quick.

The Rousseau isn't bad on bari, but it doesn't have the bark that I need to compete with guitars.

Lakeys are excellent and sell for only $60. They're a little squirrelly when rapidly changing registers, but if you know its coming, its no big deal. UPDATE:Lakeys are still only $59.95, if you hit the web!

SOMEWHERE, I have a chart that's much more detailed than this, but I've had trouble finding it lately.
BINGO I found the chart and put it online: "The List"