Meyer MR-402-5MM Rubber Alto Sax Mouthpiece

At age 74, and not having played a wind instrument since 1965, I decided to use retirement gift money and purchase an alto saxophone. At first switching from the mouthpiece that came with it to a Yamaha 4C worked out well, enabling me to actually produce a pleasant sound and progress through the initial phases. But there left something to be desired in the lowest and highest notes and in trying to make overtones part of the routine. Online sites said it was now time to switch up to a better mouthpiece. At first I tried to simply go to a Yamaha 5C but that was a lot of work developing the emboucher for it. Eventually that was successful but even enhanced with of Rovner Gold ligature and using a Legere American Cut 2.5 reed it still left something wanting. Then came the reading and reviewing of so many of the more advanced mouthpieces out there. So confusing. And the advice to go out to a music store and try several of them fell flat to my Covid sensitive ears. So I took the next classic (some say vanilla) step up and ordered the Meyer 402-5MM mouthpiece. With great trepidation I unboxed it, exchanged the ligature that came with it for my Rovner, mounted the Legere reed. What a difference! How free blowing! How easy ! With a lovely tone that allows me to go low or high and even to succeed with some overtones. And it does not feel in any way vanilla. Now I can concentrate on the other skills I have to learn. There is a reason this mouthpiece has been recommended for students advancing and it still remains valid.

Suites my playing with upgraded ligature but it is all down to personal choice.

For the past three months I picked up playing the sax after being away from my horn for the past 10 years. I had purchased a Jody jazz jet for my YAS 62 purple logo that I acquired a couple of months ago. Though YAS-62 horns are known to be bright, especially in the higher register, I found my Jody jazz mouthpiece was great for hitting altissimo with relative ease, but I didn’t appreciate the sound I was getting out of this combo. I considered the Jody Jazz HR and the Syos Smoky mouthpieces but I felt inspired after seeing some old time videos, Phil Woods in particular and felt like I needed to get something timeless. The sound I was looking for is exactly what this mouthpiece is giving me. Super balanced and timeless sounds. This mouthpiece is like a blank canvas that allows the user to create a truly unique and timeless sound. Combining this Meyer 6 HR with my YAS-62 I believe has given me the the iconic sound that allows you to go from jazz to big band to Latin in a flash. What an amazing mouthpiece, and I’m in disbelief with how good value this is compared to other modern mouthpieces. I’ve paired this with a Legere 2.5 classic signature reed and Rovner dark ligature . I’ve also used LaVoz medium hard reeds and have gotten great sound out of it. You won’t beat the value of this mouthpiece!!!

I love this mouthpiece. It has a warm, dark, centered sound and plays in tune in all registers. I tried different reeds and they all work well. I highly recommend!

I have had this mouthpiece for a bit now. Personally, I wish I had purchased the Meyer 6m since I could generally blow more air into that, but overall this mouthpiece is good for beginners/ intermediate players. I am an intermediate saxophone player and I’ve noticed this mouthpiece works well with the select jazz reeds. This mouthpiece for some reason collects a lot of spit so just be aware of that because often a spitty sound can be a tad annoying to deal with. It also may squeak a lot at first but once you adjust to it, it works pretty well. Overall, it’s a pretty good mouthpiece, every player is different and will have a different experience with it.

I purchased this mouthpiece after watching and listening to countless youtube videos on the subject of what mouthpiece is best for an Alto Saxophone. I have been playing since 6th grade and am now 70 years old. The horn I am using now is a student horn I purchased at a bargain from a local youngster that lost interest. A Buscher BU-4. The stock mouthpiece was restrictive and had no character what so ever. I was torn between a Meyer 5 MM versus the 6 MM realizing that embouchure is perhaps the most determining factor for tone quality along with the reed and the mouthpiece I ordered the 6 MM. This mouthpiece is dramatically different from the stock MP and affords a much fuller, louder and brighter tone with the ability to push more air through the horn without restriction. I have since also ordered the 5MM. The opening between the reed and the tip of the mouthpiece of the 6 MM is a bit wider than the 5 MM and although I can play it, it takes a bit more effort with facial muscles to hold the tones of the notes. I will soon have the 5MM and look forward to seeing what the difference might be. I believe this mouthpiece is the best all round solutions for my needs as opposed to the Jody Jazz, Vandoren etc. that I also considered. I bought both the Meyer 6 MM and 5 MM "Used" although when received, they are if fact not used but just open box. Considerable savings from the new purchase price. Any beinner, student or returning player that has stock mouthpiece would benefit significantly from purchasing a better, hard rubber mouthpiece over the stock plastic ones that come with the horn.

I'm a thirteen year old saxophone player in my middle school band and I purchased this mouthpiece as a step up from the beginning mouthpiece, as recommended by my music tutor. After less than a month, I realized that this mouthpiece was squeaking on higher notes, which to begin with I thought was my reed or the learning curve of a new mouthpiece. After multiple tutoring sessions, my tutor came to the conclusion that this mouthpiece was misshapen or defective. After playing squeaky high notes with this faulty mouthpiece, I tried a mouthpiece of my tutor's which worked perfectly fine on these high notes. This was a $150 mouthpiece for a student, and it was a large investment. Unfortunately my tutoring session was a day after the end of my return policy and I am very disappointed that I will have to buy a new mouthpiece after buying such an expensive one.