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    This document provides information on Rico mouthpieces made of Graftonite and Metalite materials. For soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxes as well as clarinet, it lists various models with their tip openings in millimeters and inches and descriptions of their chamber tones. The Metalite mouthpieces are designed to have similar playing characteristics to metal mouthpieces but be lighter. It notes the tip openings Rico provided for Metalite mouthpieces and that an alto sax version is not currently manufactured due to lack of demand.

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    This document provides information on Rico mouthpieces made of Graftonite and Metalite materials. For soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxes as well as clarinet, it lists various models with their tip openings in millimeters and inches and descriptions of their chamber tones. The Metalite mouthpieces are designed to have similar playing characteristics to metal mouthpieces but be lighter. It notes the tip openings Rico provided for Metalite mouthpieces and that an alto sax version is not currently manufactured due to lack of demand.

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    Rico Sax Mouthpiece Chart

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    This document provides information on Rico mouthpieces made of Graftonite and Metalite materials. For soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxes as well as clarinet, it lists various models with their tip openings in millimeters and inches and descriptions of their chamber tones. The Metalite mouthpieces are designed to have similar playing characteristics to metal mouthpieces but be lighter. It notes the tip openings Rico provided for Metalite mouthpieces and that an alto sax version is not currently manufactured due to lack of demand.

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    05/03/2015

    www.doctorsax.biz/musicalinstruments/mouthpieces/graftonite.htm

    RicoRoyalGraftoniteMouthpieces

    (Graftoniteisthenameofthematerialfromwhichthese
    mouthpiecesaremade,butitisactuallypolycarboniteplastic.
    IunderstandthatthedesignoriginatedwithArnoldBrilhart.)

    SopranoSax

    TipOpening

    MM
    Inches
    Chamber Tone

    B3
    1.4mm .055"
    Med
    Allround
    B5
    1.52mm .060"
    Med
    Allround
    B7
    1.65mm .065"
    Med
    Allround

    AltoSax

    TipOpening

    MM
    Inches
    Chamber Tone

    A3
    1.77mm .070"
    Large
    Dark

    A5
    2.03mm .080"
    Large
    Dark

    A7
    2.29mm .090"
    Large
    Dark

    B3
    1.77mm .070"
    Med
    Allround
    B5
    2.03mm .080"
    Med
    Allround
    B7
    2.29mm .090"
    Med
    Allround
    C3
    1.77mm .070"
    Small
    Projection
    C5
    2.03mm .080"
    Small
    Projection
    C7
    2.29mm .090"
    Small
    Projection

    TenorSax

    TipOpening

    MM
    Inches
    Chamber Tone

    RicoMetaliteMouthpieces

    A3
    A5
    A7
    B3
    B5
    B7
    C3
    C5
    C7

    Ithinktheword"Metalite"isintendedtosuggestthat
    thesemouthpieceshavethesameplayingcharacteristics
    asmetalmouthpieces,butarelighter.

    SopranoSax

    TipOpening

    MM
    Inches

    M5
    1.65
    .065"
    Onmygauge,theM5
    M7
    1.65
    .065"
    &M7bothmeasured
    0.065"

    TenorSax

    TipOpening

    MM
    Inches

    M5
    2.54 .100"

    M7
    2.72 .107"

    M9
    2.92 .115"

    BaritoneSax

    TipOpening

    MM
    Inches

    M5
    2.59 .102"

    M7
    2.78 .110"

    M9
    3.02 .119"

    Large
    Large
    Large
    Med
    Med
    Med
    Small
    Small
    Small

    Dark
    Dark
    Dark
    Allround
    Allround
    Allround
    Projection
    Projection
    Projection

    TipOpening
    MM
    Inches

    Chamber Tone

    Med
    Allround
    Med
    Allround
    Med
    Allround

    Chamber Tone

    RicoMetaliteMouthpieces

    OnNov.17'09IreceivedemailfromRicoindicatingthatthe
    followingarethetipopeningsfortheirMetalites

    SopranoSax

    TipOpening Facing

    Inches

    M5
    0.060
    Medium

    M7
    0.065
    Long

    TenorSax

    TipOpening Facing

    Inches

    M5
    0.095
    Short

    M7
    0.105
    Medium

    M9
    0.115
    Long

    BaritoneSax

    TipOpening Facing

    A3
    A5
    A7
    B3
    B5
    B7
    C3
    C5
    C7

    1.14mm
    1.27mm
    1.40mm
    1.14mm
    1.27mm
    1.40mm
    1.14mm
    1.27mm
    1.40mm

    .045"
    .050"
    .055"
    .045"
    .050"
    .055"
    .045"
    .050"
    .055"

    Large
    Large
    Large
    Med
    Med
    Med
    Small
    Small
    Small

    Dark
    Dark
    Dark
    Allround
    Allround
    Allround
    Projection
    Projection
    Projection

    Inches

    M5
    0.100
    Short

    M7
    0.110
    Medium

    M9
    0.120
    Long

    Ricowentfurthertosay:
    "Atthistimewearenotmanufacturingthealtoversion.Thiscould
    change,butdemanddidnotseemtobethereinsufficientnumbersto
    warrantsit's[sic]returnatthistime."

    2.16mm
    2.41mm
    2.67mm
    2.16mm
    2.41mm
    2.67mm
    2.16mm
    2.41mm
    2.67mm

    .085"
    .095"
    .105"
    .085"
    .095"
    .105"
    .085"
    .095"
    .105"

    BaritoneSax
    TipOpening
    MM
    Inches
    B3
    2.29mm .090"
    B5
    2.54mm .100"
    B7
    2.79mm .110"
    Clarinet

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