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Saxophone Mouthpiece Facing Guide Source: The Sax Shop LTD
Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Baritone

The top line of each chart describes the opening in thousandths of an inch.

Soprano saxophone mouthpiece facing chart
 

BRAND
5055606570 7580859095100105
BARI Ebonite
   .58 .60 .62 .64 .66 .68 .70 .72 .74            
Beechler
4 5 6 7   8            
Berg Larsen
 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85        
Dukoff
  D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10        
Guy Hakwins
    4-5 6 7              
Meyer
5 6-7 8-9 10                
Otto Link
5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9      
RIA
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rousseau
2R, 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R            
Runyon
5 6 7   8 9   10 11      
Selmer
C*, C** D/E F/G H I              
Vandoren
S15   S25   S35              
Wolf Tayne
  4 5 6     7          
Yanagisawa
 5 6 7 8 9            

 
Alto saxophone mouthpiece facing chart
 

BRAND
 60 62 65 70 74 75 80 83 85 90 95 100 105 110
BARI
       .72   .77   .82 .87          
BARI (R.C.)
     4 5   6 7              
Beechler
     3 4   5 6   7   8      
Berg Larsen
       70   75 80   85 90 95 100 105 110
Couf
   4*       5-6 7-8 9* 10*          
Dukoff
     D4 D5 D6   D7   D8 D9 D10      
Guy Hawkins
             4   5 6 7 8 9 10
Meyer
       5   6 7   8 9   10 11 12
Otto Link
 4*   5 5*   6 6*   7 7* 8 8* 9 9*
RIA
 1   2 3   4 5   6 7 8 9 10  
Rousseau
 3R   4R     5R                
Rousseau Classic
     NC4 NC5 NC6 NC7                
Rousseau Jazz
       JDX4   JDX5 JDX6   JDX7          
Runyon
 2 3 4 5 6   7 8   9   10   11
Selmer
 B* C C* C**   D E   F G   H    
Vandoren
   A20 A25 A27     A35   A45     A55    
Vandoren Java
             A35   A45     A55 A75 A95
Jumbo Java
             A35   A45     A55 A75 A95
Wolf Tayne
             4 5   6 7 8 9 10
Yanagisawa
                 5 6 7 8 9  

Tenor saxophone mouthpiece facing chart
 

 
BRAND
 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130
BARI
         .85 .90 .95 .100 .105 .110 .115 .120    
Beechler
     3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10        
Berg Larsen
       80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120    
Couf
     3* 4-5 6-7 8*                
Dukoff
     D4   D5   D6   D7   D8   D9 D10
Guy Hawkins
       4 5 6 7 8 9   10      
Meyer
     5 6 7 8   9 10 11 12      
Otto Link
   4 4* 5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9 9* 10
RIA
   3 3* 4 4* 5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9
Runyon
 1 2 3 4-5 6 7   8   9   10 11  
Rousseau
     3R 4R 5R                  
Rousseau Jazz
           JDX4 JDX5 JDX6 JDX7 JDX8        
Selmer
 C C* C** D E F G   H          
Vandoren
   T15   T20 T25 T35                
Vandoren Java
           T45 T55   T75   T95 T97    
Jumbo Java
           T45 T55   T75   T95 T97    
Wolf Tayne
       4 5 6 7 8 9 10        
Yanagisawa
             5 6 7 8 9      

Baritone saxophone mouthpiece facing chart
BRAND
 70 73 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130
Beechler
         3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10    
Berg Larsen
 70   75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130
Dukoff
         D4   D5   D6   D7   D8 D9
Guy Hawkins
           3 4 5 6   7 8 9 10
Meyer
         4 5   6 7 8 9 10    
Otto Link
       4 4* 5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9
RIA
     3*   4*   5*   6*   7*   8*  
Rousseau
     3R 4R 5R 6R                
Runyon
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   9   10   11
Selmer
 B*   C C* C** D E F G H        
Wolf Tayne
           3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  
Yanagisawa
             5     7   9