| Rico Royal Graftonite Mouthpieces | Rico Metalite Mouthpieces | ||||||||||||||
| (Graftonite is the name of the material from which these | I think the word "Metalite" is intended to suggest that | ||||||||||||||
| mouthpieces are made, but it is actually polycarbonite plastic. | these mouthpieces have the same playing characteristics | ||||||||||||||
| I understand that the design originated with Arnold Brilhart.) | as metal mouthpieces, but are lighter. | ||||||||||||||
| Soprano Sax | Soprano Sax | ||||||||||||||
| Tip Opening | Tip Opening | ||||||||||||||
| MM | Inches | Chamber | Tone | MM | Inches | ||||||||||
| B3 | 1.4 mm | .055" | Med | All-round | M5 | 1.65 | .065" | On my gauge, the M5 | |||||||
| B5 | 1.52 mm | .060" | Med | All-round | M7 | 1.65 | .065" | & M7 both measured | |||||||
| B7 | 1.65mm | .065" | Med | All-round | 0.065" | ||||||||||
| Tenor Sax | |||||||||||||||
| Alto Sax | Tip Opening | ||||||||||||||
| Tip Opening | MM | Inches | |||||||||||||
| MM | Inches | Chamber | Tone | M5 | 2.54 | .100" | |||||||||
| A3 | 1.77 mm | .070 " | Large | Dark | M7 | 2.72 | .107" | ||||||||
| A5 | 2.03 mm | .080" | Large | Dark | M9 | 2.92 | .115" | ||||||||
| A7 | 2.29 mm | .090" | Large | Dark | |||||||||||
| B3 | 1.77 mm | .070 " | Med | All-round | Baritone Sax | ||||||||||
| B5 | 2.03 mm | .080" | Med | All-round | Tip Opening | ||||||||||
| B7 | 2.29 mm | .090" | Med | All-round | MM | Inches | |||||||||
| C3 | 1.77 mm | .070 " | Small | Projection | M5 | 2.59 | .102" | ||||||||
| C5 | 2.03 mm | .080" | Small | Projection | M7 | 2.78 | .110" | ||||||||
| C7 | 2.29 mm | .090" | Small | Projection | M9 | 3.02 | .119" | ||||||||
| Tenor Sax | |||||||||||||||
| Tip Opening | |||||||||||||||
| MM | Inches | Chamber | Tone | ||||||||||||
| A3 | 2.16 mm | .085" | Large | Dark | Rico Metalite Mouthpieces | ||||||||||
| A5 | 2.41 mm | .095" | Large | Dark | |||||||||||
| A7 | 2.67 mm | .105" | Large | Dark | On Nov. 17 '09 I received e-mail from Rico indicating that the | ||||||||||
| B3 | 2.16 mm | .085" | Med | All-round | following are the tip openings for their Metalites | ||||||||||
| B5 | 2.41 mm | .095" | Med | All-round | |||||||||||
| B7 | 2.67 mm | .105" | Med | All-round | Soprano Sax | ||||||||||
| C3 | 2.16 mm | .085" | Small | Projection | Tip Opening | Facing | |||||||||
| C5 | 2.41 mm | .095" | Small | Projection | Inches | ||||||||||
| C7 | 2.67 mm | .105" | Small | Projection | M5 | 0.060 | Medium | ||||||||
| M7 | 0.065 | Long | |||||||||||||
| Baritone Sax | |||||||||||||||
| Tip Opening | Tenor Sax | ||||||||||||||
| MM | Inches | Chamber | Tone | Tip Opening | Facing | ||||||||||
| B3 | 2.29 mm | .090" | Med | All-round | Inches | ||||||||||
| B5 | 2.54 mm | .100" | Med | All-round | M5 | 0.095 | Short | ||||||||
| B7 | 2.79 mm | .110" | Med | All-round | M7 | 0.105 | Medium | ||||||||
| M9 | 0.115 | Long | |||||||||||||
| Clarinet | |||||||||||||||
| Tip Opening | Baritone Sax | ||||||||||||||
| MM | Inches | Chamber | Tone | Tip Opening | Facing | ||||||||||
| A3 | 1.14 mm | .045" | Large | Dark | Inches | ||||||||||
| A5 | 1.27 mm | .050" | Large | Dark | M5 | 0.100 | Short | ||||||||
| A7 | 1.40 mm | .055" | Large | Dark | M7 | 0.110 | Medium | ||||||||
| B3 | 1.14 mm | .045" | Med | All-round | M9 | 0.120 | Long | ||||||||
| B5 | 1.27 mm | .050" | Med | All-round | |||||||||||
| B7 | 1.40 mm | .055" | Med | All-round | Rico went further to say: | ||||||||||
| C3 | 1.14 mm | .045" | Small | Projection | "At this time we are not manufacturing the alto version. This could | ||||||||||
| C5 | 1.27 mm | .050" | Small | Projection | change, but demand did not seem to be there in sufficient numbers to | ||||||||||
| C7 | 1.40 mm | .055" | Small | Projection | warrants it's [sic] return at this time." | ||||||||||