Below is a brief list of Saxophone setups, listed alphabetically by player. Thanks to John Laughter for providing some of the info below.Email me with more information and I'll put it up.
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Soprano |
Alto |
Tenor |
Baritone |
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Cannonball Adderley |
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Gregory 4 or 5, New York Meyer 5, Rico 2 or LaVoz Medium Reeds - King Super 20 alto |
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Gerald Albright |
Dukoff D7 |
Metal Beechler 7 |
Dukoff 7 |
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Justo Almario |
Selmer D, Rico or Hemke Reeds |
Metal Beechler 6, La Voz or Hemke Reeds |
Metal Otto Link 8, Rico Reeds |
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Harold Ashby |
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Otto Link |
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Gabe Baltazar |
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Lakey 4*3 or Beechler S8S |
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Gato Barbieri |
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Metal Berg Larsen - Selmer Mk VI |
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Gary Bartz |
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Vandoren A45 |
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Bob Berg |
Metal Selmer G |
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Metal Francios Louis, Rico Select or Medium LaVoz Reeds - Selmer MkVI |
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Jerry Bergonzi |
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Super Gonz 1, Copper or Grenadilla (.110 tip), Rico Reeds |
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Jay Beckenstein |
Selmer C*, Van Doren #3 reeds |
Beechler 6, Vandoren #3 Reeds |
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Tim Berne |
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Rubber Berg Larsen 95/2, Vandoren Reeds |
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Jane Ira Bloom |
Metal Selmer D |
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Hamiet Bluiett |
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RIA Medium / Lawton |
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Arthur Blythe |
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Metal Berg Larsen 95/1, LaVoz Reeds |
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Arthur Blythe |
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Metal Berg Larsen 95/1, LaVoz Reeds |
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Arno Bornkamp |
Selmer metal c**, Selmer S90 200, Mark VI |
Vandoren AL3, Otto Link 5*, Ebonite, Buffet Crampon Prestige |
Semer C*, Otto LInk Metal 7* Tone Master, Selmer MarkVII |
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Earl Bostic |
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Mike Brignola |
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Lawton 6 La Voz Medium Hard Reeds |
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Nick Brignola |
Runyon 7 |
Runyon Bionix 8* |
Runyon Bionix 8* |
Lawton 8*BB |
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Michael Brecker |
Guardala 8 |
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Guardala Brecker Model, LaVoz Reeds - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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Nick Brignola |
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Runyon |
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Don Byas |
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Metal Otto Link Florida Super Tone Master 3*, Rico 3 Reeds |
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Ace Cannon |
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Rubber Berg Larson 80/1 |
Rubber Berg Larson 90/1 |
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Benny Carter |
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Arnold Brilhart Ebolin |
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James Carter |
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Lawton Metal 7*BB, Rico Plasticover Reeds |
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Pete Christlieb |
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Metal Berg Larsen 130/0, Rico Plasticover #2 Reeds - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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Clarence Clemons |
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Dukoff D9, D11 Rico Plasticover |
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Arnett Cobb |
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Otto Link (9?) Rico Royal 3 |
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Mark Colby |
Selmer H |
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Hard Rubber Otto Link 8 |
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George Coleman |
Vandoren A25 |
Meyer 5 |
Otto Link 7* |
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Steve Coleman |
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Vandoren A55 - Vandoren Java 3 Reeds |
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John Coltrane |
Metal Selmer E |
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Metal Otto Link 5 star - Rico #4 Reeds |
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Jay Corre |
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Berg Larsen 110 |
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Hank Crawford |
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Barret Stock 5, LaVoz Medium Reeds |
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Ronnie Cuber |
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Otto Link 8* |
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Eddie Daniels |
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Metal Otto Link 7* - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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Jay Davidson |
Dukoff |
Guardala |
Guardala MB |
Berg Larsen |
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Paul Desmond |
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Gregory 4A-18M Rico 3 1/2 Reeds - Selmer Super Balanced Action #43,xxx |
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Dennis Diblasio |
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Lawton 8*B |
Lawton 7*B |
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Lou Donaldson |
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Meyer 5, Rico 2 Reeds |
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Paquito D'Rivera |
Otto Link 6 |
Metal Selmer F, Rico 3 Reeds |
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Candy Dulfer |
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Saxworks, Rico Jazz Select Medium filed Reeds |
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Malcolm "Molly" Duncan (Average White Band) |
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Otto Link NY 7, Rico Jazz Select 3 or Van Doren Java 3 Reeds - Selmer Mk V1 (1957) |
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Richard Elliott |
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Strathon 8*, Saxtech reeds, LA Sax |
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Bill Evans |
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Guardala Studio Model, Vandoren Reeds - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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Herschel Evans |
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Otto Link "Master Link" |
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Lawrence Feldman |
Selmer D |
NY Meyer 6 w/wedge |
Otto Liink 7 - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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Brandon Fields |
Selmer E |
Metal Beechler 8, Hard Rubber Berg Larsen 90/2 |
Metal Florida Otto Link #7 - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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Med Flory |
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Brilhart 5* |
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Frank Foster |
Yanigasawa 5 |
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Lawton 10*B |
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Gary Foster |
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Lawton 10*B |
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Kenny Garrett |
Selmer F Vandoren 3 Reeds |
Selmer E Hemke 3 Reeds - Selmer MkVI |
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Stan Getz |
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Dexter Gordon |
Metal Selmer C* |
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Kenny Gorlick |
Dukoff metal D8, Hemke #2 1/2 Reeds |
Beechler hard rubber S5S, Hemke #3 Reeds |
RIA metal 5, Hemke #3 Reeds |
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Johnny Griffin |
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Metal Otto Link (.150 tip) LaVoz Medium Soft Reeds |
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Jimmy Giuffre |
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Metal Berg Larsen 130/0 |
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Scott Hamilton |
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Otto Link Super Tone Master, refaced to 12 - Selmer Super Balanced Action |
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Craig Handy |
Vandoren S25 |
Berg Larsen 105/1 |
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John Harle |
Selmer Soloist B, Vandoren #3 Reeds |
Selmer S-80 C*, Vandoren #3 Reeds, Meyer 5M, Rico Royal #3 Reeds |
Selmer Solist B or S-80 C*, Vandoren #3 Reeds |
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Coleman Hawkins |
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Metal Otto Link |
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Jimmy Heath |
Selmer D, Marca Reeds |
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Hard Rubber Ron Coelho 105, Vandoren Reeds |
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Joe Henderson |
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Semer Soloist D (Short Shank refaced to H or I?), LaVoz Medium Soft Reeds |
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Vincent Herring |
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NY Meyer 5M Alexander Superial 3 1/2 Reeds Gold Plated Yanigisawa 991 |
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Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson |
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Otto Link 12*, Rico Plasticover 4 Reeds |
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Plas Johnson |
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Berg Larsen .160/2, Rico Plasticover 2 Reeds |
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John Klemmer |
Yanigasawa #7 |
Metal ARB #7, LaVoz Medium Hard Reeds |
Metal Brilhart Level-Air #5 |
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Dave Koz |
Couf 8 |
Metal Beechler 7 |
Hard Rubber Berg Larsen |
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Steve Lacey |
Otto Link 12 |
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Oliver Lake |
Selmer |
RIA 7 |
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Don Lamphere |
Couf 7* |
Couf 5* |
Couf 8* |
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Dave Liebman |
Sugal |
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Freddy Gregory |
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Joe Lovano |
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Otto Link 9* |
Ebony Francois Louis 10* Superial "DC" 3.5 & 4 and "Classique ReedsSelmer Super Balanced Action, silver plated |
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Joe Lulloff |
Selmer S-80 C* |
Selmer S-80 C** Meyer 5M Beechler 7 |
Rousseau Otto Link |
Selmer S-80D Berg Larsen |
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Bob Malach |
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Metal Otto Link 8* - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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Eric Marienthal |
Metal Beechler 8, Vandoren 3 Reeds |
Metal Beechler 7 |
Berg Larsen 110/2, Vandoren 3 Reeds - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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Branford Marsalis |
Bari |
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Branford Marsalis Guardala - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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Mel Martin |
Peter Ponzol Classic #70 - Vandoren blue box reeds |
Peter Ponzol Custom #85 |
Peter Ponzol Custom #110 |
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Jackie McLean |
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Berg Larsen - Bari Reed |
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Charles McPherson |
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Meyer 5 |
Arbex 7* |
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Bob Mintzer |
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Berg Larsen 95/0 |
Hard Rubber Freddy Gregory - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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James Moody |
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Lanny Morgan |
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Selmer F w/Oleg ligature |
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Gerry Mulligan |
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Gale 5 |
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Tommy Newsom |
Selmer S 80 |
Leonard Gullota 5* |
Brilhart 5* |
Hard Rubber Otto Link 6 |
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Dick Oatts |
Wolf Tane 7 |
Berg Larsen 90/2 |
Otto Link 8 - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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Scott Page |
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Hard Rubber Otto Link |
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James Oppenhiem (Boney James) |
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Guardala King/R&B, Vandoren V16 3 1/2 reeds |
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Charlie Parker |
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Brilhart 5? |
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Maceo Parker |
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Brilhart Ebolin |
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Ken Peplowski |
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Beechler 5 |
Berg Larsen 110/0 |
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Houston Person |
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Lawton 10 metal |
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Lenny Pickett |
Selmer C* |
Meyer 5 |
BergLarsen 130/0 SMS Vandoren Reeds - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
Hard Rubber Berg Larsen 115/0 |
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Courtney Pine |
Freddie gregory Courtney Pine custom model - 110 tip - Vandoren 2 reeds |
Lawton 11bb tip - Vandoren 2 1/2 reeds |
Freddie Gregory Courtney Pine custom model - 120 tip - Vandoren 3 1/2 reeds |
Lawton 11bb tip - Vandoren 2 reeds |
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Bobby Porcelli |
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Meyer 6M Alexander Superial DC 3 1/2 |
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Boots Randolph |
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Dukoff D9, La Voz Med Reeds |
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Joshua Redman |
Selmer Soloist Hard Rubber G, Vandoren 2 Reeds, Selmer Mark VI |
Meyer New York USA 6 Hard Rubber, |
Metal Otto Link 9* - Selmer Relacquered Super Balanced Action Tenor Saxophone (48,000) |
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Jerome Richardson |
Selmer |
Hard Rubber Otto Link |
Metal Otto Link |
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Scott Robinson |
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Vandoren? |
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Sonny Rollins |
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James Rotter |
Selmer S-80 E Vandoren 4 Reeds, Selmer Mark VI |
Selmer S-80 C** Vandoren 5 Reeds, Selmer Mark VI (gold plated) Note: Mr. Rotter uses #5 Vandorens as "finished blanks and adjusts them significantly before playing" |
Selmer S-80 C* "Soloist" Vandoren 5 Reeds, Selmer Mark VII |
Selmer S-80 C** Vandoren 5 Reeds, Selmer Mark VI |
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Marc Russo |
Yanigisawa 9 |
Meyer 6, Rico Plasticover Reeds |
Dukoff D9 |
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David Sanborn |
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Dukoff D7, D9 |
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Pharoh Sanders |
Metal Selmer |
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Metal Selmer |
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Tom Scott |
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Guardala Studio |
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Andy Shepard |
Bari |
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Wayne Shorter |
Hard Rubber Otto Link 10 |
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Hard Rubber Otto Link 10 - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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Lew Tabakin |
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Otto Link 6 - Rico #4 Reeds - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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James Umble |
Selmer C* Morgan 3C Vandoren 3 1/2 Reeds |
Selmer C* Vandoren 3 1/2 Reeds, Selmer Super Action 80 Series I, Winslow ligature |
Selmer C* Vandoren 3 1/2 |
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Chris Vadala |
Selmer C* |
Meyer 7 |
Otto Link 8 - Selmer MkVI Tenor |
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Junior Walker |
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Metal Lawton - Selmer Mk VI |
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Bennie Wallace |
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Florida Otto Link Super Tone Master, Selmer MKVI Tenor, Rico Jazz Select reeds |
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Sadao Watanabe |
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Meyer 5 |
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Bobby Watson |
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Vandoren A35 |
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Ernie Watts |
Runyon 9 |
Lawton 9*, Barone Metal |
Metal Otto Link 13 - 160 tip, Keilworth Saxophone |
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Ben Webster |
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Metal Otto Link 9, Rico 3 1/2 Reeds |
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Kirk Whalum |
Dukoff 8* |
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Sugal, Keilwerth Black Nickel |
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Edgar Winter |
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Brilhart Level Air 6 |
Brilhart Level Air 6 |
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Paul Winter |
Selmer D, Winslow ligature, Vandoren #4 reeds - Selmer Mark VI |
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Phil Woods |
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Meyer 5, La Voz medium reeds |
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George Young |
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Beechler - Selmer Mk VI |
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Lester Young |
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Otto Link "Master Link" |
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