New Selmer Paris Claude Delangle Alto Mouthpiece 

I see everyone saying “I prefer ___ over this mouthpiece,” but I don’t think anyone should be making comparisons based off this video. It doesn’t matter how good a mouthpiece is; if the player isn’t trained for years in classical voicing, embouchure, and repertoire, then you aren’t getting a true demonstration of how well the mouthpiece sounds.

Second the other comment. It’s a shame such a big company didn’t go through the effort of finding a classical saxophonist... surely it wouldn’t have been hard with your resources

Getting a jazz player to play test an important classical mouthpiece was a big mistake. You guys should find a dedicated classical to do classical reviews.

Surprisingly, I prefer the the S-80 sound. It has more of classical tone. I wish we could have heard the Selmer soloist in comparison. Thanks for the video. It was informative.

Please get a classical guy to review this.

Update to my previous comment here. I have had this mouthpiece for a few months. I was looking for a mouthpiece that had some projection, was smooth sounding without any buzz but it was not bright or too dark and a tip opening I can play on due to physical limitations I find a mouthpiece on alto with a tip over 1.85mm, too hard to play but I still wanted some more projection that narrower tip mouthpieces often don't have. I was reluctant to get this at first due to the price but I decided to go for it if it would help my playing progress in a positive way. At first I was playing a Yamaha YAS-280. I was using legere signature reeds which I liked on my Selmer S80 C** and Soloist E so I assumed they would have a similar response on the Claude Delangle which they did. I had to try several ligatures to find one that didn't add resistance as I found with the gold plated bore, I could feel the resistance in my embouchure. I eventually settled on a Selmer one screw silver plated ligature. I had to use a BG reed performer patch on the reed to raise it up to fit the ligature well. Playing it I did notice a bit of resistance. Once I got used to it, I had a nice smooth round sound that wasn't stuffy like you can get from some mouthpieces and it was clear and with plenty of projection, especially when used in a room where the sound could reverberate well. When I tried it recently on my new Yanagisawa AWO2, I had to get the neck cork adjusted to fit it but once I did, I had a big warm smooth sound on it that was a bit less resistant and while I need more time to play the AWO2 with it, its now became my favourite classical mouthpiece and I feel I can push it to other styles as a crossover classical/Jazz mouthpiece if I want, just without the edge or extra projection Jazz mouthpieces often have.

Please get a classical player to demonstrate your classical mouthpiece lineup so we can have a real representation of their ability.

Now I have a selmer concept is good mouthpiece but my question is the c, delande is better than concept (sorry for my English)

I like the clean bright sound. Would love to hear it played by a classical player. Jim does a good job though, got my attention!

He is a jazz soloist, demo-ing a classical crossover mouthpiece. Why couldn't they get Claude to do the playing of his namesake piece.

I like the S80 for pure concert sound. The Claude has a certain smokiness to it over the other two. You're right about it having possible touch of Jazz if wanted, I could imagine that.

Thank you

I love the fact that you think you were improvising a classical piece! "instant classical composition going on, there..." Has it been a while, Jim? :-)

Thanks for your video James. I really like your playing and the new mouthpiece I have played the S80 for about 40 years. At the moment I don't think we can try with virus at the moment. I agree with you that it seems to have more projection. I like your improvisation perhaps you should make an internal composition and write it down! Best wishes Bill - UK

What strength reed is he using? Sounds too soft for classical.

Plays like a classical, sounds like a jazz? I'm curious... though I've been using an S90 for ages, and there's not much it can't do. Maybe get one as a solid backup?

When was this mouthpiece released?

I could play the hell out of this piece for a type of Paul Desmond jazz sound., Does it have a round chamber?

Playing contemporary music on a classical mouthpiece. This really doesn't show what the true potential of such a great classical piece of equipment is.

I have an S80 C** and like the tone I get with it for classical playing. I would have got a Concept but it only had one tip choice and it just wasn't wide enough for me, but I like the sweet centered tone the Concept has. I can hear the zing you mentioned in the Claude Delangle mouthpiece, it made it a little brighter sounding and I can hear the projection over the other two. Perhaps it was because you are not a classical player, with the way you played it, it didn't quite have that classical sound, but given to a classical player, they might have gotten a better classical tone on it. Not that I dislike your tone as I quite like it normally, but maybe you could see if you could find a classical saxophone player when doing videos on classical mouthpieces and setups rather than having a non classical player do them.

My Soloist C* , I've played for 40 years will play the same. I have a self baffle in it and it's on steroids. It's better jazz- mp (hr) than anything I've found. Take out baffle and play all the classical you want.

I prefer the Concept, the Delangle is a bit too bright for my taste. As a classical player I recently switched over from S90 190 (which I always preferred over S80D) to Concept on soprano. It made me jump from Vandoren Traditional 3 to Trad 4, giving me greater depth of sound and far better control. I'm probably going to make the same switch on tenor soon.

I feel like this is Selmer trying to redesign the concept

Good idea for a Jazz mouthpiece.

Nice

A classical bari hybrid??? Or just trying to be more similar to the pieces from the 1920s

Sounds cool to me, but I'm not a classical player, not sure they would approve

I wish they had a baritone version of this :/

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if used wherever mouth pice S80C* , selmer concept , vandoren AL your sound is the same .because is the position in the embouchure .

Delange needs to improve his sense of rhythm. On the Ibert he rushes tempos. We can all improve our playing at all times.

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Too bright

I do not like the sound of these mouthpieces for classical sax. I like AL3 much better.

Bruh i wanna hear a classic guy play test it not a jazzy dude

I am not happy with sax.co.uk Because the product quality is really bad I bought the Yamaha alto saxophone yas 280 The quality was very poor colour shading pads are not good......

Complaints are NOT well argued for. This obviously is NOT a purely classical mouthpiece; the design, choice of materials, etc. tell it is made to sit in between (or borrow from) various genres. So the ideal person to review it could be - Kenny G?

Nice jazz sound