I had been using a vintage Selmer Short Shank Soloist C* with a horseshoe chamber and when I first tried this Meyer G series #5 which is more open than the C* I was amazed at how easily it played using a #2 Gonzalex 627 cane reed. There is a small baffle on the Meyer but it makes a big difference. The round chamber of the Meyer "should" produce a more rounded mellow tone than the Soloist but the baffle in the G series gives it some real character and overtone richness without any extra effort from me. The G can sound sweet and round but also zing if you push it. Think a bit of Cannonball Adderly. I have heard some say this is a "Paul Desmond" sounding piece I guess it depends on you but for me it's thick and full with zing. The facing on the one I received was perfect tip rail was well formed and not too thick.

We bought this mouthpiece for my saxophone playing son moving into high school next year. It has helped to round out and clarify his tone.

Of the 3 Meyer alto mouthpieces I have (G, NY and regular), the G is my favorite. However, all are excellent and it really comes down to personal taste. My experience is that the Meyer alto mouthpieces are the benchmark for alto (I also own a Theo Wanne NY and Otto Link Tone Edge). The G is free blowing, fat sounding with very good projection and can be moderately bright if I want. Those qualities are especially important to me because I've historically been a tenor player, so thin, very focused or real bright alto sounds do appeal to me. Also, the price is good.

The G Series 6 plays well throughout the horn. Enjoyed it right away. Very responsive.

Meyer series G .89 tip opening what I bought 2yrs. ago I like tone. Works great with the MKVI 1965 dark in nature nice Art Pepper, Paul Desmond sound.

The one I tried was too bright - no bottom to the sound. If you want a mouthpiece this bright, you should look at the Jody Jazz DV which has a much broader dynamic range, nicer sound, and metal durability. I'm going to stick with the traditional Meyer hard rubber mouthpiece - I hope they don't discontinue them.

I had a Meyer Bros. 5M that I had to sell and really missed the sound and response I got from that mouthpiece. I bought a 5M G series and I really like it. I think I like it better than my Meyer Bros. It's slightly brighter but it's still dark and I have to push a little more but its screams. And that's what I like about it. It has good response and good intonation. I probably should've gotten a 6 but I'm good with it. I'm using a Mark VI 129k with the J bow and Lavoz reeds med. Selmer lig.

I have a handpicked Meyer 6 small chamber from 1978. Great "pop" to the "happy" sound on my 1960 Mark VI alto. I recently purchased a Jody Jazz metal 7* DV CHI for my tenor and love the open feel it gives me, so I wanted the same on my alto. I could not spend the $ on a metal DV alto so I tried a Jody Jazz HR 7, but it did not have what I was looking for. A little stuffy for me with not enough crackle in the sound, so after reading reviews I decided to try this and step up to the 7. Thanks Alan Merrihew. This is working for me. More open, crisp, round and full sound and I can't believe how hard I can push it. Where my old Meyer 6 would say "that's all I got" this one keeps giving me more with no drop in sound quality. You can play soft on it too. Great response top to bottom. Don't know why the facings change the price so much...just so happens I was looking to open things up a bit more and this one does it for me.

I tested out the Meyer Richie Cole Alto, Meyer G Series 5M Alto, and the Yanagisawa Hard Rubber Alto #5 mouthpieces. I chose the Meyer G Series 5M since it is the closest thing to my 1972 vintage Meyer 5M that I have played for all these years. It is almost, but not quite as good as my vintage Meyer mouthpiece but so close I figure after a while it be great. Mouthpieces are very subjective however based on so many factors like reed, ligature,the person, etc.

i played a Vandoren Jumbo Java for years. I loved the sound, the loudness, the way I could cut through the band. But then I heard several recordings and realized my intonation was all over the place. So I finally tried a few- Bechler Diamond Inlay, Vandoren Java, V16. Then I tried the Meyer G. Free blowing like the Jumbo J. Excellent high to low registers. Just enough darkness and overtones and projection.Not as loud as the Jumbo, but thats what microphones are for. Much easier to play softly. i use Hemke 2.5 reads.