Yamaha 6CM - CUSTOM (ALTO SAXOPHONE)

A Custom Mouthpiece Born from Yamaha Expertise

The Yamaha Custom mouthpieces are crafted with a demanding manufacturing process designed to ensure exemplary consistency from one mouthpiece to another. Carved from ebonite, each model undergoes meticulous control and finishing stages, including manual work on the coating. Yamaha develops this series based on years of collaboration with renowned saxophonists, observing their playing habits, reference openings, and expectations regarding timbre, projection, and comfort. The result: a mouthpiece with a strong character, designed to meet the demands of precise and expressive playing without sacrificing intonation stability.

Who Is This Yamaha Custom Mouthpiece For?

This mouthpiece is particularly recommended for experienced players seeking a mouthpiece capable of supporting fine sound work: mastery of attacks, dynamic control, and the ability to shape the timbre according to the musical context. It is also well suited for an intermediate saxophonist already comfortable with their sound production who wishes to advance in harmonic richness and sound stability.

Musically, its personality adapts to many styles: classical (for purity and intonation), jazz (for warmth and projection), pop and orchestras/bands (for presence and flexibility). It is a relevant choice whenever a dense, controlled, and lively sound is desired.

Sound and Design

Made of ebonite, this mouthpiece emphasizes a warm, rich, and homogeneous sound. Ebonite, often praised for its comfort in the mouth and natural response, promotes stable reed vibration and a "rounder" playing sensation compared to some shinier materials. The result is a beautiful presence while maintaining appreciable purity and careful intonation.

With a 1.70 mm tip opening, it offers a setting aimed at balancing ease of sound production and projection potential. In practice, the opening directly influences the resistance felt: the better it suits your approach, the more control, dynamic flexibility, and long-term comfort you gain. The 22 mm chamber length also contributes to the mouthpiece's sonic personality: it affects how the sound develops, its density, and how the instrument "responds" across registers.

This model is thus designed to deliver a powerful volume while allowing for tonal variations : a major asset for saxophonists working on color (darker, brighter, more centered) through breath and embouchure without feeling like they are "forcing" the instrument.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

Compatibility of a ligature, cap, or reeds depends on the type of saxophone (alto, tenor, soprano, baritone) and the exact dimensions of the mouthpiece. Without specific information on the model and instrument concerned, it is best to choose your accessories based on your saxophone and previously used references to ensure a perfect fit.

Important (hygiene and withdrawal) : this product is subject to a specific right of withdrawal. For hygiene reasons, if the product has been opened, it must be free of any signs of use to be eligible for return, refund, or exchange.

Technical specifications

Category	alto saxophone	Color	Black
Material	Hard rubber	Finishing	Ebony

Opening

1.70 mm

Chamber length

22 mm