The HR* is a hard rubber saxophone mouthpiece aimed at professionals and students looking for a traditional versatile mouthpiece. High quality control standards, a beautiful warm sound and a nice free blowing feel make these new mouthpieces amazing players. We feel that this mouthpiece may be the best hard rubber alto saxophone mouthpiece on the market. Warmth & Beauty We use only genuine, authentic Hard Rubber so the HR* Series has the look, feel and sound of the vintage hard rubber sax mouthpieces that have always been the most highly sought after. The mouthpieces are faced on a special facing machine and then meticulously hand finished and play tested. Three Goals in Creating the HR* Series of Saxophone Mouthpieces To offer the most traditional style of jazz saxophone mouthpiece: round chamber hard rubber, and demand and obtain the most rigorous quality control possible. To create a free blowing hard rubber mouthpiece that allows the lowest and highest notes to speak with equal ease. To make a hard rubber sax mouthpiece that can sound beautiful, but also give good strong projection when necessary.