Feature(may vary by option.)
●Tip Opening .086"/2.18mm
●EXCELLENT TONE AND RESPONSE - Round focused Tenor Saxophone sound with medium resistance providing a measured response and great control. The excellent blending capability of this mouthpiece makes it a favorite amongst band directors.
●THE ORIGINAL ROUSSEAU SINCE 1972 - After studying with the legendary Marcel Mule in Paris, Dr. Rousseau designed a mouthpiece that he and his students could use to express the total beauty of the saxophone sound.
●DESIGNED BY PLAYERS FOR PLAYERS - Classical Saxophone Mouthpiece designed for players at every level from World Class Concertizing Artists, to University Professors, to aspiring students from Middle School to College.
●EXPERT CRAFTMANSHIP - Ingenious designs created by world-renowned Concert Saxophonist and Legendary Professor, Dr. Eugene Rousseau. These mouthpieces are made in the USA with the finest Hard Rubber and are Hand-finished, gauged and play tested at the JodyJazz Factory. Every mouthpiece is held to the highest quality standards.
[5R (.086 )]
Description
Rousseau Classic R Tenor - Warmth and Control
The Rousseau Classic R Series Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece is the original E. Rousseau design, first introduced in 1972. When Dr. Rousseau couldn’t find any commercially available saxophone mouthpieces on the market to recommend to his classical students he decided to design his own mouthpiece. The Classic R Series is designed to meet the needs of the serious classical performer. This mouthpiece provides a warm, centered tone, positive response, and powerful projection with medium resistance and solid control. The excellent blending capability of this mouthpiece makes it a favorite amongst band directors.
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| Classic NC Tenor | Classic R Tenor | JDX Tenor | Studio Jazz Tenor | |
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| Tone Quality | -Promotes a full range of tonal colors and excellent tonal center. -Great warmth. -Even centered tone. | -Provides a warm centered tone. -Great projection with medium resistance and amazing control. | -Clear bright sound with great core and bottom, yet can still be played with a warm sound when needed. -Provides amazing power and edge, perfect for cutting through. | -Not too dark, not too bright, just right. -Even sound across the entire range of the horn. -Provides enough edge when needed. |
| Key Benefits | -Rollover baffle allows for projection. -Dip in the chamber after the rollover baffle provides a beautiful warmth to the sound. -Longer shape provides a more secure fit and easier tuning. | -Measured response with medium resistance for control. -Even sound across the entire range of the horn. -Excellent blending capability. | -Relatively high step baffle which gives it great power and projection. -Solid core with harmonics from the entire spectrum from bottom to top. | -Roll-Over baffle which gives the mouthpiece great projection. -Beautiful warm tone that blends well. -Excellent intonation, control, strong low and high notes. |
| Suitable For | -Designed for saxophonists at every level from World Class Concertizing Artists, to University Professors, to aspiring students from Middle School to College. | -Designed for saxophonists at every level. -Intonation, darkness of sound, and excellent blending capability are qualities that make it a favorite of band directors. | -Thrives in modern genres like Blues, Rock, Funk and Smooth Jazz yet is totally at home in a Bebop and Straight-Ahead Jazz setting. | -Traditional Jazz saxophone mouthpiece perfect for Straight-Ahead Jazz, Bebop, and Blues. -Our most popular All-Around Jazz mouthpiece |
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LEGENDARY MOUTHPIECES DESIGNED BY DR. EUGENE ROUSSEAUIngenious designs created by world-renowned Concert Saxophonist and Legendary Professor, Dr. Eugene Rousseau. Rousseau saxophone mouthpieces are unmatched in providing both professional players and advancing students with the appropriate tools to achieve a superior tone, response, and performance. |
GAUGED AND PLAY TESTEDEvery Rousseau mouthpiece is individually gauged and play-tested by our professional saxophonists to ensure the most consistent, highest quality saxophone mouthpiece available today. |
HANDCRAFTED IN THE USARousseau mouthpieces are made in the USA with the finest German Hard Rubber and are expertly hand-finished and held to the highest quality standards. |
