There is no rule. I have used big baritone as well as tenor pieces. In fact, my current soprano is a .090. The tenor is a .120 and so is the bari, but I have used a 130 on bari. You have to find the baritone mouthpiece that suits you regardless of facing.

 

Thank you very much 1saxman, I thought air flow required for a bari mouthpiece was higher than for the tenor one (talking about the same mouthpiece model of course)

 

That's true, but the reed and facing are wider already. Also note, if tip opening does have anything to do with air flow, then likely you have to also reckon with the whole opening, from the tip to the other end of the facing. That too may be larger on a bari mouthpiece - and larger on some mouthpiece designs than others.

 

Thanks donnc so yo recommend to use a not so open mouthpiece don't you?
Thanks

 

I use the samt tip opening on baritone as on tenor, but softer reeds on baritone.
(and I use the same reed on soprano and alto; Red Java #2.5)

Tenor
Mpc: Sugal KW II tip opening .110"
Reeds: Vandoren ZZ #3.5 or V16 #3

Baritone
Mpc: Vandoren V16 (modified ....) tip opening .110"
Reeds: Vandoren ZZ #2.5

My baritone and tenor on the same tune ;-)

 

Great playing on the video EgilF,by the way how's your daughter doing on the sax these days? I remember seeing a video of her in a concert a few years back, she was good then! I hope she's still playing.
Regards Rob.

 

Thank you very much EgilF. very useful.

 

I play .130 on tenor and around .120 on baritone.
Generally playing 2.5 reed on tenor and 3.5 on baritone.
Both tenor and baritone pieces are Link STM's.

 

.130!! Holy crap!

.105 on both tenor and Bari for me, I also have .100 openings for both

 

I play a .120 on tenor, and a .110 on baritone.

 

Tenor: .120B RPC
Baritone: .125B RPC

I use Plasticover baritone 3 reeds on both.

 

I use a Meyer #8 on tenor and a #8 on baritone too. So I guess the bari facing is a bit more open in actual terms, but it's probably about equal in proportion to the size of the reed and length of the facing. In feel the two MPs are quite similar to me, which is something I like. I use very similar reed strength on both as well.

OP, if your question is aimed at getting a recommendation because you are starting out on baritone after playing tenor for a while, I would suggest getting the baritone version of your favorite easy to play tenor MP and starting with that.

 

I prefer 107 to 110 on tenor ( rollover) and 115/117 on baritone ( high baffle) all my pieces are Theo Wanne standard and custom. I use 3 reeds Plasticover or Fibracell.

I've played these tip openings for years. You just have to experiment to see what works for you.