personally, i think the yanigasawa rubber mouthpieces are good mouthpices but i prefer the selmer soloist and C* over them. I play an vintage soloist C* and absolutely love it! however, its my set up on alto. i think you might want to experience with maybe a C**, D, or E facings first. Also, find a good refacer and reface it afterwards. On the other hand, Vandorens are nice too but personally i think the sound is only suitable for classical, so it's not an all around mouthpiece. I'd get a good soloist if u can acquire one! sorry it's hard to follow my train of thought cuz i broke my pinky days ago and i'm on pain killer pills..
-Nathan
-Nathan