Lawton Alto Sax Mouthpiece

Description

The classic sound of a golden era in saxophone virtuosity. The Lawton Alto Sax mouthpiece comes in two popular sizes. The 6 Start B is suited to classic mid century horns and the 7 Star B really opens up more modern American and German Saxes. Each mouthpiece has a secure built in single-screw ligature.

6 Star B: Tip opening 0.075 Length of lay 0.843
7 Star B: Tip opening            Length of lay

Silver-plated, hand-finished bronze 260 mouthpiece and Lawton ligature.
Every mouthpiece comes with a robust canvas padded bag and 6 mouthpiece pads.

The Alto 6 and 7 Star B and Tenor 7 and 8 Star B mouthpieces were Lawton’s most popular models. These are the first models to be manufactured using high-quality, electro-plated Brass 260 and the latest 5-axis CNC machining processes. They are then hand-finished and tested to ensure they meet all our quality criteria.

Geoff Lawton (1928-2003) was a master engineer and a fabulous saxophonist. In the early 1960s, he decided he wanted to make a saxophone mouthpiece and experimented with many prototypes. He then settled on what was to become the classic Lawton design – a beautiful, great-sounding mouthpiece with sleek lines and a unique, innovative ligature. Geoff demonstrated his mouthpiece to the saxophonists in the legendary Count Basie and Stan Kenton Orchestras when they toured the UK. Very soon the entire sax sections of both bands were playing on Lawton mouthpieces. Geoff passed away in 2003 and Jason, his son, has continued the family business.

Many of the greatest saxophone stars in history have played on Lawton mouthpieces

Word quickly spread through the sax-playing community and many famous saxophonists started using Lawtons. These included masters such as Sonny Rollins, Paul Gonsalves, Frank Foster, Ernie Watts and Johnny Dankworth.