Designed in the 1980's by one the world's leading mouthpiece designers Arnold Brilhart, the Graftonite line of mouthpieces incorporates revolutionary materials to achieve ease of tone production with a wide range of tonal colors.

The Arnold Brilhart Rico mouthpiece is very competitively priced and affordable, $16 to $20 (Soprano Sax) in the store and on the street in 2008.

The Rico Orange Box Reeds were my first "must buy and use" discovery of the Rico product line. The same today after five years. If you are in need of a dependable sound for a concert, your ok with a 2-1/2 Orange Box Rico Reed right out of the box. Put it in a little glass of water for a minute and put it on your Sax. I always have about three in the glass and your good for anything that you want to play.

The reeds are playable right out of the box, some of the most surprising playable reeds for your jazz and expressive instrumental voice, and the professional player who speaks with a flexible body full of tone with expression. The Orange Box Rico's are a quality reed product that stands up to hard playing, sweet enough for soft blues and ballads, and powerful enough for R&B, Rock 'N Roll, and the most powerful of all; Almighty Contemporary Christian Gospel, with an edge and the message.

• Available in three facings

• Ease of tone production and playability

• Wide range of tonal colors

• Durability- wont chip or crack