D’Addario Woodwinds Smart Pak, Alto Sax

I have been struggling with the mouthpiece on my cheap beginner mouthpiece using 2-2.5 reeds. With this mouthpiece I can play a 3. It also has a mouthpiece cover that is part Rubber so it won't Crack like the generic ones that come with the instrument.

Perfect for me!!!

Every thing was good except the liguature which did not fit with the mouthpiece and cap the kit came with.

Horrible product! None of the pieces actually fit together. I bought this so my son can have a new mouthpiece for my 20yr old clarinet and it is useless. First off, the ligature does not hold the reed and appears to be left handed. The screws tighten/loosen on the left side and you cannot switch it to the right side (I tried). I may be a little rusty putting it all together but it should not be this difficult. Lol. I put the reed on the mouthpiece, slipped on the ligature and the ligature kept sliding up off of the mouthpiece. I can’t get it to stay on. I put the reed on my old mouthpiece and it works fine, so it’s not user error. Also, the mouthpiece cover does not fit on the mouthpiece. That too kept popping off. And it does not allow you to put the mouthpiece cover on when the ligature is attached, so now where do I store the ligature??? Not worth the money .. well it’s not worth anything because it will not allow you to play the clarinet. Really bad design.

At first, this seemed like a great item. After using the ligature for 2 weeks, it snapped.

The ligature didn't fit. Every time we screwed it in, it would pop off and the reed would slide out. Absolutely terrible.

The mouthpiece is too small to the cork even cork grease was used and finally damaged the cork. The ligature kept slicing out of the mouthpiece however hard that I tried. I then tried to match it with Yamaha 4C and Selmer S80, still did not work. I gave up and will return it. Don't waste your money to buy this item. Shame for Rico Engineers and QCs. Because it useless so I rated this is 1 star.

It has all the parts my daughter needs and she is satisfied with it.

Un kit essenziale per chi ha pochissime esigenze

Unplayable piece of cr...! Sorry for RICO. But my old mouthpiece which I now own for 35 years still plays much better, although it is now damaged. Best solution? Go to a manufacturer with the instrument and try some mouthpieces until an adequate one is found.

For your £36 you get:-Cork grease worth £3, a reed guard with two reeds worth £7 at most, a small mp saver worth £1 a narrow tipped mouthpiece which as a starter kit is too narrow and a ligature which is bent in all the wrong places and is impossible to fit to the mouthpiece.All in all, I suggest a Yamaha 4c mp and LEAVE THIS STARTER KIT IN THE SHOP!!!