Inside the saxophone and the clarinet

Curious to know how saxophonist extraordinaire Patrick Bartley was blown away by the Syos mouthpieces after playing a Meyer 6M for 14 years? Come with me, I tell everything about it, plus a little scoop :)

A few years ago, Dan Forshaw organized a big vote on Youtube. He had 16 different alto mouthpieces from different brands: Vandoren, d'Addario, Selmer, Yamaha, Otto Link, Yanagisawa and Syos. He played all these mouthpieces one by one and made people chose the one they prefered by just hearing the sound. The mouthpieces were hidden so they couldn't know what mouthpiece Dan was playing on each video.

Choosing which type of saxophone to play is not an easy task. All of them are different because of their physical characteristics, their tonality or the register in which you want to play them. In this article, we will explain you all this in detail to help you make your choice with the maximum of information!

Here are the top 3 videos we received for the #Syoslove contest!

The clarinet mouthpiece’s tip opening is a sensitive and essential parameter. Here is a guide on what it is, and how to choose the right one for yourself.

The chamber of the clarinet mouhpiece comes in many different shapes and sizes. Here is a detailed explanation of how they will affect your sound!

The clarinet mouthpiece is the most important part of the instrument when it comes to tone quality. Discover its anatomy and the materials used to craft it.

Pads are an essential accessory for saxophonists and they exist in various shapes and materials. But how to choose them and how to use them ? Syos tells you everything!

Two tenor sax mouthpieces can be of very different lengths. Do you know why? Read this scientific article on the Syos blog to find out the answer!