Model:  Committee

Sax:  baritone

Material: hard rubber

Chamber:

Baffle:

Description:  A Martin ‘Committee’ baritone hard rubber mouthpiece is shown on the left. It is marked “Martin” on top in the same style script as was engraved on the bell of Martin Committee saxophones.

The Martin Band Instrument company was founded by John Henry Martin and his five sons. John Martin was born in 1835 in the German city of Dresden and learned instrument building in Markneukirchen (originally the home of Keilwerth, Amati and other saxophone makers). In 1855 he immigrated to the US and founded The Martin Company in 1865. In 1876 the family moved to Elkhart, In, and produced high-quality saxophones there, along with an own line of mouthpieces.

Model:  Handcraft

Sax:  alto

Material:  hard rubber

Chamber:

Baffle:

Description:  On the left is a Martin ‘Handcraft’ hard rubber mouthpiece from the 1920s for alto with original facing. Below is a ‘Handcraft’ model for tenor saxophone.

Model:

Sax:  soprano

Material:  hard rubber

Chamber:  large

Baffle:  low

Description:  On the left is a Martin hard rubber mouthpiece from the 1920s for soprano with original cap and  ligature. These are true ‘large chamber’ soprano mouthpieces.

Another Martin Committee baritone mouthpiece is shown here.

Model:

Sax:  tenor

Material:  steel

Chamber:  medium

Baffle:  medium

Description:  Shown here is an unknown Martin tenor model with a slide-on ligature.

The two images below show the similarity between the engraving on a Martin saxophone and mouthpiece.