By combining leading specialists in acoustics with experienced musicians, Syos designs and manufactures saxophone mouthpieces that combine science, creativity and durability to enable every musician, whatever their level, to play with ease and accuracy. To help beginners progress faster and discover their ideal sound, Syos designs simple mouthpieces that will provide them ease of playing and happiness in practicing. For the more advanced players, who know perfectly well their expectations in terms of sound, Syos designs custom mouthpieces to help them get the sound they want more easily. The new Syos Originals line Syos Originals embodies the finest in Syos acoustic expertise, a streamlined collection of easy-to-play mouthpieces for every type of saxophone. Pick a dark (Smoky), balanced (Steady) or bright tone (Spark) and get the sound that was promised immediately. No metal is needed to get a very bright and powerful sound. With its high baffle and medium chamber, the Spark mouthpiece for Alto sax gets the job done! Perfect for outdoor playing or achieving a bright sound with maximum projection. With this Spark mouthpiece, you will get all the power and brightness you need to play rock, funk, or any other edgy modern music. This mouthpiece does not include a ligature but it’s compatible with regular ligatures from most of the brands: Selmer, Vandoren, Yamaha, Jody Jazz, Silverstein… Smoky Alto Steady Alto Spark Alto Buying Options Buying Options Buying Options Customer Reviews 4.5 out of 5 stars 23 4.1 out of 5 stars 22 4.2 out of 5 stars 26 Price $192.00$192.00 $192.00$192.00 $192.00$192.00 Tone Quality The Alto Smoky is the perfect mouthpiece to get a dark, velvety sound effortlessly. The Alto Steady is really versatile, easy to play and homogeneous. No metal is needed to get a very bright and powerful sound. The Alto Spark does that perfectly! Key Features This mouthpiece combines a large chamber with a low curved baffle. A high curved baffle and large chamber give the Steady for Alto saxophone the versatility. With its high step baffle and medium chamber, the Spark mouthpiece for Alto sax gets the job done! Suitable For All saxophonists seeking a dark and warm sound. It's perfect for playing jazz ballads with a Stan Getz sound. All saxophonists seeking for flexibility and playing all types of music. Saxophonists who play rock, funk or pop music and want lots of power. Syos is played by the best musicians all around the world! Joe Lovano Joe Lovano is one of the most famous jazz saxophone players of our generation. We are really proud to have designed a C-soprano and a Tarogato mouthpiece for him! Tivon Pennicott Tivon Pennicott is currrently playing with Gregory Porter and for the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert". He has already won 3 Grammy Awards. Godwin Louis Godwin Louis is one of the best alto player of the new generation. He has already played with the biggest name: Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Madonna to name a few. Daro Behroozi Daro Behroozi is playing tenor saxophone and bass clarinet on Lucky Chops. Lucky Chops became famous while busking on New York subway and they are no touring all around the world. What tip opening to choose? In order to choose the perfect opening for your Syos mouthpiece, find the opening of your current mouthpiece in this chart and check what is the equivalent with Syos. Our mouthpieces are really easy to play so you can increase your current opening a little bit without trouble. If you have any question, don't hesitate to ask, we will answer them shortly! Discover Syos Story When Pauline Eveno and Maxime Carron, two doctors in acoustics trained at IRCAM in Paris, joined forces to create Syos, they wanted to offer mouthpieces with customizable sound characteristics and look. Little did they know that the project would so quickly reach a prestigious international audience. Whether they play saxophone for Pink Floyd, Gregory Porter or Lady Gaga, nearly 200 distinguished ambassadors now swear by these four letters, SYOS, for Shape Your Own Sound: a customized experience made possible by the technological leap of the last few years in 3D printing and a thorough understanding of psychoacoustic phenomena, the study of auditory perception in human beings. After many months of R&D, Syos has developed an exclusive material in collaboration with leading French research laboratories. Designed exclusively for 3D printing, the propriety SCAL3D material allows the creation of durable, comfortable mouthpieces suitable for contact with the mouth, optimized down to the micrometer. The introduction of SCAL3D makes the Syos mouthpiece a product 100% made in France the whole world is eager to buy! Sold in 50 countries, Syos mouthpieces delight musicians and their audiences with their unparalleled projection and sound definition, maximizing both playing and listening pleasure.