Saxophone Alto VS. Tenor?

If you are going to play as a Hobie how many people play it doesn't matter (no offense King-John) and neither does the size or weight. After playing both I would recommend Alto. For beginners, the smaller bore of the horn makes it easier to play and the thinner body makes it easier to get the s. You can rent different horns from music stores to try them out. I suggest a Conn for alto. depending on how seriously you want to take this I would consider getting a pro model. then go to a music store and try out some mouthpieces. for the "facing" you might want to go with a 3,4, or 5. the width of the chamber you want on your mouthpiece depends on what kind of sound you want. if you want a jazzier edgy sound get a small chamber. for a clical, dark, rounded sound get a big chamber. Bari makes some good mouthpieces and so does Selmer and Vandoren. go to their sites to check out mouthpieces and horns. for reeds i would use Rico Royal 2's. they are consistent, easy to blow, and inexpensive. If you want to sound good do ALLOT of long tone and over tone exercises.