The reason the old Saxman said that, is that an old time NY Meyer is an expensive mouthpiece - and found only used. Vintage Meyers are in huge demand from alto guys especially. The stock new Meyers are good, but are machine finished. You can get a hand finished hard rubber piece from Patrick Springer at springermpc.com for around $100-$135 for a pro model. He will also advise you on what mouthpiece to buy based on telling him about yourself through a link on his website. Tell him the truth, and you will like his mouthpiece. If he recommends a large roll-over baffle however, I'd still order a small roll-over or straight baffle if I were you. The reason for this will become apparent to you later, but suffice it to say that if you start using a hot-rodded piece now, you might not develop properly. Incidently, by the time I had been playing for 6 years, I'd been on TV with my bands, made enough to file income tax returns as a high schooler, recorded several times and had gigs an average of twice a month, even during school. So I started thinking I was really good, and quit practicing much and quit my private lessons. Therefore my development stopped, my playing suffered, and I did not progress until I was out of college and realized I had much to learn yet. Unfortunately by then my excellent private teacher had passed away. But his lessons survived and I struggled forward. So don't be too quick to consider yourself good enough. - - - - - - - Good Luck.