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Theo Wanne WATER alto saxophone mouthpiece
The sound concept of the WATER is unlike any other Theo Wanne™ mouthpiece. You will find a rich beautiful core to the sound, in fact, richer than any other classical or all-around mouthpiece we tested, vintage or new. This is intentional and due to a truly unique Small-Chamber & Throat that compresses the airstream into the saxophone neck to create a rich sound, that is not pinched at all like other small chamber designs.
It took Theo almost 30 years to find a fantastic design, top level material, and affordable manufacturing process to make such a mouthpiece. It is not easy making a professional level mouthpiece for a very low price. But the WATER mouthpiece by Theo Wanne™ (and inspired by Frank Machos) now has a perfect facing curve, flat table and professional design. It is a true professional mouthpiece, but at a price that starting saxophonists and musicians on a budget can afford!
You will find the WATER to have enough resistance for the classical musician and most general music too, yet it never feels clogged or like you must fight the mouthpiece. The Thick-Tip-Rail helps add control over your sound, so it does not feel wild and out of control. It also gives the option of moving the reed forward and back to adjust the amount of resistance one prefers.
The WATER is made from our revolutionary Black A.R.T. Material. This is not a cheap ABS or Delrin plastic, but a very high quality and expensive proprietary material that actually resonates better than vintage hard rubber. In fact it is the only material that we like better than vintage hard rubber.
Theo Wanne is the foremost expert on vintage and new mouthpiece design and is one of the few living Mouthpiece Refacing Masters.
Theo’s makes his mouthpieces EXACTLY to his design specifications, not just ‘close’. This is why Theo has invested so heavily in manufacturing technology. His office is in the Pacific Northwest of the USA, where Boeing and the other leading Aerospace manufacturing companies work too.
Theo is a master with mouthpiece handwork. However, he uses the worlds most advanced machining technologies to finish the most important areas like the baffle. Theo’s mouthpiece designs are complex, making his mouthpieces are some of the most difficult to make parts on the planet, in any industry. The reason is that tooling must sculpt the complex interior geometries in very hard to reach places such as the chamber and inner sidewalls.
Theo Wanne's mouthpieces manufacture the exact designs Theo intends, to make history’s best quality saxophone mouthpieces.
Sax players like Jan Garbarek, Leo P, Mindi Abair, Gerald Albright, Carlos Miyares, Terry Harrington are a few names to listen how Theo Wanne mouthpieces sound.
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Theo Wanne is the foremost expert on vintage and new mouthpiece design and is one of the few living Mouthpiece Refacing Masters.
Theo’s makes his mouthpieces EXACTLY to his design specifications, not just ‘close’. This is why Theo has invested so heavily in manufacturing technology. His office is in the Pacific Northwest of the USA, where Boeing and the other leading Aerospace manufacturing companies work too.
Theo is a master with mouthpiece handwork. However, he uses the worlds most advanced machining technologies to finish the most important areas like the baffle. Theo’s mouthpiece designs are complex, making his mouthpieces are some of the most difficult to make parts on the planet, in any industry. The reason is that tooling must sculpt the complex interior geometries in very hard to reach places such as the chamber and inner sidewalls.
Theo Wanne's mouthpieces manufacture the exact designs Theo intends, to make history’s best quality saxophone mouthpieces.
Sax players like Jan Garbarek, Leo P, Mindi Abair, Gerald Albright, Carlos Miyares, Terry Harrington are a few names to listen how Theo Wanne mouthpieces sound.
