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Theo Wanne Essentials Contemporary Tenor Sax Mouthpiece
$195.00
Theo Wanne Essentials Contemporary Tenor Sax Mouthpiece
Affordable Precision
In the past, low-cost mouthpieces were low quality, and high-quality mouthpieces were expensive. However, the Theo Wanne™ ESSENTIALS COLLECTION brings you incredible quality and low cost, at the same time! The Essentials Contemporary Tenor is designed for players needing a mouthpiece that is big, bright and cuts through when power and projection is needed. Great for rock, pop, smooth jazz, worship and other contemporary styles. Lead players love it too!.
Featuring Medium High-Step, Shark-Gill Baffle and a Medium Chamber, the Essentials Contemporary Tenor is available in 2 tip openings:
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- Size 5: 0.080″ (2.03mm)
- Size 7*: 0.105″ (2.67mm)
Medium High-Step, Shark-Gill Baffle
This baffle has the best projection of all baffle shapes. The Step-Baffle was made popular by Dave Guardala with his famous Michael Brecker model, and Dukoff with their Super Power Chamber D mouthpieces. A step baffle is necessary for most R&B and rock and roll playing to cut through the rest of the band. The Patented “Shark-Gill” Baffle works on the physics principle of ‘turbulent flow’, similar to the effect of dimples on a golf ball, which allow the golf ball to travel further through the air. The golf ball dimples suck air behind the golf ball, so the golf ball does not ‘drag’ an air pocket along with it while it travels. In a similar way, the Shark-Gill Baffle disturbs the airflow, removing air pockets in the mouthpiece/neck/saxophone. The airstream can then flow closer to the inner walls of the mouthpiece and instrument. The result is much greater dynamics, from soft-to-loud, and an overall ‘fuller sound’.
Additional Information
Essentials Collection
A Mouthpiece for Everyone. The Essentials Collection is comprised of 5 models, all designed for an excellent blend of performance, quality and affordability.
- Concert: Designed for classical and band use, featuring a warm round tone, and easy playability. AMP Manufactured Bio-Polymer.
- Jazz: Perfect for most genres of classic and modern jazz. It has medium projection and brightness. AMP Manufactured Bio-Polymer.
- Contemporary: A high baffle, edgy, mouthpiece for when you need lots of projection and edge. AMP Manufactured Bio-Polymer.
- Metal Jazz Fusion: a ‘Fusion’ between the JAZZ and CONTEMPORARY models. It is perfect for straight-ahead jazz, big band, smooth jazz, and other modern styles. CNC Manufactured Brass, Rhodium Plated.
- Metal Contemporary: A high baffle, edgy, mouthpiece for when you need lots of projection and edge. CNC Manufactured Brass, Rhodium Plated.
Quality and Innovation:
- Crafted side-by-side with Theo’s SIGNATURE mouthpieces at their factory in Bellingham, USA
- Made with a proprietary, industry-first, Additive Manufacturing Process (A.M.P.™).
- The material is also proprietary, producing an incredible resonance and has a similar density and weight to vintage hard rubber.
- Quality control is held to the same high standard as the top end SIGNATURE models. Unlike most other affordable mouthpieces, the ESSENTIALS Collection is consistent, eliminating the need to try ten to find one “good one”.
- Advanced Technology: Designed by Foremost Expert Theo Wanne: these are most consistent, advanced, and high-quality saxophone mouthpieces ever made.
- Made to fit every budget: The ESSENTIALS Collection was engineered to be high quality and affordable, all at once.
- Made In USA: Theo Wanne is known for making the world’s best mouthpieces, and many of the top saxophone players play his designs. They are manufactured using only the best materials and the most advanced machining.
Essentials Tenor Mouthpieces
Check out all of the Tenor models in the Essentials Collection:
Essentials Contemporary Collection Mouthpieces
Check out all of the Contemporary models in the Essentials Collection:
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