Our ALL NEW super-full-bodied small chamber soprano mouthpiece!
The BRAHMA soprano is the evolution of the traditional small chamber soprano mouthpiece, such as the Selmer, Vandoren, Otto Link, etc. mouthpieces. BRAHMA uses the fundamental features of these mouthpieces, such as a small chamber & flat side-walls, but updated with Theo’s new design technologies, which is why you will notice the interior looks quite different!
- Twisted-Walls™: Flat-sidewall that ‘twists’ into the chamber.
- Wave-Baffle™: The baffle is shaped in the form of a sine-wave, adding fullness and sparkle to the sound.
- Theo’s proprietary “bullet” chamber: A unique ‘elongated-oval’ shape is used to transition from baffle to chamber.
- Shark-Gill-Baffle™: The arced lines you see on the baffle.
- Small-Stadium-Chamber™: Shape like a Football Stadium, the Small-Stadium-Chamber™ gives tremendous projection.
- Elliptical Window: Efficiently focuses the airstream into the mouthpiece.
These features allow the BRAHMA to do-it-all. From ballads to rock & roll, this is the most versatile mouthpiece we make. It has a very large core sound and great projection, while still maintaining a traditional ‘dark’ sound.
Manufactured by Theo Wanne™ using the highest technology in the market for both consistency and accurate reproduction of the new design. The BRAHMA is available in premium hard rubber. We only use pure hard rubber with no accelerants, additives or carbon black. It is pure, like the vintage hard rubber from the 1930’s through 50s.
SOUND
- Great for almost every musical style including Ballads, Jazz, and Rock & Roll.
- Massive sound, while also being ‘dark’ and vintage sounding at the same time.
- Truly a unique sound/design maximizing the potential of airflow. There’s nothing else like it!
DESIGN
- Radical, proprietary Small-Stadium-Chamber™ and patented Shark-Gill™ chamber.
- Flat side walls and uniquely shaped roll-over baffle.
- Crafted to the highest accuracy in the history of saxophone mouthpieces.
- Designed by Theo Wanne, the foremost expert on the design and manufacturing of vintage and new mouthpieces.
DESIGN & INNOVATION
Design & Innovation Features of the BRAHMA Mouthpiece
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1. Twisted-Walls™: We start with a flat side-wall, which mean that the inner walls(inner-sides) of the mouthpiece are vertically flat. The flat side-wall was made popular by Berg Larsen and Brilhart mouthpieces in the 1940s. The benefit to this design is it creates a nice focused sound. The BRAHMA is unique though, as the inner-walls extend back into the chamber in a ‘twist’, not straight like the Berg and Brilhart mouthpieces |
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2. Wave-Baffle™: The baffle is the interior part of the mouthpiece that the airstreamfirst hits, is crucial for sound quality. The Wave-Baffle™ is similar to a traditional roll-over baffle, but features a unique sine-wave shape, combining convex and concave forms in a precise pattern. This design feature requires precision CNC machining for accurate formation, which cannot be achieved by hand. This specially shaped baffle produces a sound that is both full and sparkling! |
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3. Theo’s proprietary “bullet” chamber: The term ‘bullet chamber’ has been used foryears in describing Berg Larsen mouthpieces. It is the transition of the back of the baffle into the chamber. We use a unique ‘elongated-oval’ shape to enhance the already focused, yet full, sound. While it looks simple, the shape is actually highly sculpted. You will see many variations of this design across the Theo Wanne™ mouthpiece lineup as we fine tune this feature for each model. |
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4. Shark-Gill Baffle™: The arced lines you see on the baffle of the mouthpiece is theshark-gill-baffle™, which is patented by Theo Wanne so you will only find this innovative feature on our mouthpieces, or those we license it to. And yes, the shark-gills-baffle™ gets its name because it looks like the gills of a shark! The 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’. |
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5. Small-Stadium-Chamber™: The open area, under the reed, inside the mouthpiece is the chamber. Theo’s small-stadium-chamber gets its name from its shape, which is reminiscent of a Football Stadium. The small size gives tremendous projection, but the unique stadium shape fills out the sound, so it has an unheard of width & depth. It has a HUGE sound! |
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6. Shark-Gill Chamber™: The indented lines you see on the chamber sides is ourpatented Shark-Gill Chamber™. It works in a similar way to the Shark-Gill Baffle™ allowing the chamber to fill with air more efficiently than a standard small chamber. Hence you get the fullness of sound and increased dynamics simultaneously. The result is an overall bigger sound with increased dynamics. And yes, the Shark-Gill Chamber™ gets its name because it looks like the gills of a shark! |
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| 7. Elliptical Window: The window, the open area under the reed, is wide, andusesTheo’s proprietary elliptical shape. This allows more air to enter into the small chamber giving fullness to the focused sound. |  |
REVIEWS & TESTIMONIALS
“You’re on a roll these days! The BRAHMA is a great piece, and it brings back that old soloist feeling for me, but with tons of improvements and modernity! I think I´ll be able to get a very good sound from it. A bit of a coming home feeling for me, actually. Exciting!!” – Jan Garbarek (Keith Jarrett, George Russell, Grammy Nominee, 31 Internationally Acclaimed Albums)
“I really love the Brahma. It just goes!“ – James King (Fitz & the Tantrums, Lady Gaga, Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snizter Orchestra)
“The Brahma is revelatory. I can do things I don’t normally do with it! It’s just does whatever I want with the air I put into it” – Karl Hunter (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy)
“I just got to spend some time with it! Soprano was my only non TW piece, and now that’s changed. For me this piece was a game changer.”
“The BRAHMA is no joke. It’s Fu#*ing amazing!It’s got all the tonal spectrum your digging for. You can soft and go dark on it or Dig Deep into it. And the high register is just coming right out.” – Brad Rambur
“I LOVE this mouthpiece!! Effortless to play, nice and even throughout the register, super easy to control the upper realm of the sax, fat bottom end. Phat Meaty – dark RnB vibe – powerful – clean – rich. Such a killer mouthpiece.” – Alisha Pattillo
“The BRAHMA is so easy to sound good on!!!! I really recommend trying it! – Pat Belliveau
“Nice fat full bodied tone like you’re smoking on a fine cigar. That’s my favorite mouthpiece! It’s FAT!”– Ricardo Barrios
“I more than like it… I love it! This is my favorite one, just the right amount of resistance.” – Terence Farmer
“This is the one, man! Wow!” – Jarred Armstrong
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Case: Beautiful Leatherette Case!
Ligature: The BRAHMA includes our Enlightened Ligature, rated #1 ligature in the world.Try our premium Pressure Plates, which fit all of our mouthpieces and ligatures!
Cap: Patented Reed Replacer Cap. Protect your tip and table when not playing!
Bite Pad: User Replaceable Bite Pads allow you to peel and stick on new bite pads.
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