BRAHMA Tenor Mouthpiece

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

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!

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.

4. Shark-Gill Baffle™: The arced lines you see on the baffle of the mouthpiece is the Shark-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. 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’.

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!

6. Shark-Gill Chamber™: The indented lines you see on the chamber sides is our patented  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!