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March 4, 2018 at 11:05 pm #68285
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What do you think of this new shape?
March 4, 2018 at 11:28 pm #68286wild looking, would love to try it out. what’s it supposed to d differently?
March 5, 2018 at 1:08 am #68289i would tape over the gap with a plaster… another marketing gimmick?
March 5, 2018 at 3:18 am #68290According to them at { jodyjazz.com/dv-alto/ }
Three Goals in Creating the DV Series of Saxophone Mouthpieces
_______________________________________________________________1) To create the most efficient sax mouthpiece possible. That means that there are more harmonics present in the sound and therefore the projection of this Alto sax mouthpiece is huge.
2) To eliminate the annoying shrillness that is associated with loud bright Alto saxophone mouthpieces.
3) To have a big fat mid-range and bottom end that has never been present before in an Alto sax mouthpiece with strong projection.
DV Difference
_____________Phi Proportions – Or the Golden Section Proportioning. The proportions that are found in the Stradivarius Violin, the Nautilus shell, the dolphin, human beings, the Ancient Pyramids and much more, are used for the first time on a saxophone mouthpiece. These proportions result in a chamber that increases harmonics making the sound bigger and richer.
Secondary Window – The moving sound wave inside of the mouthpiece is now able to strike the vibrating reed above the bore of the mouthpiece instead of the mouthpiece material that is usually there. The effect is similar to a moving ball striking a moving bat. Home Run!
New Facing Technology and Curve – We have invested in new CNC technology and have come up with a proprietary way of putting on a new facing curve, which is perfect every time.
March 5, 2018 at 3:38 am #68293What Does The DV Do?
____________________Bigger Fatter Tone
Effortless Playing
More Harmonics
Cleaner Articulation
Power and Projection
Unbelievable Altissimo
Improved IntonationHow Does The DV Do It?
______________________Secondary window
Golden section proportioning
Proprietary CNC facing technology
Perfect radius facing curve
Perfect reed/Tip match
24 kt heavy gold plating
Hand finished baffle, tip rail and table
Play tested by Jody EspinaJeff : “I have to wonder why they didn’t continue the inside edges in a straight or smooth curved line, from the tip edge to the bottom semi-circle. Why the step change in the middle of the inside edges?”
March 5, 2018 at 4:44 am #68294It all boils down to the saying “Suck it and See”…you don’t know what it’s like until you try it out. Could be the ‘bees knees’ , ‘dogs bolloxs’ , ‘wooden spoon’, ‘nut cracker’ ….’best thing since sliced bread’
The reason for the cut being done like that, might be due to the fact that with different brands of reeds, some reeds are actually cut less wider.
The last thing you want is a poorly supported reed base flapping around, held down by the ligature, with air escaping out of the sides of the reed base.
Cutting out metal bit to me seems to only to increase the inner chamber size, the same thing as buying a mouthpiece with a larger inner chamber?
Once they mention the name ‘Stradivarius‘ i get the feeling i’m being blinded with science, as everyone knows, it’s a complete mystery how they were built to sound so good.
The sign of a good mouthpiece lies in how long it’s in production, take theowanne mouthpieces and look at the number of dicontinued mouthpieces in such a short time line amidst a lot of claims.
saying all that, this could a ground breaking mouthpiece for the future..
I’m waiting for someone to bring out a sax mouthpiece that likes like a flute mouthpiece.March 6, 2018 at 9:51 am #68331I read all the above so I compared my only JodyJazz mouthpiece, the DV 7*, Chicago tenor compared with my MB fiber carbon fatboy. The fiber carbon sounds way better. So the jodyJazz goes back into the back of the line. I also have a theo wanna slant sig 2 that sounds better than the JodyJazz. So right now I’m rocking with a MB fiber carbon fatboy mpc and a fiber Onyx reed.
March 6, 2018 at 7:42 pm #68338makes you wonder….that’s a long list of great claims just because of this innovation. I’d still love to try one! I tried a Jody jazz Jet and it really blew me away, and it wasn’t even a metal, just a regular looking hard rubber I beleive. but it was bright and really projected and easy blowing so what’s not to like….still, not enough to ditch my fave Gurdala but highly recommended to anyone looking for something different and relatively new. no doubt they make some fine mp’s, maybe some of the best around. but you never know till you try em and that’s a problem for a lot of people. IMPO they’re one of the top 3 going today (Guardala, Wanne, Jody Jazz).
William, that’s a good combo in my opinion as well. it’s one I first tried back at NAMM last year and was happy with it right away too. it was weird cause both the reed and the mp are made from the same material; fiber carbon…. who’d a thought that a few years ago…crazy really.
March 6, 2018 at 10:18 pm #68340I would like to test-play a DG Carbon-fibre MP by Nadir before buying one. I have the feeling that being lighter and stiff it would resonate more, to produce a nice ‘woody’ dark tone which is the tone I enjoy. I still struggle with my Selmer Silver C* as I’m not quite on the level to play it comfortably. I don’t know when we’ll see those Carbon-fibre MP’s in the shops in South Africa, I hope soon.
March 6, 2018 at 10:39 pm #68341There are cello and violins being made from Carbon-fibre which indicates its strong resonant ability. I can’t wait for perfect!
If you live in the UK check out https://www.londonsaxophonefestival.com/
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