Theo Wanne Durga V Alto 7 Gold

This is quite a bright, loud mouthpiece but you can really rein it in for those jazz gigs too if you have to.

The high step baffle give a nice bright tone but the large chamber give extra depth and I think that’s what allows you to play a bit darker when you want to. I noticed that a harder reed like a 3.5 really darkened the sound whereas a 2.5 gave a nice cutting edge to the sound. Perhaps it is a little too reed sensitive? It had the best response in the altissimo range of the mouthpieces I tested. I tried the 8 and the 7 tip openings. I like an 8 normally but I would choose the 7 in this case because it has immense volume and cut either way but the intonation and low end response is a little easier with the 7.

Impeccably made. I think it’s all cnc produced so I guess you don’t have to worry much about variations from mouthpiece to mouthpiece.

Overall, it’s a great mouthpiece. Try it out! I happen to really dislike Theo Wanne’s aesthetic choices but that’s probably the least important thing!