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Key Features
The Theo Wanne Shiva 3 Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece gives you an enormous sound. SHIVA 3 "The Destroyer" is Theo Wanne's most powerful alto mouthpiece, combining a step and roll-over baffle with a unique and innovative narrow-chamber design. This gives it incredible volume and projection with a red-hot tone, perfect for dynamic and expressive lead players. The SHIVA 3 excels in live settings, delivering high-energy solos and passionate lead-lines.
Mouthpiece master-craftsman Theo Wanne spent years in research and development in order to bring the SHIVA 3 Alto Mouthpiece to life - studying vintage mouthpiece models and testing brand new design innovations. It is trusted and endorsed by many high-level professional saxophonists, who use it for its powerful sound and sensual tone. This mouthpiece comes included with a premium-quality Theo Wanne Enlightened Ligature, mouthpiece cap and case.
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These mouthpieces are manufactured to the legendary standard that characterises the Theo Wanne brand. They use the most advanced manufacturing methods, CAD designs, and five-axis machining in the production process. Every Shiva 3 mouthpiece is made from a solid bar of the highest quality vintage-style hard rubber, giving them an authentic, rich sound. From start to finish, Theo Wanne mouthpieces are built in the Theo Wanne factory in Bellingham, USA.
Theo Wanne is a modern expert on new and vintage woodwind mouthpiece design. Theo worked as a saxophone repair technician under the direction of master refacer Bob Carpenter - a pioneer of mouthpiece refacing and repairs. Theo soon gained a reputation within the saxophone world, and in 1998 opened Saxophone Mouthpiece Heaven - his own online music store and knowledge database.
In 2007, Theo started to design and manufacture his own line of mouthpieces en masse, working with famous musicians such as Joshua Redman, Chris Potter, and Eric Alexander. Theo is constantly studying and innovating his designs, ensuring his mouthpieces allow musicians to create their best tone - as easily as possible. Theo Wanne now has a reputation for crafting some of the best saxophone and clarinet mouthpieces, using the world's most advanced manufacturing techniques.
The Shiva 3 Alto mouthpiece comes with a Theo Wanne Enlightened Ligature. This ligature was rated best in the world by "The Sax" magazine when they tested every available ligature on the market. With only three points of contact on your mouthpiece, the ligature allows for incredible resonance and an instant response.
Also included is a beautiful leatherette case, perfect for protecting your new mouthpiece when not in use. The Shiva 3 also comes with a Theo Wanne mouthpiece cap - an incredibly secure design which protects the tip of your mouthpiece from drops and knocks.