New mouthpieces Giddings and Webster

[Dylan King]

It looks like we can now have a G&W for every day of the week, and twice on Saturdays. Very exciting.

[Dylan King]

The Bayamo is significantly more comfortable than my Schilke Helleberg II, Mirafone C4, Marcinkowitz N4, and PT32, the four mouthpieces that have moved onto the shelf.

[Anterux]

I would like to buy a bayamo but I live in Azores - Portugal.
If I buy it from US I have to pay the double just for the taxes here.

they told me by e-mail they only sell online. fine. but if it could get to me from a country in Europe I wouldnt have to pay taxes. at least not so stupidly high

I hope some they you can sell from Europe too...

[Dylan King]

The mouthpieces are worth twice what the guys charge for them. They play better than any Monette or Signature Yamaha. I'm sure they will do their best to send the things over seas, but you are going to have to pay taxes. That's just the way it goes. With the big advance in the Euro, you won't be paying much more than us Americans anyway.

[scottw]

Ivan,
I went to your website to look these mouthpieces (mouthpi?) over, and am now a bit puzzled: For my uses, a williwaw or a tuku seem to be the best fits, based on the descriptions. But, the way the specs are printed, they are identical in the rim, deep funnel, and cup. How do they differ and what makes the taku a bridge from the williwaw to the bayamo?
Thanks,
ScottW

[Ivan Giddings]

The mouthpiece size explanation.

Everybody plays different. We believe that Stainless steel and Titanium mouthpieces are superior. Some people do well with a specific rim diameter, but want to be able to create different tone colors for specific purposes. Solo playing compared to ensemble playing is very different so we have a mouthpiece for each purpose. Also one person likes what another person may not, so we have options.

We want everybody to have a mouthpiece that works well for their playing needs. So we make mouthpieces that have exactly the same rim sizes, but have a marked difference in design that changes the tone color. This is achieved by changing cup depth, cup contour, and throat contours.

This will make it easier for you to find exactly what you are looking for, not just find something that is better than your current set up, but something that really fits you. Options allow you more choices.

The specific difference between the Taku and the Williwaw, is the color of the sound. The Taku is darker sounding, and the Williwaw is lighter sounding. This is all very subjective, and leads us to our trial period.

If you have any other questions please let me know

Ivan Giddings
www.gwmouthpieces.com

[Dylan King]

You will want to keep a G&W if you get one.

[Anterux]

Just bought Bayamo. A Friend of mine is in US. he will come next month. he will bring it to me. this way maybe I will not pay taxes...