The JodyJazz DV HR Tenor Mouthpiece: the Best of Both Worlds
The JodyJazz DV HR Tenor saxophone mouthpiece boasts a remarkable design that offers a scintillating combination of attributes: the volume and brightness of a metal power piece, along with the comfort and familiarity of hard rubber. From your first notes, you’ll be inspired and know that something extraordinary is going on musically. The DV HR Tenor not only supplies the power and treble that let you cut through the band in a live gig, but also the sweetness, delicacy, and nuance you need to finesse a tender ballad in the studio.
Inner beauty = sonic perfection
Noted mouthpiece guru Jody Espina ingeniously applied golden mean proportions to his acclaimed metal DV designs. With a facing curve inspired by these magical proportions, the DV HR now inherits the sonic benefits of this distinctive approach. The interior architecture of the DV HR Tenor also leverages the patented JodyJazz DV secondary window that adds low and middle harmonics to deliver a decisively authoritative tone compared to most tenor sax mouthpieces. Plus, the long, straight, and relatively high baffle gives the mouthpiece robust projection and cutting power, along with a beautiful and easily accessible altissimo range. The cumulative result of this inventiveness is an elegant, harmonious design that enhances ease of play while allowing for a full range of musical expression.
Like no other mouthpiece
The DV HR Tenor is incredibly versatile and infinitely expressive. It’s immediately responsive to the subtlest embouchure changes. From its dazzling highs to its thunderous lows, it can produce virtually unlimited tonal colors to suit any genre you’re working with. From straight-ahead jazz and classical to rock, pop, and funk to aggressive fusion, the JodyJazz DV HR Tenor works brilliantly in any musical context. Like no other mouthpiece you’ve ever played, the DV HR Tenor’s superior expressiveness enables you to scream, wail, and romance — all in the same breath.
A free-blowing wall of sound
On the shank of the DV HR Tenor is a stylized gold-plated brass ring with a profile designed, once again, using golden mean proportions. Adding more mass to the shank, the brass ring provides increased stability and enhanced harmonics while imparting warmth and fatness to the sound. Free-blowing and capable of unleashing a wall of sound, the DV HR Tenor is an amazing do-it-all mouthpiece that will enchant you from your first few notes. Despite their undeniable advantages, metal mouthpieces are not for everyone. Many saxophonists are simply more comfortable playing hard rubber designs. But if you’re a tenor player in this camp who covets the power and live performance benefits of an exceptional metal mouthpiece like the JodyJazz DV, the saxophone experts at Sweetwater highly recommend the DV HR Tenor.
JodyJazz: quality mouthpieces by players, for players
"As a player, I will play on nothing less than the best setup for me. As a mouthpiece maker, I will settle on making nothing less than the best," says JodyJazz founder/president Jody Espina. Indeed, every product that leaves the company's workshop is meticulously crafted to the finest detail. Their current artist lineup includes a who's who of world-renowned musicians, including Kirk Whalum, Tom Scott, and Andy Snitzer, which is a testament to the quality of their mouthpieces. And with an extensive arsenal of clarinet and sax mouthpieces optimized for different skill levels, styles, and genres, there's a JodyJazz mouthpiece with your name on it. Call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer today and join players everywhere — including Sweetwater founder Chuck Surack — in experiencing the JodyJazz difference!
JodyJazz DV HR Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Features:
- Gives tenor players the best of both worlds
- The power of a metal mouthpiece; the comfort and nuanced expressiveness of hard rubber
- Free-blowing design incorporates magical golden mean proportions
- Stylized brass ring on shank for enhanced stability, harmonics, and sonic girth
- Includes deluxe mouthpiece pouch
- Ligature not included
- Available in multiple tip opening sizes
