JodyJazz® has announced the expansion of its extremely popular HR* CUSTOM DARK Series with the introduction of the new HR* CUSTOM DARK Soprano Model. The HR* CUSTOM DARK Series is JodyJazz’s line of premium hard rubber mouthpieces. Responding to the many requests received following the introduction of its popular HR* CUSTOM DARK Alto and Tenor models introduced during 2020, the company is now unveiling its Soprano design. The new HR* CUSTOM DARK Soprano offers the same beautiful, warm, dark, traditional, vintage-sound characteristic of the entire HR* CUSTOM DARK series. The new HR* CUSTOM DARK Soprano is available in 5, 5*, 6, 6*, 7, 7* & 8 tip openings.
“In designing the HR* CUSTOM DARK Soprano, I played many of the classic Jazz soprano pieces, but I couldn’t find anything with the warmth and darkness that I was seeking,” said Jody Espina, president and founder of JodyJazz Inc. After testing this new piece on many gigs, I knew that I had found the sound I was after.”
The HR* CUSTOM DARK Soprano is made using the company’s proprietary ‘CHR’ Chedeville® Hard Rubber. This exclusive special hard rubber formula, which was developed for the company’s Chedeville brand of Classical mouthpieces, imparts more warmth and beauty in the sound due to its purity and density. As with the Chedeville mouthpieces, the new HR* CUSTOM DARK Series bears the ‘CHR’ mark to identify its construction from this special hard rubber.
Characteristic of the HR* CUSTOM DARK Series, the new Soprano model features a heavy stylized ring on the shank of the mouthpiece. The profile and heft of this ring was inspired by JodyJazz’s popular POWER RING® ligature. With significantly more
mass on the shank of the mouthpiece the HR* CUSTOM DARK series mouthpieces enjoy a boost of body and increased harmonics.
Like all JodyJazz mouthpieces, the incredible free-blowing response of the HR* CUSTOM DARK Soprano is due to a superior facing curve and expert hand finished tip rail, baffle and table and each mouthpiece is individually play tested to maintain the highest consistency and quality.
The new HR* CUSTOM DARK Sopranos have an MSRP of $350.00 and will be available from February 2021.
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