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Today in the mail I received three Dkota MPs, a 5, a 6, and a 7. I promised I'd report.
I'm disappointed in all three. They squeak like mad except for the #7. The reason is because of VERY narrow side rails and narrow tip rail. Then to make matters worse, they polished/buffed the facing and table, and in doing so actually rounded off the already narrow rails. I think the #7 is better because, due to manufacturing inaccuracies the side rails and the tip rail actually came out wider and weren't rounded off by the buffing process. They all have a medium chamber and a very long lay. Not much in the way of a baffle, just a very slight lift just inside the tip. I could probably fix them by a careful refacing of the table and rails - shortening up the lay a bit and flattening out the rails, but to what end?
So how do they play? They're all a bit hard blowing and hard to control, esp. with my double-lip embouchure (so I played them with a "regular" emb.). They have a big sound, good bottom and brilliant top, but not much "pop".
They're all going back.
Just thought you'd all like to hear.
ATJ
I'm disappointed in all three. They squeak like mad except for the #7. The reason is because of VERY narrow side rails and narrow tip rail. Then to make matters worse, they polished/buffed the facing and table, and in doing so actually rounded off the already narrow rails. I think the #7 is better because, due to manufacturing inaccuracies the side rails and the tip rail actually came out wider and weren't rounded off by the buffing process. They all have a medium chamber and a very long lay. Not much in the way of a baffle, just a very slight lift just inside the tip. I could probably fix them by a careful refacing of the table and rails - shortening up the lay a bit and flattening out the rails, but to what end?
So how do they play? They're all a bit hard blowing and hard to control, esp. with my double-lip embouchure (so I played them with a "regular" emb.). They have a big sound, good bottom and brilliant top, but not much "pop".
They're all going back.
Just thought you'd all like to hear.
ATJ
