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Hello folks!.
I've just received today my impatiently awaited Tenor Lost Wax Sakshama Florida.
I'll start by the end; Five Stars Mouthpiece *****
The communication with the Master have always been superb and he paid lot of attention to my requirements .Due to my very impatient personality i could have easily sent him over 35-40 e-mails, plus Skype calls and messages and some SOTW PMs as well.He had handled it with loads of honestity and patience which is really kind from him.
The Mouthpiece is a silver plated bronze Lost Wax Florida .105 for Tenor.
The finishing is really smooth and nice, the inner work is perfectly simmetrical.Tip rail is thin and perfect as both other rails also are.The facing curve and baffle denotes an amazing mastery of craftsmanship as they are simply perfect.Also the bite plate is well placed and finished.
I can see from pictures of his earlier works that his mastery has evolved considerably in visual terms.
Soundwise is exactly what i asked for.I widely explained to Mr. Koloski my sound concept and also sent him some audioclips of the sound i want to try to "emulate".
As Steve Neff says on his blog in his review about Sakshama's Florida copy; is a great example of a great playing Florida.
Is in the Dark side but with a hint of brightness that makes the sound really interesting.Focused and with a good deal of projection.It's really easy to shape the sound with this piece.Subtones really easily as altissimo register could be also reached with no effort.If pushed it's possible to have a really loud sound without losing any of its timbrical character.The tone is even in all the range of the horn and the low end is deep and complex.
I've tryied hundreds of different mouthpieces and a good amount of Floridas out of the hands of well known and respected refacers.I've also tryed some attempts to recreate the Florida thing, some of them really poor ones.
I have to say that Sakshama's one is clearly THE BEST i've tryied, is completely an outer world thing, is the REAL thing.
Considering the price to be a more than reasonable one i think this is a MUST for all those that are in the quest for the perfect Florida Link.
The packaging have been also great and safe and the shipping lightning fast.
When you read the Master saying things about his mouthpieces like this: "This one can challenge and win over any real Florida", please, do yourself a favor and believe him.
Love can't be described with words!.:mrgreen:
I've just received today my impatiently awaited Tenor Lost Wax Sakshama Florida.
I'll start by the end; Five Stars Mouthpiece *****
The communication with the Master have always been superb and he paid lot of attention to my requirements .Due to my very impatient personality i could have easily sent him over 35-40 e-mails, plus Skype calls and messages and some SOTW PMs as well.He had handled it with loads of honestity and patience which is really kind from him.
The Mouthpiece is a silver plated bronze Lost Wax Florida .105 for Tenor.
The finishing is really smooth and nice, the inner work is perfectly simmetrical.Tip rail is thin and perfect as both other rails also are.The facing curve and baffle denotes an amazing mastery of craftsmanship as they are simply perfect.Also the bite plate is well placed and finished.
I can see from pictures of his earlier works that his mastery has evolved considerably in visual terms.
Soundwise is exactly what i asked for.I widely explained to Mr. Koloski my sound concept and also sent him some audioclips of the sound i want to try to "emulate".
As Steve Neff says on his blog in his review about Sakshama's Florida copy; is a great example of a great playing Florida.
Is in the Dark side but with a hint of brightness that makes the sound really interesting.Focused and with a good deal of projection.It's really easy to shape the sound with this piece.Subtones really easily as altissimo register could be also reached with no effort.If pushed it's possible to have a really loud sound without losing any of its timbrical character.The tone is even in all the range of the horn and the low end is deep and complex.
I've tryied hundreds of different mouthpieces and a good amount of Floridas out of the hands of well known and respected refacers.I've also tryed some attempts to recreate the Florida thing, some of them really poor ones.
I have to say that Sakshama's one is clearly THE BEST i've tryied, is completely an outer world thing, is the REAL thing.
Considering the price to be a more than reasonable one i think this is a MUST for all those that are in the quest for the perfect Florida Link.
The packaging have been also great and safe and the shipping lightning fast.
When you read the Master saying things about his mouthpieces like this: "This one can challenge and win over any real Florida", please, do yourself a favor and believe him.
Love can't be described with words!.:mrgreen:
