Theo Wanne

Theo Wanne Mouthpieces at The Mighty Quinn Brass and Winds

Theo Wanne is the foremost expert on vintage and new mouthpiece design. Theo is one of the few living mouthpiece refacing masters. Mouthpiece Refacing is the art of modifying a saxophone mouthpiece to get a desired effect. Any musician can hand Theo his or her mouthpiece, tell him their desired sound, and Theo can modify the mouthpiece to achieve that sound. In the early 2000’s Theo became so well known for his Mouthpiece Refacing that he had a several year backlog and could no longer accept work. This is when he started manufacturing, so he could help more musicians with his innovative designs.

Theo’s knowledge of mouthpiece design came not only from his mouthpiece refacing, but also from intensive study and research of vintage mouthpieces. In fact, over two decades ago Theo published the first histories of the major vintage mouthpiece manufacturers. Theo has vast knowledge, not only of what the vintage mouthpieces are, but also WHY they sound the way they do. It is all this study of mouthpieces, that has allowed Theo to ‘stand on the shoulders’ of the great mouthpiece makers of the past, to truly innovate and improve the art of mouthpiece manufacturing.

Discover Theo Wanne, one of the most respected names in saxophone and clarinet mouthpieces at The Mighty Quinn Brass and Winds, where we specialize in online sales of professional instruments and musical accessories. Theo Wanne combines vintage mouthpiece design philosophy with cutting-edge CNC machining and acoustic science to produce some of the most precise and expressive mouthpieces available, and our curated collection features the best that Theo Wanne has to offer. We are proud to be an Authorized Theo Wanne Mouthpiece Dealer.