Thirsty for that Desmond sound? Morgan has a Dry Martini for you!

Two years ago, our master technician, Erik Greiffenhagen, came up with an idea for a Paul Desmond sounding mouthpiece after studying the original MC Gregory molds. At the time, he was playing on a mouthpiece he had modified to be his own 'Gregory-like' mouthpiece but it just wasn't giving him the full Desmond sound he was seeking.

 

After several months of modifications and trial and error, he assisted the Morgan Mouthpiece Company in creating what has now become one of our top selling mouthpieces; the Dry Martini alto.  He originally designed it in the 18 chamber, which was the most popular of the Gregory chambers and what Paul Desmond played most of his career.  He crafted it in facings of 4 (063), 5 (070) and 6(075).  Desmond played on and 18-4 so Erik used the original MC Gregory facing to make that model.  The 5 and 6 facings are additions created by Morgan.

We have had great reviews on this mouthpiece since its inception. One of our biggest champions and spokesmen for the Dry Martini has been Jorre Reyndors from Sharp Eleven Music from Belgium.  His YouTube channel features several clips and in-depth reviews of the mouthpiece.  Here's one of our favorites:

 For years, we had calls to our shop asking for a Paul Desmond sounding mouthpiece and while we had similar models, we just didn't have one that even comes close to what we have created with the Dry martini.  We don't want to brag but we feel confident that we have the best mouthpiece on the market now to recreate the smooth, sultry, traditional sound of Paul Desmond. You be the judge.