It has been 100 days since the last post because it has been 100 more days of Dave in jail and no news - which is generally good news on that guy.
SO - I was just a NAMM and when posting Guardala Mouthpiece pictures I realized the difficulty of explaining the sign the read - Dave Guardala - The Best is Back!
The difficulty lies in the differentiation of the products and the man. Dave Guardala is in prison and has been for a long time for stealing lots of money from many individuals from all over the planet. You can read about that at Dave Guardala dot net - the whole story explained - or read down this blog more toward the middle when everything was news and breaking.
In the US - there are or were 2 different Guardala Mouthpieces available to buy - one from WWBW made in the US and one from PMS Germany. The differences - WWBW took the CNC machine for Lazer Trims and made more of the pieces Dave had started to release before he turned to the dark side. The WWBW pieces were nice but no detail or hand finishing was done - spit out of the machine - into the box.
PMS also started making the mouthpieces from Germany. Nadir is a sax guy / mouthpiece guy in Germany! He took the basic design, hand finished them, started making them by hand, created new tip openings and then developed the lines further than Dave ever had. Nadir's craftsmanship is amazing. He even re built my original Guardala Tenor Crescent and it came back so beautiful I was hesitant to even play it much. He has the touch!
Now Nadir has a full line - from Soprano to Baritone of great mouthpieces and has even designed one of his own that is every bit as good as anything he has made!
Dave Guardala has NOTHING to do with any of these now. Dave makes no money from the sale, he is not friends with or in business with either WWBW or PMS. He sold his rights and lost his rights to his own name as a product and these guys are carrying on the work of making great mouthpieces for sax players worldwide.
Some friends freaked seeing me at the Guardala (PMS) booth at name. NOT THE SAME GUY! JUST THE SAME NAME!
Many thought I should destroy the mouthpieces I had from the guy Dave Guardala after this all happened! I don't think a bad man means I should stop using products that made me sound better! I would not be punishing Dave at all but really punishing myself - AGAIN!
So - I love my original Dave Guardala mouthpieces! I love the products Dave made. I don't like Dave at all because he has been a really bad man and hurt many people I loved - even hurt me.
If I had the money, I would have bought the NEW Alto Brecker mouthpiece by PMS - It was a little better and fuller sounding than my original Guardala. I really want to try the Bari and Soprano pieces!!! I could see myself playing all Guardala's, all the time!
If it plays good - who cares if it says Chicken Soup on the side?? I want to be as good as I can be - all the time!
Guardala products are amazing - old and new ----- CHECK OUT the PMS Site for expensive and beautiful pieces of art that sound great! I do........
Thanks for letting me attempt to explain.....
................clear as mud I'm sure..............
