How to the Model One and Model CV stack up?

We've often fielded questions about the competing merits of our one-piece offering vs our two-piece?

The Model One is based on the Model CV with a Rim R.  It uses traditional manufacturing techniques, including a reamed back bore, so we can bring it to you at a significantly cheaper price than we can for our two-piece offerings.

We've often fielded questions driven by the Model One's relative pricing - can it keep up with the two piece offerings?  Is this just a student piece, or can it stand up to professional playing in the same way as the rest of the line?

On paper; there are a lot of reasons to think it can.  The back bore may be reamed, but it's reamed with a special CNC-cut custom reamer unique to the model giving the same geometric fidelity as our single point process.  And we're able to take the cup design one step further than normal; we can use a rim-dependent junction size, giving a slight performance boost to the larger rim sizes.

All that said though, the Titanium rim of the two piece system keeps the overall weight lower, making the mouthpiece more responsive and giving it a slightly ethereal quality to the sound.

The real world isn't made of paper, though, and there's only one thing to do - lets hear them.  I'm playing on a Model One 18 and a Model CV + R18 on my 1950s Geyer; see if you can hear the difference.

To my ear the all-brass Model One produces a slightly denser sound.  It's slightly more stable and has a pleasing start to the notes.  The CV + Rim R is slightly more shimmery with a more translucent character to the sound and slightly faster response to the transient dynamics.

Which is better?  First off: I think the difference is very subtle, even with our new recording setup. It took a while to find an excerpt that showed any consistently audible difference at all.  Second, I think there are legitimate pros and cons to each.  The Model One's additional stability is nice in many situations and doesn't come at the expense of ping or definition to the attack.  That said; we've already written about the trade you make for stability and some will prefer the transient response of the lighter CV, particularly for the subtlety and touch you can get on the dynamics plus the ethereal glow to the sound imparted by the Titanium rim.

In our opinion, the decision really comes down to a simple question; do you want the simplicity of a one piece or the flexibility of a two piece?

We're thrilled to be able to offer a piece with as much price to value ratio as the Model One and think that it holds up immensely well in this comparison.