About

Who Are We?

Alex Strachan is an engineer and horn player who saw a need in the market for a new mouthpiece maker to serve the American market as the old guard of makers reaches retirement. Alex designs and makes the mouthpieces, while his wife, Nina, helps run the business to ensure you get your orders on time.

Our Mouthpieces

We design our mouthpieces with the idea that a smooth set of tapers from rim to leadpipe helps create a more even response and intonation.  From this principle we created a set of mouthpieces for a diverse set of circumstances; from historic performance, the opera, the concert hall to the modern recording studio.

We also have a system for adding new designs that lets us prototype and iterate rapidly based on a smaller set of parameters. Combined with 3D printing for prototypes, we have been able to bring incredible designs to market much faster than was historically possible. This also means we're well set up to create something custom for you—get in touch if you have something special in mind!

Since we started, we’ve been incredibly grateful to our design partners and the community. We never imagined we’d be looking back on our first year with players from multiple major symphonies, Broadway shows, and major motion pictures making the switch. We're always looking to innovate and improve, and we're now setting up in-house manufacturing for small-batch and custom work, which will also help reduce lead times between batches.