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Originally Posted by MUSICandCHARACTER I think the design of the WT, at least reading what Flip wrote on his website, is to have a horn that can "color" sound. A good player can do that and can keep the intonation in tact. If you like a horn that slots dead one with a core tone, the WT may not be for you. The Yamaha horns have been said to produce a great core sound and nice slotting, but no flair (probably a bit unfair).
The WT is supposed to be open and free. You may have to work at intonation, especially in lower registers, where other horns may often help you more. But given enough room and talent, players can do that.
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In other words, you're going to have to work your tail off and manipulate your chops, and everything else, just to get the horn to hit the center of the slots in the register where most of the playing occurs. To me, this sounds like a recipe for disaster. I don't think there are enough players that can handle that kind of horn.