Alto Jody Jazz won't tune

[Stanley Bennett]

I play a couple of different mouthpieces for different band sounds, (wind ensemble, big band). My Meyer 5 and Vandoren V16 have no problem tuning. When I try the Jody Jazz-New York, I can’t get it far enough down the neck (even with lots of slick). Without sanding down the cork, which will mess up my other pieces, what options do I have. I like the sound of the Jody jazz for solo, but don’t want to give up my other pieces. Any help is always appreciated.
Thanks
Swingman

[brother cavefish]

sand out the shank of the JJ, but i believe you can just play it in tune by your air, personally i never use a tuner, it very rarely comes out right anyway, any slight airflow and its out of tune by a few cents, personally i like flat tuning, i can bring it in tune

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