Klarinet Archive - Posting 000454.txt from 1995/04

From: Benjamin Maas <bmas@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: PROFILE 88
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 1995 12:43:44 -0400

>
> Although I haven't tried the Profile 88, the literature I've seen on the
> stuffer that comes with Vandoren reeds looks as though the 88 has a
> slimmer beak. It looks as though the inside dimensions are the same as
> a standard Vandoren. I am curious, however, as well. I wonder if it
> looks like one of Ralph Morgan's clarinet mouthpieces -- the duck bill
> ones???????
>
> Jim Perone
> jperone@-----.com
>

I just recently got a Profile 88 B40 mouthpiece and The beak is slightly
slimmer, but it is really nothing noticable. It doesn't have duck bill like
a sax mouthpiece or a Morgan. I really like my B40. It has a dark sound
and good intonation as well as good control. There were some comments about
a brighter sound earlier on this thread, but I don't find my mouthpiece to
be bright at all.

Ben Maas
bmas@-----.edu