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Re: Buffet Mouthpiece?

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-07-23 13:28

The Profile 88 designation is a creation of Vandoren. The intent is to differentiate their original external dimensions from an alternative, thinner version meant to allow a slightly less open mouth with the same facing. I should note that Charles Bay would always contend that the idea was coopted from his mouthpiece design.

That said, the external dimensions of manufacturers varies with some thinner than others (I always felt the standard Vandoren was a bit on the thicker side to begin with). Suffice to say that there are mouthpieces out there that are fairly thin, but imposing any sort of Vandoren designation on them would not be relevant.

I don't want to say that you'd be better off spending the $28 US dollars on a box of reeds since I never tried the Urban Play, but the chances that it is worth the cost is pretty slim.

The Fobes Debut is an amazing mouthpiece at almost any price and it is only $44 US dollars.

I'd save up for that.

.....................Paul Aviles

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