Re: Why are mouthpieces so expensive?

Thank you, thank you, thank you Glenn!!!. Every time I think that I`m
getting a little bit ahead, I think of all the money I`ve spent for $5 a
piece baritone reeds that suck.
"Glenn Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I think a better question is why are reeds so expensive.  High-end
baritone
> reeds are $5 apiece.  Which wouldn't be that bad if they worked.  How many
> of us have bought a box of reeds and got, maybe 25% of them to actually
> play. Scandalous!
>
> Glenn
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> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > I was wondering why MP are so expensive:
> > I think the material itself covers only a tiny
> > fraction of the price, and with today's technologies
> > I think that both shapes and materials can be easily
> > copied ...
> > I would think that in a competitive market cheaper copies
> > would easily come up everywhere, for such a low tech piece
> > of equipment ...
> >
> > I'm sure I'm missing something here ... what?
> >
> > Does anybody have a link to some good resource on mouthpieces
> > that explains how the work and how they're designed?
> >
> > Thanks
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