Re: Why are mouthpieces so expensive?

I'll tell you what, try making one and get back to me in about ten
years when you've made one that plays poorly, then you'll understand.
Phil Barone

 Handcrafted Saxophone Mouthpieces & Accessories for the
Discriminating Artist
  
Phil Barone
President  Phil Barone Saxophone Mouthpieces & Accessories LLC
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> 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