It ocurred to me that I should start taking some photos of brand new soprano mouthpieces that come my way that clearly show how bad quality control is from major mouthpiece makers.

Names have not been changed to protect the innocent; the innocent are the folks who shell out real money for these things.

A new Dukoff soprano piece to start us off.

If you think chamber shape isn’t important to tone, play this and you’ll come to your senses. Also read what is on this site about the importance of chamber size and shape in soprano mouthpieces.