| Talk to anyone who has played one, they will tell you they are SO DIFFERENT they are worth the money. I've only played one, an STC1 B4, other than the extra mass below the cup, I couldn't tell it from my Bach 3C. I've since picked up 2 Bach 1 megatone pieces, a C and an E. To me they play better than that particular Monette.
I think David has a great PR and marketing guru working for him. Limited supplies (or maybe implied limitations) always drive up costs but I know too that his products are some of, if not the, best in our trumpeter's world. Are they worth it? I can't say so, my horn isn't making me enough money to support the cost of mouthpieces or trumpets like David makes!
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Music's only purpose should be the glory of God and the recreation of the human spirit - J. S. Bach
2004 ZeuS Olympus ARLX
1976 Bach 37 Strad
1990 Blessing ML1-G Artist Edition
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