| I have two experiences with v cups. The first probably doesn't count, but all the flugel horn mouthpieces I've seen are v cup. The second is a friend of mine, Jim Manley, is a player in St. Louis. Reeves made him a mouthpiece not too long ago. He said it is the smallest, shallowest mouthpiece he's ever made. (Jim is a highnote specialist) Jim found that it gave him too bright of a sound on jazz gigs, so he had Reeves make him one with a v cup. It is much more mellow.
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