Originally Posted by Simon
or at least, they did not in my particular circumstances.
This is a key point. There may be benefits, but *you* might not realize them. To return to the saxophone situation, you might never realize the extra "darkness" and "warmth" of your shiny new horn if you use a "bright" mouthpiece with a "thin" reed...

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