There are several talented builders who produce great mouth pipes, some of them were mentioned in your post . I , personally , have an Atkinson mouth pipe and it seem to do the job . but the advice I can give you is not to confuse yourself with too meny choices . pick three or four mouth pipes , and play the hell out of them for a few days . Ignore very subtle differences - the number of variables is big enough to ignore them . Look for sound , intonation , ease and range . use a recorder while testing . Alon _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org