Wood Lebayle "Jazz" 98 tip used mouthpiece Red Letter pieces are sought

Red Letter pieces are sought after for their work and the cool streamlined body shape

I find this to be a huge leap in design from the cavernous chambers of previous models that were stamped "air flow"

Please note that there is wear on the beak from teeth

These were made for Doc by JJ Babbitt over 25 years ago and were made with a vintage core mold

finish work

Wood Lebayle "Jazz" 98 tip used mouthpiece Red Letter pieces are soughtHere is a wood "Jazz" model tenor mouthpiece made by the late Fred Lebayle. Sebastian Knox opened this piece from an . 080" (5) tip opening to . 098"(7). Fred Lebayle's handmade mouthpieces started showing up on the market in the 2000's. Fred, who recently passed away, worked with a virtual "who's who" of the NYC jazz scene making original designs that weren't simply copies of classic models. The combination of the material and the design which is