I don't think that too many people here have heard Paul Desmond play live, myself included. In the days in which his famous recordings were made, there was an emphasis on eliminating tape noise, tinny edged sound (too much treble), and and to get a lot of bass response. EQ was primitive in those days. Paul used a 4 opening with an 18 chamber which is medium. The mouthpiece that you are talking about will most likely have limited range. I don't think that you will have much high end. If you just want to try to emulate Paul Desmond, perhaps you will love it. To my way of thinking it's a $75.00 gadget with which to tinker. If money is no object, it might be fun to have one. I don't think it's practical. Hope it works out for you :)