Klarinet Archive - Posting 000092.txt from 1994/08

From: Timothy Tikker <tjt@-----.ORG>
Subj: Re: Fast Instrument Changes
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 04:32:44 -0400

On Mon, 22 Aug 1994, Jordan Selburn wrote:

> How do people feel about switching the entire mouthpiece/barrel
> combination from Bb <-> A? A clarinet manufacturer has suggested this
> as not only more mechanically secure, but it also has the advantage of
> an already warmed-up barrel, so the pitch should stay fairly stable.
> Has anybody tried this?

I'd love to - but my B-flat is metal and my A is wood, so the barrels are
NOT interchangeable!