Klarinet Archive - Posting 000116.txt from 1994/12

From: CLARK FOBES <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Curved barrel for Bb?
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 19:11:12 -0500

You wrote:

>
>I've been away from the group for awhile, so don't know if this was
>ever covered. Question is, does a curved barrel exist for a Bb
clarinet,
>or does anyone make such a thing? Reason, I have a problem with (my)
neck
>which makes it difficult for me to hold the clarinet out and up as far
>as I need to to get proper angle on mouthpiece. A curved barrel, or
>mouthpiece would be a help.
>
>=====================================================================
>Tom Ascher Internet: u15310@-----.edu
>University of Illinois at Chicago Phone: (312) 413-3665
>
>Hi Tom !

I have never seen a curved barrel for clarinet, but I have seen
them for old basset horns. I am not certain that you could get a curve
out of wood, but you could possibly have a barrel section made in a
"knee" joint configuration. There is a fellow who used to live in your
area and noe resides in Vermont who made copies of old clarinets and he
might be able to help you:

Arpad Elo
7 Ridgewood Drive
RFD #3 Box 234
St Johnsbury, VT 05819
(802) 948-5238

This address is from a 1990 AMIS directory.

Another person that might be able to help is my colleague Daniel
Dietsch that I mentioned in an earlier posting. His ph# is (415)
221-2735. Dietsch rhymes with peach.

I see no reason that this type of configuration would not work,
good luck!

Clark W Fobes