Klarinet Archive - Posting 000181.txt from 1996/11

From: Lisa Gartrell Yeo <ux403@-----.CA>
Subj: Re: Vintage/Muncy Information
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 11:51:10 -0500

>
>Philip (and other Klarinetters),
> A student of mine recently bought an E-ll A clarinet. Excellent
>horn. It came with a 63mm barrel. I think it needs a 65mm barrel. Is this
>the standard size barrel for this particular
>instrument? The store swears that it is but I am not positive I trust
>them. Also, do you have a phone # (or, even, better, an e-mail address) of
>someone at Buffet (or is it Boosey?) who can answer the question in the
>event that you cannot. Thanks all...
>
>Fred Jacobowitz
>Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory
>

Fred,

I thought that 65 mm was standard for A clarinet barrels. 63mm sounds
awfully short, and I would ask for some sort of explanation as to why
this particular horn needs a barrel of this size.

Lisa Gartrell Yeo