Klarinet Archive - Posting 000034.txt from 1997/03

From: James Pyne <jpyne@-----.EDU>
Subj: barrels
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 13:58:35 -0500

<fontfamily><param>Geneva</param><bigger>This is in response to many
questions concerning the function of the clarinet barrel.

Length alone does not determine the pitch established with a given
barrel length. Bore size and the internal taper of the bore also affect
the pitch and the relative tuning of the registers. Roughly speaking,
increasing the bore size raises the pitch while decreasing the bore
size lowers the pitch. Proper barrel selection (length, bore size and
taper) can help to optimize the tone quality and intonation of any Bb
or A clarinet. This must be considered both from the standpoint of:

(a) general pitch level (A@-----.) and

(b) the affect on internal intervallic relationships (temperement of
the basic scale).

It is of little help to achieve the correct pitch level on a tuning A
or Bb only to have discovered that the clarinet is now much more out
of tune with itself!

We provide technical advice on the proper barrel specifications for
your instrument and supply all barrel lengths, 63mm through 68mm in the
following tapers.

5 Models:

M (Moennig-style taper)

#1+ (Pyne taper / normal resistance)

#1++ (Pyne taper / low resistance)

#4+ (Peterson taper / normal resistance)

#4++ (Peterson taper / low resistance)

---J M Pyne

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James & Kyle Pyne

Pyne/Clarion Inc.

1672 Rushing Way

Columbus, Ohio 43235

tel: 800 jpyne 440

fax: 614 766 7043