Klarinet Archive - Posting 000418.txt from 1997/04

From: Martin Marks <mmarks@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Barrels
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:58:49 -0400

At 10:48 PM 4/11/97 -0600, you wrote:
>On Mon, 7 Apr 1997, Thomas Lankford wrote:
>
>> On the same note, since I need a new barrel, (mine cracked). Why do we buy
>> barrels at 64 mm when we always pull it out some to tune with everyone else??
>> Just curious.
>>
>> Thomas
>> Reedman2@-----.com
>>
>
>I know this reply is a few days late, months in pony express time and
>about right for snail mail, but . . .
> On Buffets, and many of the other brands, 66 mm is standard for B
>flat and 65 mm is standard for A. If you are forced to play on a 64 mm
>for correct intonation, I would also check in the following order (forgive
>me if I inadvertently step on your toes):
>
>1) your embouchure for proper formation
>2) your breath support mechanism (Is it proper to call a biological
>system a mechanism)?
>3) overall mouthpiece length
>4) speaker tube length or condition
>5) type and measurements of your barrel (reverse taper bore or straight
>and how large is the bore size in comparison to the bore of your clarinet
>
>Perhaps some of the barrel makers on this list can be of more help to you.
>I know Clark Fobes is on the list. What about Bob Scott (Michigan),
>Charlie Bay (California), or Paul Covey (Baltimore)?
>
>Just for your own information, I play on Buffet Vintage 66 mm on B flat
>and 65 on A. I also have a Scott aa2 64 and 67 that I use occasionally.
>
>Good luck!
>
>Laroy
>
>Dr. Laroy Borchert
>Professor of Clarinet
>New Mexico State University
>Las Cruces, NM 88003
>
>P.S. If this message gets out, please let me know. My set klarinet repro
>command does not seem to be working and majordomo sends the command back
>to me. TIA.
>
>There are some mouthpieces on the market that tune flat if used with the
standard 66mm barrell.
In particular, the Gennusa, Vandoren M13 series and the Zinner or Greg Smith
mouthpieces. When
I use these mouthpieces I use a 64mm barrell.

Marty Marks
>