Klarinet Archive - Posting 000419.txt from 1997/04

From: Martin Marks <mmarks@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Barrels
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:58:50 -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.
>
>
>I have found that there are some mouthpieces that require barrels shorter
than 66mm