Klarinet Archive - Posting 000032.txt from 1997/06

From: "Sherri" <sheba@-----.net>
Subj: Re: barrel lengths
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 07:58:04 -0400

On 5 Jun 97 , Gary Young wrote :

> The A clarinet is pitched lower than the B flat and is longer overall. =
So how
> come barrels for B flat clarinets are typically longer than barrels for =
A
> clarinets?

I think it has to do with the bore size????

> (Bonus dumb question: Have they always been that way?)

I don't know ... I'm not that old!!!!

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