Klarinet Archive - Posting 000915.txt from 1998/05

From: "Carl Schexnayder" <carlsche@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Dumb question about barrels (was barrels and mouthpieces)
Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 02:56:54 -0400

>At 08:30 AM 5/14/98 -0400, Ken Wolman wrote:
>But then there are the tuning barrels like "Click"
>>and some others, which compared to a Chadash barrel, for example, are
>>ridiculously cheap at street prices. Now, it's nice to be able to tune
the
>>horn, but something rubs me the wrong way about putting a $39 barrel on a
>>Selmer pro clarinet. Are these things worth it?
>>
>When I tried one on MY Selmer Series 10, it sounded about the same, but
>seemed to blow more freely than the original barrel. My DEG Accubore, on
>the other hand, which I bought for tuning purposes, seems to add brightness
>to the sound. So I think they are worth it, if you can handle the negative
>feedback you will get from some of your friends

>Bill Hausmann

Hello:

I recently ordered some Bay Bass Clarinet necks. As a bonus, he sent me a
reverse taper barrel of his. I tried it on my Selmer series 9 and on one of
my students R13s which incidently, to my observation, play almost precicely
the same. It really seemed to improve the "presence" of the sound. It is
also made of a synthetic material.

Carl Schexnayder

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