Klarinet Archive - Posting 000303.txt from 1998/08

From: "James Fay" <n3hpz@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Replacement Register Tubes
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 1998 16:01:35 -0400

I'm familiar with Alvin's work, these are very similar to Hans Moennig's
replacement register tubes (which I have).

They do make an improvement over stock tubes and can be user installed.

The gold is Alvin's improvement over Moennig and seem logical.

These tubes probably work best with a Moennig taper barrel.

Alvin lives in Memphis and is very soon moving to the Norfolk area, hence
the Norfolk P.O. Box, but the Memphis postmark.

I have a pair of old Moennig-Buffet clarinets, which I got from Moennig in
1964, and the B-flat felt very blown out.

The new barrel and bell that I bought from Alvin at Clarinet Fest really
infused new life into the B-flat.

Jim Fay

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Van Cott <vcis@-----.com>
Date: Sunday, August 09, 1998 12:14 PM
Subject: [kl] Replacement Register Tubes

>Recently I received an ad from Affordable Music Co., (Alvin L. Swiney) that
>included a number of products including replacement register tubes for Bb
>and A clarinets (I am assuming they are intended for R-13s although it
>doesn't say that anywhere).
>
>The ad says " . . it improves pitch and stuffy, resistant timbre of throat
>B Flat and Full B natural."
>
>Has anyone tried these? Is there a downside, something that gets worse,
>when the change is made?
>
>Gary
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