Klarinet Archive - Posting 000156.txt from 1998/09

From: Mark Bradley <markb@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Short barrels
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1998 16:31:10 -0400

Verdashi@-----.com wrote:
>I teach beginning clarinet and have noticed that many of the Buffet E
11
>clarinets come with a 65 mm barrel. Also, the Buffet International
clarinets
>have a short barrel. I would like to get this corrected, but would
like to
>know how much of a problem does everyone think this might be. Also, we
are
>using Vandoren 5RV lyre mouthpieces with our beginners. Thanks!
Verda
>Shine

Yes the 65mm barrel on my E-11 really was a problem for me before I got
a new barrel. (BTW, I use a Vandoren M13 mouthpiece) Every time I put
the instrument together I had to pull the barrel out automatically since
it would *always* be sharp, 100% of the time. I use a 66mm (or 67 I
can't remember) barrel now that is from an R13 and I am more in tune.
Even the conductor at music camp noticed the tuning improvement. I do
wish that the standard E-11 barrel was a little bit longer since that
would have saved me a few bucks. I think that the barrel on my old
resonite Signet is even longer. I wonder why they use the short barrels
but maybe it is not a problem for most of the players that use an E-11.

Mark A. Bradley
Chazy, NY
markb@-----.com

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