Klarinet Archive - Posting 000191.txt from 1998/10

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 3 Oct 1998 20:15:02 -0000 Issue 565
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 17:42:23 -0400

Hi Judy,

The Click Barrel is not a gimmick, although it could be made from a better
quality plastic than they currently use. However, I have found it useful
in many situations - primarily those in which I am asked to play with an
ensemble and they end up being so high in pitch that I have to use the
Click Barrel. This has happened when I was asked to perform in a
Christmas Orchestra for State Farm, once when I had to play in an outdoor
concert with a community orchestra, and again when I substituted for a
friend in a community sponsored musical pit orchestra (boy wasn't that
fun!). Each time, the barrel saved me!

I feel it would probably be best used for high school marching band - when
the weather gets cold. Beyond that, the barrel isn't any better sounding,
so I'm not sure that it should be used except in these instances.

Hope this helps!

Roger Garrett
IWU

On Sat, 3 Oct 1998, David Figi wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience with the click barrels? One of my students
> wants to get one. It is just a gimmick? Are they worth the money?
> Judy
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