Klarinet Archive - Posting 000173.txt from 1998/11

From: "Martin Marks" <RxReed@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] New Barrel for Selmer 10G ?
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 00:19:49 -0500

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From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 8:06 PM
Subject: [kl] New Barrel for Selmer 10G ?

>My Selmer 10G is pretty much uniformly flat now that I've changed (and
>become pretty used to) a new mouthpiece. The Selmer 10G I own came with
>a 66mm barrel as standard - I need to go to a 65mm.
>
>Unfortunately for me, most aftermarket barrels are currently designed to
>match the Buffet bores. I'm not especially fond of the Selmer barrel I
>have now (the Selmer is a bit "bright" for current tastes - but since I
>inherited it from my son I'll be living with it for quite a while).
>
>Does anyone know of any barrels specifically made for the Selmer, or do
>I just keep hunting until I find one that suits my horn & my taste? The
>few barrels I've tried (a Pyne, a Buffet Chadash, a Buffet Standard, and
>an E D Accubore) changed the blowing resistance radically - I'd like a
>bit more resistance, but not _that_ much. It appears as if I have an
>impedance mismatch with those barrels ...-
>Mark Charette@-----.org
>Webmaster, http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet
>All-around good guy and devil-may-care flying fool.
>"There can be no freedom without discipline." - Nadia Boulanger
>Mark - You may be better off having your barrel shortened one milimeter.
Many repairmen can do this and they shorten it on the mouthpiece end so it
will not significantly affect the taper of the barrel. Mismatched barrels
will cause resistance and intonation problems.
Marty Marks
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