Klarinet Archive - Posting 000752.txt from 1998/11

From: "Hiroshi Nagatsuma" <hiroshi@-----.jp>
Subj: RE: [kl] Chadash and Moennig new Question
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 06:17:08 -0500

I heard of Moennig barrels but have never tried it. Only what I know is t=
hat
Mr.David Hite explains in detail their original dimensions and how they
should be reamered and tamed with MP and the instrument in his HP. I don'=
t
know what the present Moennigs' dimensions are. See below link.You may be
able to request info to him directly.
http://www.jdhite.com/mouthpieces/shop1.htm
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>I took my clarinet into the shop today to have my new Chadash barrel fit=
ted
to
>the upperjoint, it was getting stuck. The repairman, who is a reputable
man
>from New York who is now living in Florida (I have decided against givin=
g
his
>name) did the work. When I returned to pick up my horn he informed me t=
hat
>the measurements of the Chadash were exactly those of Hans Moennig's
original
>measurements. Since these Chadash barrels play so differently from my
Moennig
>ones, I was surprised of this information. He added that after Moennig'=
s
>death Buffet had altered or changed the dimentions of the "Moennig barre=
l,"
>or just didn't maintain the control over the product with the amount of
>scrutiny that Mr. Moennig once did. So my questions to the list are:
What
>are these measurements and are they copyrighted? By whom? Does anyone
believe
>that I was given erroneous information? Did Chadash work with Moennig?
>Many Thanks
>Mario Estrada
>writing from sunny Florida where the air conditioners are still running
full-
>time!
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