Klarinet Archive - Posting 001482.txt from 1999/01

From: "hoeyin" <hoeyin@-----.my>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bore sizes
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 06:52:23 -0500

The bore size for Symphony 10-10 is .600" which is slightly larger than most
other makes of clarinet . It has a mouthpiece withe a paraller internal
bore... bore size for imperial 926 is .593" and are designed for use with a
conical bore mouthpiece .........the above information are copy from the
catalogue dated March 1981...........

From: Matt Johnson <matt@-----.uk>
Date: Saturday, January 30, 1999 2:12 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] Bore sizes

>In article <36B07FC8.77E2ADC8@-----.com>, John Dablin
><johnd@-----.com> writes
>>I play on Boosey and Hawkes 1010s, which I bought new 33 or 34 years
>>ago, and which were described at the time as having a larger bore. Does
>>anybody know what their bore size actually is? I don't have too much
>>trouble playing in tune, but perhaps I've just got used to them.
>>
>>And while I'm asking, I've always been curious about how the name '1010'
>>was derived, and their sister clarinets the Imperial 926.
>
>*delurk*
>
>And has anyone got information on the Boosey 8-10 (from what I
>understand, the "little brother" of the 10-10), and why it always plays
>sharp for me?
>
>The barrel measures 63.5mm from ferrule to ferrule, and I'm playing it
>with a Vandoren B45 mp. [Short barrel??]
>
>Regards and TIA...
>--
>Matt Johnson <mailto:matt@-----.uk>
>
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