Klarinet Archive - Posting 001574.txt from 1999/01

From: "Gordon Macey" <g.macey@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] Bore sizes
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 07:25:28 -0500

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The 1010 requires a mouthpiece not specially made for the instrument to be
bored out to match the clarinet. The more technically minded on the list
will no doubt give measurements. if your clarinet has the same bore size
than the 1010 then this will be why you are playing sharp especially if the
barrel is of standard length.

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From: "Richard Bush" <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
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Subject: Re: [kl] Bore sizes
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 18:28:11 -0000
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Matt Johnson wrote:
>
> 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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Probably a short barrel, though I don't know for sure. 66 mm is usually
considered standard, and a mouthpiece that is notorious for playing
sharp on some instruments.

Try a longer barrel, and don't pull to a great extent without filling
the gap in the bore with tuning rings.

If you try different mouthpieces, take a tuner along. After having
played sharp for a long time, you probably can't trust your ear any
more. You've been conditioned to a different scale.

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