Klarinet Archive - Posting 001025.txt from 1999/05

From: charette@-----.org
Subj: Re: [kl] Materials
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 12:49:41 -0400

Kevin asks IRT brass barrels from Yamaha:
>So I have to ask--do they sound good?

They suited my Selmer nicely when it was set for a slight reverse taper, not
as nicely when reversed to a slight cone. The endpieces unscrew so you can
reverse the middle piece.

On my son's Festival they sounded "OK"; my son's Bb has an old Leblanc barrel
on it right now that just suits it perfectly, and he hasn't found any other
barrel that works quite as well.

>how much weight training do you have to do prior to using one?

There's two models - thin wall and thick wall.I didn't notice any real weight
difference between a thin wall & a regular barrel _when playing_, but a noticable
difference in weight using a thick wall. I couldn't really hear much if any difference
in sound between the thick & thin wall.

Mark Charette@-----.org

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