Klarinet Archive - Posting 000378.txt from 2001/07

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Barrels and Tuning
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 15:48:57 -0400

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From: "Philip Michael Smallwood" <psmallwood@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] Barrels and Tuning

> Is it correct to assume that a 64mm barrel is for 444, 65mm=442, and
> 66mm@-----.
>

It depends on how the clarinet maker chose to design his instruments. For
example, A clarinets typically take shorter barrels than Bb ones because the
designer chose to split the upper joint and barrel at a spot higher up.

My Pruefer clarinet, on the other hand, takes a barrel that is 69mm to be in
tune for A@-----. The designers chose to split the upper joint and barrel
closer to the octave key.

Dee Hays
Michigan

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