Klarinet Archive - Posting 000264.txt from 2001/10

From: "jess crawford" <akane12@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet Barrels
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 21:26:29 -0400

I've had a really nice experience with Guy Chadash-- he's a friend of my
clarinet professor (Ronald Caravan) and sent us up ten different barrels to
try out. We were concerned partially with tuning. My Buffet R-13 Festival
came with two stock barrels--a 65 and 66--but I wanted at least a 67 to
counteract some of the sharpness problems I was having. We also found that
the Chadash barrels produced a much rounder, nicer sound than my stock
barrels. I purchased two barrels from Chadash (a 66 and a 67) and we sent
the remaining barrels back to his shop, no problem. It was altogether a
great experience, and I'm extremely happy with the tuning and sound my
barrels produce.

hope this helps :)

-- jess

----- Original Message -----
From: <Tom.Henson@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Clarinet Barrel's

HI all,

I had the pleasure of attending a concert this last Saturday which was an
all Mozart concert. The featured artist was Richard Stoltzman.

They played the Mozart Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano in E flat major
K498 and the Clarinet Quintet in A major K581.

I was able to sit three rows from the front and observe Mr. Stoltzman up
close during the performance. I was quite impressed with his technique, but
his sound seemed somewhat covered. It seemed to lack the dynamics that I
expected of a lead instrument. This could be due to the hall itself, or his
interpretation of these particular pieces. His technique was flawless
needless to say, and his control was very impressive.

I noticed that on the two clarinets that he used, he was using special
barrels. The first one appeared to be a light brownish color with a round
logo which I could not make out. The logo looked like a white dot in the
center of the barrel. It did not appear to have any metal rings.

The A clarinet that he played had a reddish brown barrel and was probably
made of Cocobolo wood. It did have the traditional metal rings. It also had
what looked like a small round logo in the center of the barrel. It looked
like a white dot from where I was sitting.

I have heard that there are sources for after market barrels, the Chadash
for a Buffet R-13 being one of the better known ones.

Does anyone on the list have an idea of who made the barrels that he used?
Also, can anyone comment on their experience with an after market barrel.

I have finally made a decision on the two Festival Green Lines that I was
trying out. I picked the one that has the better scale and throat tones. I
also like the fact that the tone production feels like it is centered in the
mouthpiece/barrel area instead of farther down the bore into the upper
joint. I have a feeling that changing mouthpiece and barrel combinations
will allow me to fine tune the sound that I want.

I have also ordered a Fobes 4L mouthpiece along with a 66mm barrel from
Clark Fobes to try out. I also have a Pyne Bel Canto mouthpiece on order. I
am also considering a Greg Smith mouthpiece with a hand selected Chadash
barrel that he offers together.

Thanks

Tom Henson

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