Klarinet Archive - Posting 000607.txt from 2002/06

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Same barrel on Bb and A
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 19:17:50 -0400

On Tue, 18 Jun 2002 17:15:37 EDT, LeliaLoban@-----.com said:

> Walter Grabner wrote,
>
> > My experimentation over the past year has led me to belive that you
> > can use the same barrel on both Bb and A, for SOME pairs of
> > instruments. I am lucky enough to be able to do this, with a bore I
> > designed specifically for my own clarinets.
> >
> > However, it does not seem possible, at this time, to reproduce that
> > "success", if you want to call it that, for all the various
> > combinatins that are out there at this time.
>
> Interesting that it ever works at all.

Players of the Boosey and Hawkes '1010' instrument who switched to
French instruments in the early 70s, like me, were initially amazed that
you had to use different barrels for Bb and A instruments.

It appeared that you also had to put the RH little finger Eb key on to
get an acceptable high D and E.

These characteristics of the Buffet (in my case) seemed a terrible
nuisance to start with, I recall.

Tony
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