Klarinet Archive - Posting 000564.txt from 2003/01

From: "Kaitlin Costello" <kecostello@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Boosey and Hawkes, take 2, and a question on barrels
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:32:35 -0500

Are tuning rings universalally sized? The bore on the boosey and hawkes is a
bit smaller then that of my regular Bb. When I tried my selmers resotone
barrel on the instrument it was just a bit loose. Also, is there still the
issue of of deadspace with tuning rings?

Any thoughts on that?

Kaitlin

>From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] Boosey and Hawkes, take 2, and a question on barrels
>Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:30:59 -0500
>
>In a message dated 1/30/2003 2:51:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>kecostello@-----.com writes:
>
> > when talking to the repair man we both agreed that the
> > barrel provided with the instrument seemed to be a bit short. I have not
>had
> > a chance to play on the instrument yet, so I do not know whether or not
>the
> > barrel will be an issue, however, this brings me to my next question:
> >
> > Has anyone has experience with the "Click" barrel? I was looking at this
> > barrel as an alternative for having to buy two or three
> > tuning barrels to
> > satisfy playing in our.. up and down climate.>>
>
>A set of tuning rings is VERY inexpensive, and is a great "fix" for a
>barrel that's too short. If you buy a set that has three rings - 1/2 mm, 1
>mm, 2 mm, you're ready for almost any tuning situation. In fact, there's a
>really good argument for using a short barrel, as you can always make the
>short barrel longer, but you have to cut down a long barrel to make it
>shorter.
>
>I use a 65 mm barrel on my Bb and a 64 mm barrel on my A, BTW.
>
>Regards,
>Walter Grabner
>www.clarinetXpress.com
>Great bass clarinet mouthpieces!!!!!!
>
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