Klarinet Archive - Posting 000976.txt from 2003/03

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass clarinet barrel
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:44:47 -0500

Usually called the"neck?" If so, say 8 inches long (around the bends) and=
=20
1" diameter. (As you say, not precision, but quite a bit better than=20
"order of magnitude - the diameter is clearly more than 0.1 inch and less=20
than 10 inches!)

At 11:08 AM 3/24/03, you wrote:
>What *is* a bass clarinet barrel? I've never seen one.
>Roger S.
>
>
>
>In message <15716-3E7F2B7C-235@-----.net>=20
>klarinet@-----.org writes:
> > Can someone tell me, in very general terms, the length and interior
> > diameter of a bass clarinet barrel?
> >
> > I'm not asking for precision measurements that specify the taper or
> > anything like that. Just "order of magnitude" numbers.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Bill
> >
> >
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George Kidder
Senior Scientist and Instrumentation Officer
Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory
Salisbury Cove, ME

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