Klarinet Archive - Posting 001207.txt from 2003/03

From: CBA <clarinet10001@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Buffet E-11 "C" clarinet problem
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 02:13:08 -0500

I got a Chadash barrel for my Patricola C, and it makes ALL the
difference in the world. I am not sure whether you can buy them
in a store. I went to Guy himself, and he was making a batch for
Ricardo Morales at the time, so I bought the one of the three
that were left that was really superb with my setup.

Kelly Abraham
Woodwinds - New York City
--- Nancy Buckman <eefer@-----.net> wrote:
> At 12:42 AM 3/28/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >I just got back from a rehearsal, where a friend showed up
> with his new C
> >clarinet.
> >We examined the C clarinet after the rehearsal. Trying four
> different
> >mouthpieces, and two different barrel, we still came up
> against throat
> >tones that were 20 to 30 cents flat, when third line B and
> fourth line C
> >were right on the button.
> >There was also a curious "stuffiness" to the horn, even
> though pad heights
> >looked fine, if not too open.
> >
> >
> >When I first got my C (rosewood Patricola) I had this
> problem too. I
> >sent the clarinet back to Patricola and they made a special
> barrel and
> >told me not to use the two barrels that came with the
> clarinet. It solved
> >the problems beautifully and the clarinet has a nice even
> scale from top
> >to bottom. I love this clarinet. I might mention too, that
> the
> >Patricola family sends holiday greetings via e-mail every
> year and are so
> >friendly whenever I meet up with them at some event or other.
> Their
> >service has been excellent and when I have needed advice
> about adjustments
> >as the clarinets that I bought begin to show wear, they are
> very free with
> >information. My instruments are now almost four years old
> and still play
> >beautifully, as well as look brand new. And I'm not one to
> take special
> >precautions or extra care with my instruments. I bought them
> to use and
> >use them, I do. They go with me to work (I work as a pool
> operator and
> >sometimes sit on the pool deck at lunch and play - excellent
> accoustics),
> >sit in my car trunk on occasion in the heat and cold and I
> eat while I
> >play many times. I do keep them clean and occasionally have
> to take them
> >apart to clean and oil the mechanisms, but they certainly
> aren't
> >babied. I have gotten my money's worth out of them and their
> manufacturer.
> Nancy
>
> Nancy Buckman
> Principal Clarinet / Orchestra AACC
> eefer@-----.net

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