Klarinet Archive - Posting 000526.txt from 2003/09

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Barrels with mouthpiece cores
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:58:53 -0400

In a message dated 9/17/2003 8:30:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, karlkrelove@-----.net writes:

> It can be VERY hard to see the lining on one that was done at the factory - they're much more covert that barrel linings that have been retrofitted using mouthpiece cores.>>

Well, you learn something new every day. I had never heard of barrels lined in this way. Can you give me more information? What was the reason for using a mouthpiece core? Consistency of material? Most mouthpiece bores are slightly conical, ending in a 15 mm inner diameter. If you took a mouthpiece, cut it, turned in down successfully, REVERSED it, and inserted it into a barrel, you coukd have a taper that exactly reverses the taper in the mouthpiece? Was this the idea? Who did it? Did it catch on?

More info, please.

Walter

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