Klarinet Archive - Posting 000544.txt from 2003/09

From: "Kent Krive" <k.krive@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Barrels with mouthpiece cores
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:39:02 -0400

Walter,

C. Robert Scott has been lining wood barrels ever since he began turning out
Delrin barrels with Keith Stein-inspired tapers. Many years ago, I had him
line my stock Buffet Bb and A barrels with the "aa" taper when I purchased
the less resistant "a" taper Delrin barrels. Although they are still viable,
I now use a pair of Chadash barrels, both of which yield a tone closer to my
"marimba" ideal.

Kent

----- Original Message -----
From: <GrabnerWG@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Barrels with mouthpiece cores

> 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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