Klarinet Archive - Posting 000233.txt from 2006/10

From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Product announcement - Barrels by Zinner
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:32:31 -0400

Sorry, I didn't mean to be asking for proprietary info. I was merely
curious if they were along the lines of a Moennig style barrel or
another design. My apologies.

Ed

On Oct 17, 2006, at 8:45 PM, GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/17/2006 5:58:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> ewoj@-----.net writes:
> I know that this is always subjective and can vary tremendously
> depending of the other equipment one is using, BUT, any thoughts or
> comments on these barrels, how they compare to the Moennig barrels as
> to playing characteristics. Could you give approximate bore
> measurements of the taper that they use?
>
> Ed, I am not going to publish a "spec" for two reasons. First, I
> have only
> examined a limited sample. Secondly, if a spec is to be published,
> it should
> be up to Zinner to publish it, not me.
>
> I will say that the bore taper is VERY similar to that which I use
> in my own
> barrels (which measurements I do not publish). My "best" reamer
> fits in the
> Zinner bore with hardly a sideways wiggle. (My taper was derived from
> measurements supplied to me by Clark Fobes as representing the
> original Moennig
> measurements, and also from my own empirical experiences.)
>
> I think the aspect where the Zinner barrels will distinguish
> themselves is
> the very high degree of finishing, with regard to bore inner and
> out surfaces.
> This, of course, is consistent with the very high quality of the
> Zinner
> blanks we have all come to admire.
>
> Walter Grabner
> www.clarinetxpress.com
>
>
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