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Author: Ryan25
Date: 2006-02-15 04:55
Hello,
I have a fairly new B-flat Rc and the only barrel that helps with it's sound and intonation is an older Chadash A clarinet barrel (66mm). By helps with sound I mean the barrel seems to take away some of the thin or brighter qualites of the RC. It also really helps the intonation. Does anyone on here know what the bore size (exit bore) of chaddash A clarinet barrel is and what the bore size of the Rc is? I imagine they are different and I wonder why this barrel seems to help the horns intonation and sound quality. Will any chaddash A clarinet barrel have the same effect or does my barrel just happen to work really well on the instrument? I really like playing this horn but am having some strange intonation issues and am now not so happy with it's sound. It's great for chamber music but when I play in orchestras, I have a heck of time sounding the way I want.
What are your experiences with Rc's and do any of you think that the lighter sound the RC's seem to produce can keep you from winnig a job?
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Author: Bassie
Date: 2006-02-15 08:03
My advice (though I'm sure some will disagree) is not to worry about barrels until you're sure your mouthpiece, reed and technique are as good as you can get them. Think 'top-to-bottom'. You've just got an RC, an excellent and potentially rewarding instrument - it will take you time to get to know it properly. People I've known with RC's have really been able to belt it out.
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Author: Synonymous Botch
Date: 2006-02-15 11:18
The things that influence most selections are; playing a piece as written,
showing up for all rehearsals and performances on time, and working WITH the other players.
In most of the pits around here, nobody much mentions the gear...
they're too busy talking about entrances, cues and pickup notes!
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Author: Bassie
Date: 2006-02-15 11:35
And I can relate to your chamber / orchestral issues, Ryan25... I had a problem a few weeks ago with playing both very loud and very soft on the same setup. Someone (sorry, forget who) suggested practicing low (E&F), long notes played cresc. from pp to ff and dim. back again. The idea is to keep a constant embouchure, and not to leak any air, and to think all the time about the tone and tuning. It's not as easy as it sounds.
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Author: charlie_star_uk
Date: 2006-02-15 16:36
i think rc's have a big sound..... don't they? i am an R13 player... but am not that happy with my instrument. i tried a freind's RC yesterday which had a bottomless beautiful sound
i would be interested to hear what people say about the difference between the R13 and the RC...
the RC has a longer bottom joint than the R13... which is one reason i think it is sensible to pull out the bottom joint a bit when tuning the R13
charlie
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Author: Ryan25
Date: 2006-02-15 20:52
I guess I should clarify what I'm asking. The reason I'm asking about the A clarinet barrel on a b-flat is to find out if my particular instrument has some sort of flaw. I want to know why an A clarinet barrel works when so many B-flat barrels did not. I tried every barrel you can think of.....Backun, Grabner, Moening, Muncy, Pine, and only chadash did the trick.
Any Ideas?
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Author: GBK
Date: 2006-02-15 21:16
From an article by David Hite:
The measurements of the Moennig barrel bore should be: .589" (14.96mm) at the top, tapering down to .580" (14.73mm) at the bottom for the Bb clarinet. The A clarinet was found to improve greatly in tone, response and tuning balance when it was bored .004" smaller than the Bb. Ideally, therefore, it is necessary to use a different barrel for each clarinet.
The bore of the Buffet RC model A clarinet is 14.64mm.
...GBK
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