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 Bore Size & Tone
Author: SteveT 
Date:   2002-03-09 23:46

What is the effect of Bore Size on Tone? Also, where on the instrument would I measure to get the bore size of my instrument? Thanks
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 RE: Bore Size & Tone
Author: jez 
Date:   2002-03-11 09:04

The most useful place to measure is at the top of the top joint, after that different degrees of flare come into play with different makers/designs.
What effect does it have? Good question. I played on B&H 1010s for years and changed to French bore, but I hope my sound didn't change radically. I just found it easier to control.
If you listen to older English players (Brymer, De Peyer) you can hear what the old 1010 sounded like, but I bet they could make that sound on any instrument. Many players are now using Peter Eaton clarinets, one of which, the Elite, is a wide-bore model.
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