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Author: Liquorice
Date: 2003-07-25 09:51
I'm thinking of buying a Chadash barrel for my Buffet B-flat clarinet. What are the advantages of this barrel? Is it worth it? Should I buy the same length as my current barrel?
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Author: D Dow
Date: 2003-07-25 18:14
Dear Liquorice, this may be the same as your current Buffet barrel in look, but the response and playability of the Chadash is quite different from the current stock Buffet barrels.
Normally they are designed for the 440 pitch so if your looking at lowering your sharpness they are very good. They also tend to produce a warm even scale with a noticeable improvement in the flexiblility of theh12ths.
The drawback is price and also whether they suit your own individual playing needs. I like you play the B40 and have no trouble with the current Buffet Festival I use playing for aT 440!
The Chadash design is wonderful and I use a set with my Buffet instruments for lowering pitch....its more an individual thing with how far you can coax a note that is high downward.
I think you would like the timbre and response of these handcrafted barrells!!!
David Dow
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Author: Liquorice
Date: 2003-07-25 21:04
David- thanks for your response. I'm keen to try these barrels. Do you know what length your Chadash barrels are? We play at A=442, so I might need one a bit shorter than yours. There isn't a shop here that sells them, so I'll have to order online for a trial. That's why I need to know what length to try! I currently use 66mm for B-flat, and 64.5mm for my A clarinet. But I always pull out a bit, which I like, because then I can still push in a bit when I need to something to be particularly sharper. Are you saying that a 67mm Chadash barrel (for example) would play flatter than a stock barrel of the same length?
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2003-07-26 04:44
i have so many barrels. in my opinion the chadash barrel sounds just a little warmer like liquorice said but there is not such a big difference. what clarinet and what barrel do you have?
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Author: SusanB
Date: 2003-07-26 17:48
I bought one of these from Gregory Smith. I was very sharp and now I am much more in tune. I feel like my sound is much better, too. I love it!
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Author: traysee
Date: 2003-07-27 02:12
I guess I just got lucky with mine-I spent ten dollars on it.
traysee
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Author: donald
Date: 2003-07-27 10:57
i just lent my Chadash to Phil Green (co Principal NZSO).... he instantly noticed an improvement in intonation, and the change in tone was noticable to player and listener- a sweeter and more focussed sound. i believe he used the barrel that night in a concert- Phil sounded great on his old barrel, but found this gave him just a bit extra of what he was looking for.
donald
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Author: kenbear
Date: 2003-07-28 01:59
Liquorice,
You might find the Chadash doesn't work well on your Festivals, particularly the Bb instrument. It might make the pitch of the the A and C just above the staff a bit low for comfort.
I believe that the design of these barrels is intended, at least in part, to lower pitch slightly in this region. On R13s this is beneficial; on Festivals, at least the ones I play, not so.
K
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Author: kenbear
Date: 2003-07-28 02:20
Liquorice,
Just re-read the posts on this thread. I got things mixed up. Thought you mentioned that you played Festivals, but that was another contributor.
K
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Author: Mark P. Jasuta
Date: 2003-07-29 13:42
I had my daughter try a Pyne "M" barrel (moenig taper) on her Buffet C12 with Pyne "Bn" mouthpiece. She said that the resistance is lower than her Chadash barrel and that high notes are easier to hit, and seem to "ring" a little, anyone experience this.
Regards
Mark
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