Author: GBK
Date: 2006-01-22 04:11
I recently had the good fortune to try a custom Bb barrel made by Allan Segal and I now see why some of the past postings about his products are certainly well deserved.
The barrel I tried was made of beautiful unstained cocobolo wood and I played it with a few of my vintage R13's.
Expecting the usual "no effect" or not enough difference to warrant continued use, I was definitely impressed with the barrel and it was a nice improvement over the numerous handpicked stock R13 barrels which I presently use.
(Quick disclaimer: I have tried many barrels over the past 40+ years, from practically all manufacturers: Chadash, Moennig, Backun, Muncy, Morgan, etc ... and while some did have positive qualities, none made a significant enough improvement in all categories: projection, focus, tone and intonation to make me want to permanently switch)
Allan Segal's barrel, for me, had a round, colorful tone quality, and excellent projection without sacrificing warmth of sound or creating significant intonation problems.
This is definitely a barrel which should be tried when thinking of making a change in your present setup.
As we all know - barrels, mouthpieces, ligatures, etc... are just one small part of the equation and there is no magic bullet to replace old fashioned practice and/or lessons with a fine teacher
BTW - Allan Segal (clarinetconcepts) is a woodwind.org sponsor and frequently posts on this bulletin board...GBK
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