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Re: Moennig A Barrel vs. Bb Barrel

Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-07-04 15:27

I use a 67 mm barrel on my Buffet A and Bb clarinets, a 62 1/2 on my Selmer. I used to use a standard Buffet Barrel, then a Meonnig then a Chadash and now I've been using a Backun 67 mm barrel for the past ten years on my Buffet clarinet. If it plays in tune, you know A 440 and is reasonably consistent through out the clarinet, then it's a keeper.
The difference in a standard Buffet barrel and all the others is the way it tapers in the bore. Generally the A barrel has a smaller bore as well. Sometimes, because of the way you voice or the mouthpiece you use, a player will actually do better with a smaller bore barrel on their Bb clarinet, hense, using an A barrel on a Bb barrel. There is no one rule that fits all in every case. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com

ESP eddiesclarinet.com

Post Edited (2010-07-04 19:55)

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