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Author: Bill
Date: 2000-12-29 14:45
Does anyone know why some new professional clarinets are outfitted with a single barrel and others (same mfr., same model) are delivered with two barrels? I ordered a new Selmer Paris clarinet and received one barrel, but another of the same model now appears on eBay outfitted with two. Just curious, not homicidal or anything.
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Author: Bill
Date: 2000-12-29 15:44
Are you comparing two new clarinets by the same mfr.?? I saw one on eBay with two barrels, but is was an older Selmer Paris. Perhaps the owner added a barrel later, but the case is made for two barrels.
I recently got two Leblanc concertos for trial, and each had two barrels.
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Author: Bill
Date: 2000-12-29 17:54
What I want to find out is what determines whether two barrels or one is shipped with an instrument. Say you order (like I did) a new Selmer Paris instrument. How come within the space of a couple of years one is shipped in a smaller case with a single barrel and another in a larger case with obvious space for two barrels? Not a major point, here, but still I am curious. When I "browsed" the catalog in 1996 for my new Selmer, I wasn't given the choice of "Selmer Pro Package A Featuring Two Barrels" or "Selmer Pro Package B with Just That One Barrel." I'm not aware that the major manufacturers offer "options" with their clarinets other than certain alternative mechanisims (such as resonance venting, etc.).
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Author: Rob
Date: 2000-12-29 23:16
I purchased a new Selmer Paris clarinet about two years ago and I received two barrels (to my surprise). What I found confusing was that the tiny case they provided, while very nice to look at, only has space for one. That annoyed me a little bit. I have found thought, at least with the clarinet I bought, that the two barrels were really a necessity. I bought a Selmer Recital, which has wonderful intonation, if you play on the Selmer C85 mouthpiece and the shorter of the two barrels. If you play on any other mouthpiece setup (or at least if I do) I find that I have to use the longer barrel - which I think only God can explain. You may want to have the dealer you used ask their Selmer-Paris rep to look into it. It may have been an error or oversight. What model did you buy; just curious? Just as an afterthought, it may also be that providing two barrels as a standard practice may be a more recent development and if the horn you purchased was new "old" stock (meaning that the dealer had it in stock for some years before you purchased it) that could also explain the difference.
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Author: Aussie Nick
Date: 2000-12-30 01:30
I haven't had much experience with Selmer instruments, mainly Buffet and for a short period of time LeBlanc. What I have noticed within the Buffet range is that the R13's, RC's and every model below these two are sold with just the one standard barrel. The prestige range including R13/RC Prestige, Festival, Elite and whatever else I'm forgetting, always come with two barrels, one of which is slightly shorter than the other. The shorter one is generally used on the A clarinets, but I guess they give it to you due to various mouthpieces having different intonation characteristics.
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Author: Robert
Date: 2001-01-01 19:54
Well I got two barells with my R13 Vintage, and Aussie Nick, the difference between the barrels is one is Cylendrical and one is Conical. well I got 2 barells and it came in a large double case, which has room for 2 clarinets, with 2 barells each (4 barells total).
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Author: Bill
Date: 2001-01-02 15:32
My Selmer "Recital" must have been new "old" stock. Thanks, Rob, I think that does explain it somewhat. My serial number was at least 2 years older than my purchase year.
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