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Re: Barrels and Bells

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2011-12-09 23:34

One more bell post:

I find that the bell affects the resonance of the entire horn. It could not have been more obvious to me when a bell of mine developed the crack to which I alluded above. Suddenly the entire horn sounded tinny and was much less capable of the loud end of the dynamics.

I read on this board some time ago of the bass clarinetists who were gaga over the wooden bells by Backun. They too insist that the difference is much more than the last few notes.

We all tend to be a bit more barrel oriented. I do agree that most bells are closer to each other in final results than the barrels but the absence of a bell or the use of a defective one makes a really BIG difference.

...................Paul Aviles

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