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Author: vljenewein
Date: 2012-07-31 04:24
I bought a "vintage" clarinet that is wood entirely, but will need a LOT of TLC to make it playable. Crack int he bell, one key missing on the lower joint, things like that. I robbed a spring off it Sunday to fix up an Evette I bought for $30.00, which I repaded (3) and put on a tenon cork for the upper joint where it meets the lower joint.
Now this wooden clarinet has a decent barrel, all wood, but it is smaller than my instruments I have (Vito 7214, Vito Resotone 3, Selmer Bundy) and was cuious if I take the barrel to my shop about opening up the area where the tenon and mouthpiece meet a bit so that I can use it. Will I gain any noticible difference in my plastic instruments?
Have lathe, so no big deal there. Which brings up a point. I have a nice block of Ebony and some Apricot wood that I could turn on the lathe into a barrel for a clarinet. Are there advantages to wooden barrels?
Vernon
Jenewein Duduks Manufacturing & Research
www.duduk.us American made Duduks
Post Edited (2012-07-31 04:25)
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Author: chris moffatt
Date: 2012-07-31 11:39
Well, it is purely a matter of opinion. My opinion is that a wooden barrel is intrinsically no better than a plastic, hard rubber or metal barrel. It is the bore, taper etc internally that is more important - and how it works with a mouthpiece.....
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Author: vljenewein
Date: 2012-07-31 17:01
Just wondering as I see posted comments about how a "such-n-such" barrel added darkness to the playing, depth, and so on. They even sell "just" barrels for creating tonal difference. I even see them on ebay selling, so thought it might be worth looking into.
If I want darker playing, I can either dim the lights or turn them off.. LOL
Vernon
Jenewein Duduks Manufacturing & Research
www.duduk.us American made Duduks
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Author: chris moffatt
Date: 2012-08-01 14:11
It's certainly worth looking into. I rarely use the original barrel with any of my horns these days. But the tonal qualities etc have to do with the internal shape, bore and length of the barrel rather than the material - the which does seem to impart a subjective quality (IMHO)
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