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Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel

Author: Lorenzo_M  Date:   2012-08-28 03:04 I play mainly on Chadash Barrels for Bb and A clarinet now. My clarinets are two different brands/designs (Leblanc Concerto Bb, Buffet DG Prestige A) but Chadash works very well with my horns and overall concept of sound. I own BOTH wood and Delrin for Bb and A (that's 4 barrels!). The Delrin is of the same quality and overall sound as the wood. It does have a slight tonal difference, as wood but I'll get to that in a minute. The advantage is that it is slightly self-lubricating, so you don't need to worry about using a lot of cork grease (or any) and the dimensions don't shift. The Delrin sounds different. Not better/worse...just different. I feel it has slightly more high overtones in the sound, and it may sound more "clear" to you. In recordings it projects as well as wood, but to your ears, it may sound "softer". These are very good barrels, and if you like his design, these play as a Chadash should. They come standard with his custom clarinets now and people have been happy with them...so take that for what you will. I'm a firm believer that material matters, BUT design trumps material every time. If you have played synthetics before and were unhappy with them, it's very likely that you played a design that just didn't work as well as wooden ones you've played. I was skeptical that his Delrin would sound as good as his fancy M'Pingo ones, but I like them enough that I bought them

Topics	Author	Date
a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	mikooksaram	2012-08-28 01:20
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	weberfan	2012-08-28 02:33
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	kdk	2012-08-28 02:41
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	Lorenzo_M	2012-08-28 03:04
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	DrewSorensenMusic	2012-08-28 04:16
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	donald	2012-08-28 06:00
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	Ed	2012-08-28 10:39
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	Hank Lehrer	2012-08-28 11:30
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	rtmyth	2012-08-28 14:00
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	JamesOrlandoGarcia	2012-08-28 14:35
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	Lorenzo_M	2012-08-28 15:00
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	Wes	2012-08-28 20:13
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	pplateau	2012-08-28 21:08
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	sfalexi	2012-08-29 02:02
Re: a synthetic barrel that won't lose to a wooden barrel  new	Buster	2012-08-29 05:23

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