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Author: john4256
Date: 2013-07-02 20:59
You could try Alex Allen at www.Clarinetsdirect.biz
that is his website and I think there is a phone number on the site. I bought a barrel for my 10:10's a while ago so he might be able to help
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-07-02 21:42
If you've got a 67mm barrel for your Bb, that should work fine on your A as they used the same barrels, so look out for a 67mm Imperial barrel. While they won't look the same, a Regent, Edgware or Emperor barrel will work as the bore is the same, but obviously they'll have a different outer shape and socket rings.
They are difficult to come by - I thought they may have some spare barrels at the Royal Marine instrument repair workshop due to the fact the 926 was the mainstay of the British Armed Forces bands until they went over to R13s when B&H stopped clarinet and oboe production in the mid '80s. Turns out there were plenty of spare keys, lower joints, some bells (plus some Selmer CT bits!) but no barrels in the parts drawers - they had apparently been turned into ornaments for retiring band personnel. Most of the remaining 926s were either downgraded for volunteer band use, auctioned off or simply scrapped. It was also mentioned B&H would receive older instruments and steam roller them to maintain the supply of new instruments, rather like the recent car scrappage scheme the government offered with a cash incentive.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2013-07-02 23:16)
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2013-07-02 22:49
Use caution with Clarinetsdirect. The owner has some excellent instruments, but he's somewhat less expert than he thinks, and his prices can be really high.
Ken Shaw.
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2013-07-02 23:13
Try Dawkes Music in Maidenhead (they also trade as Windcraft to the repair trade) as they bought up a large amount of B&H spares when the factory closed and certainly did have 926 barrels at one time.
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