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Buffet R13 Bb barrel fit

Author: Jim22
Date: 2014-11-01 17:12

I just bought a new (to me) R13, which appears to have been made around 1998. It came with a Moennig barrel which I measure as 67 mm overall length including the rings. Mostly it plays in tune, but I do need to make sure I voice a few notes up to pitch at A-440. I suspect a 66 mm barrel would be standard and might give me a little headroom for the pitch.

My teacher has an older R13, with a standard Buffet barrel. I measure his at 66 mm overall. When I tried it on my clarinet, it did not push on all the way. I think it may have bottomed out on the tenon on the upper joint before the barrel and upper joint rings met on the outside. I didn't see any other obstruction, but I did not really try to force it farther on. The fit was fine as far as the diameter goes, and the mouthpiece fit fine on the other side of the barrel.

I also tried a brand new E11 barrel, which was 64.5 mm, and not helpful. I think E11's have a wider bore anyway, but I'm not sure if the barrels are supposed to be the same or not.

So, the question is... what's up with Buffet barrels? One size does not fit all? If I were to order a new production barrel (standard, Moennig, or Chadash) would it fit correctly on my R13?

Jim C.
CT, USA

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