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R13 with a Selmer Recital barrel

Author: Joe M.
Date: 2015-03-04 19:47

This is a beginner's question.

I recently received my repaired R13 from the buffet agent down here. The barrel was very loose. After struggling with it for a while I decided to try my spare Selmer Recital 442 barrel, which fit perfectly.

When I played with this set-up I got the shock of my life. The R13 just about blew me out of the water. It made beautiful sounds and was much easier to blow. The low E/F/G's flowed like molten chocolate and the high notes sounded pitch perfect. I swapped the barrels back and forth to convince myself I wasn't imagining things. Nope! The R13 with the Selmer barrel is a much better set up for me and I have been using it for a few days now.

Today I had the bright idea if trying the R13 barrel on the Selmer. It fit perfectly (???) and played pretty much like the original Selmer barrel, making the lovely mellow low notes and ringing highs I usually get out of this instrument (when I work hard at it).

I have two questions:

1. Huh? What is going on?. I know that the Selmer has a bigger bore and a "bulgier" outer profile. Does this make the difference to the sound?

2. Given that this set up has made such a difference to me, should I try some add-on barrels like Backun, BC Chadash etc. or is this a waste of time for a beginner?

I used a Vandoren M15 and V12 #3 reeds for both clarinets by the way. Please enlighten me if you can, firstly to satisfy my curiosity but also to allow me to have the best set up possible.

Post Edited (2015-03-04 19:52)

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