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Author: esheffer
Date: 2015-05-22 08:16
I am in search of getting a new barrel/bell for my Buffet R13 silver plated B flat and A clarinets. It has been on my mind for a while now, and I think now is a good time to look and mess around before I buy. I don't have much time to waste, so I was wondering if anyone has a particular brand/model they love.
On another note, I am also really into reading about my instrument and music itself. I am finishing up "Sound in Motion" and really want another book to read along those lines to help further my education as a performance major. Long story short, my professor got laid off mid semester so I have been really up to my own for education right now. I am also a double major in commercial music so books/articles/magazines/etc. for musicality, commercial music, music industry, clarinet in general, history of the clarinet, reeds, etc. would be great
Thanks for your time.
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Author: Mirko996
Date: 2015-05-22 10:02
I suggest to don't take bells for clarinet because isn't cheap and don't change a lot the instrument expect for lower register...
There're a lot of barrels for clarinet. I listen cocobolo barrel a from Backun and is very powerful. There're other brand for example buffet that can help intonation for ABS instrument.
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Author: sax panther
Date: 2015-05-22 11:10
I have a backun moba cocobolo bell which I like using on both my leblanc opus and buffet r13. I also have a chadash barrel for the R13 (the 'buffet' version with metal rings - haven't tried one of the ringless chadash ones). I have a backun fatboy barrel that I use sometimes, but not always...occasionally you'll see posts on here from Allan Segal, who makes his own barrels - I haven't read anything about his work which hasn't been overwhelmingly positive, so you could get in touch with him.
Is there anything about your sound/intonation that you are looking to improve by replacing the barrel and bell, or are you just curious?
Bookwise....you may have them already, but I enjoyed The Clarinet by Jack Brymer, and the Stephen Howard Haynes Clarinet manual.
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Author: Wisco99
Date: 2015-05-22 12:28
I bought a Chadash barrel from Gregory Smith and love it. Now, a question for you. Seeing your clarinet teacher get laid off is not a good sign. If you get your clarinet performance degree, what do you think it will do for you? Major symphonies are the only places paying decent money to live on just playing clarinet, and for every opening in one of those that is not going under there are probably 1,000 clarinet players or more wanting that gig.
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Author: kdk
Date: 2015-05-22 17:02
esheffer wrote:
> I am in search of getting a new barrel/bell for my Buffet R13
> silver plated B flat and A clarinets. It has been on my mind
> for a while now, and I think now is a good time to look and
> mess around before I buy.
What are you hoping to change? What about your current setup (with the original barrel and bell) needs to be fixed?
Karl
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-05-22 17:22
I have a wonderful barrel produced by one of the Board's posters, Dr. Alan Segal. It's a wonderful ringless, 'fat boy' style barrel for my CSGs.
Some must have books would be, "The Art of Clarinet Playing" by Keith Stein and "Clarinet" by Jack Brymer.
.............Paul Aviles
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Author: Ursa
Date: 2015-05-22 21:14
I'll second Paul's recommendation of "The Art Of Clarinet Playing" by Mr. Stein. The section on reeds is worth the price of the book all by itself.
I had an old original-equipment barrel transform from a complete dud into a treasure simply by generously oiling it over the span of several days with Bore Doctor and then re-breaking it in. Perhaps your current barrel(s) would benefit from a little extra love.
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Author: esheffer
Date: 2015-05-24 02:58
I just don't like my sound. It's okay and sounds as a mature clarinetest, I just think I could round it off better. More of a warm sound. Also with the performance degree I am also doubling with commercial music. I want to perform. Clarinet is also not the iny instrument I play at the same level as my clarinet as most music do. I play all the saxophones, violin, flute, and oboe.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-05-24 15:20
I would think that if you play the clarinet more like an oboe but with more air, you would achieve the sound you are looking for. Even though the sound comes easier with the clarinet mouthpiece, you need to really engage your abdominal muscles all the time like oboe (but that part is easier with oboe because the tiny aperture of the double reed doesn't allow much air to flow out at any given time). Creating that even flow of air at all dynamics on the clarinet is key to a good sound. But anything under a fortississimo needs to be artificially held back using the opposition of your diaphragm (this description is much more complicated sounding than the actual execution!).
..............Paul Aviles
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