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Author: Aaron
Date: 2001-04-29 22:28
I have asked questions about different berrels that people use on their Aelmer Eb Clarinets. the one my university currently has is a Selmer..ser # Z1119. I think it dates it about 1976. It is an allright playing horn, and has been reworked and adjusted, the entire works. However, when I play the thing, to be in tune i have to pull the barrel out about 3-4 more mm to be able to play in tune. It is this way with the mouthpiece that we have. I'm using the Rich Hawkins mpc. at the moment. So to play in tune with a barrell that's pushed all the way in I'd need a barrell about 47mm long...it had a 45mm right now. Does anyone know of any maker of barrels that make an Eb barrel that would be 47mm long. Spriggs said he only makes them to 44mm, but it isnt going ot be long enough. Do you know anyone that might special make one to 47mm??? Just a question. And I am happy to say we are pruchasing a new Buffet RC prestige Eb to take the place of this older one.
Aaron
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Author: Ed
Date: 2001-04-29 23:32
Try contacting Jimmy Yan in New York. He is listed in the resource section on Sneezy.
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Author: mw
Date: 2001-04-30 02:39
I spoke with Robert Scott about 6 months or so ago and he stated that he had Eefer lengths from 41.5mm to 43mm ... no longer and no shorter. Best, mw.
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Author: Mike Irish
Date: 2001-04-30 12:07
hmmmm wonder how a homemade one would work.....
do you have a laithe?
just a thought....
mike
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2001-04-30 17:39
Aaron -
There's nothing religious about the length of Eb barrels. You use what works and pull out as much as necessary. However, to keep the response and tuning right, you have to fill in the gaps.
Many years ago, I played Eb (a Leblanc) in the University of Tennessee band and the Knoxville Symphony. It had the same sharpness problem as your Selmer. I went to a hardware store and got two rubber washers that fit into the ends of garden hoses, plus some medium grit wet-or-dry (black color) sandpaper (maybe 320 grit). Then I sanded down the outside of each washer so one would fit in the top barrel socket and one in the bottom. Then I wrapped the sandpaper around a piece of scrap dowel (you could also use a round ballpoint pen) and rolled it back and forth on the inside of each washer until it matched the bore size. It took about an hour, but it was cheap and it worked. It's certainly worth trying before laying out money for a new barrel.
If you can adjust reeds, this one is easy, and you only have to do it once.
Good luck.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Brent
Date: 2001-05-01 16:46
Ken,
I did the same thing! I have an old LeBlanc Symphonie model (no number, so i guess the Symphonie I). I only need one washer in mine, though, with the Hite mouthpiece i use.
Brent
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