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Thinking about a new barrell

Author: Ben Shaffer
Date: 2015-11-29 02:05

I'm a casual Adult Player and don't play with any bands or other musicians.
Ive got a Normandy 4 Wood Clarinet.
I originally bought this Horn in an Antique Mall and didn't pay much for it.
The keys and pads are in very good shape.
The only thing Ive done was to buy a Hite Artist hard rubber mouthpiece and a Rovner Mark 3 Ligature.
With the additions the horn went from sounding OK to sounding quite good.
Would the right new barrell make the Normandy sound even better?
If so this is an option I'd like to pursue since its way cheaper than buying a new horn.
BTW, Ive tried a number of other intermediate level horns, but none seem to sound quite as nice to me as this Normandy.
The current wood barrell has the Normandy logo, is 65mm long and I would presume its the original.
I don't know about the relative sharpness or flatness of this horn and its notes
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Ben Shaffer
GSO,NC

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