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Re: Help w/ Choosing Barrel

Author: TomS
Date: 2016-10-01 17:30

Don't forget the Ridenour barrels ... made of hard rubber and hand reamed. Two different bore designs and various lengths available. "C" bore worked wonders on my Libertas with non-13 series Vandoren MPs.

I just got several Backun ringless barrels on a closeout deal (Kessler Music) in blackwood and cocobolo, to use on my Yamaha 650 (or sit on a whatnot shelve). Do they work better than the stock barrel? Not sure, but they all seem to have a smaller mostly cylindrical bore, that is, little or no tapered at all. And, they all play/sound different from each other ... (it's a wood thing, I guess). They are pretty, though.

Don't know if the Scott barrels are still around ... the AA3 and VD M13 worked very well on my R13s.

I kinda like the idea of using plastic or hard rubber for the barrel ... I think that portion of the clarinets gets more moisture and needs the extra dimensional stability over time.

Tom

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