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Re: Sharp throat tones

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-03-29 01:42

crysania wrote:

> Or maybe it's something I could check with a professional on? I
> admit I am the least crafty person on the face of the planet so
> trying to put tape inside something, especially something so
> tiny would no doubt end in frustration and tears.

A good repair tech can do this - either with tape or, as Chris suggests, wax. It will cost whatever shop time charges are involved.

I guess you could get a fair idea of what a longer barrel would do for the throat pitches by pulling the barrel you have out until they're in tune, then finding out how flat the longer pitches have become. The throat notes will come down the most, the long E/B the least. You won't want to play permanently pulled out more than maybe two mm because the resulting gap between the end of the tenon and the inner shoulder of the barrel socket can add resistance and affect response (that's what the tuning rings Chris mentioned are for), but you'll get an idea of whether the theory will work.

Karl

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