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Re: Grenadilla vs cocobolo

Author: TomS
Date: 2017-07-17 03:10

Cocobolo has lost favor with some barrel makers due to the instability of the material and tendency to crack more than Blackwood. The Cocobolo barrel bore often need to be lined with a hard rubber insert to assure better tolerance for everyday playing and conditions. I hate to think how an entire Cocobolo instrument might behave over time ... it IS very pretty though ... might be worth any trouble you might have!

I have found that Backun's Colobolo barrels do warm up the sound of my wooden and greenline material clarinets ... don't do a thing for my hard rubber instruments, which already have a warm (but with clarity and power) sound. I think it's mainly the acoustical specifications and somewhat the weight and density of the material that determine the sound, not so much magic properties of wood. Try one of Tom Ridenour's hard rubber barrels and just see ...

My R13 greenline does warm up a bit using Cocobolo (and rubber) barrels, and I know that if I have a problem, it's a relatively cheap item to replace ...

It's all fun ... relax and enjoy ...

Tom

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