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Chadash Barrel, which size?

Author: Musikat
Date: 2018-05-11 07:33

I have a few after market barrels that I use with my 1977 R13, and I do like the one I am using (a Grabner), but I am thinking of trying a Chadash to see what the fuss is about. I have always bought barrels "on a whim" first at Interlochen with Robert Scott, then a Wesley Rice when I went to look at a used Moba barrel he was selling (it didn't work for me, but his was better than the Scott). Then last year I purchased a Gregory Smith 1+ mouthpiece and in the process of trying a Grabner to compare happened to try his barrel with the Smith, and it definitely changed the sound for the better, so I kept that combo.

However, over the year as I have gotten used to the new setup, I find that I sometimes have to pull out quite a bit from all three places in order to be in tune, and there are still trouble notes. Since Mr. Smith specifically recommends the Chadash barrels with his mouthpieces I'd like give it a trial (unfortunately he didn't have any barrels at the time I bought my mouthpiece).

My question is which size should I try? The Grabner barrel is a 66mm and I tend sharp. The Rice, a 67mm, is much more in tune, but it doesn't sound as good with the mouthpiece. Since the Chadash is supposed to make the R13 more in tune with itself, do I start with a 66 or 67?

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