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Re: Chadash Barrel, which size?

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2018-05-11 16:36

Where are you planning to shop? Obviously, the best answer is to try both. If you're buying online, I'd say order one of each and return the one you don't want to keep. There may be a small restocking fee, but there are online vendors who waive the fee if you've bought something from the original order.

If you really want to choose one to order at the outset, I'd order the 67mm if you're sharp with your current 66mm barrel.

The problems are that (1) a longer barrel will most affect the notes nearest the mouthpiece end - the throat notes and the left hand - and may not bring the longest notes down as much as you need, and (2) the pitch result is also affected by the barrel's bore volume, so two barrels of the same length may not produce the same pitch change.

There's also the alternative of tuning rings. They're inexpensive and, at the very least, using them as a temporary expedient might give you an idea of what the effect will be of a longer barrel.

Karl

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