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Re: Why get a special barrel

Author: TomS
Date: 2018-05-26 19:04

The chart of barrel measurements is interesting ... I'd like to see 5-10 of each one plotted to see if the bore specs are fairly consistent.

The radical reverse taper of the Alpha barrel explains some of my general tuning anomalies. I need something with about the same average bore, but less taper.

I think that Backun has stopped using reamers to define the bores of his instruments. Claims that the reamer wear is a factor and the blades have to be constantly sharpened or replaced to assure consistency. For a reamer with linear blades, you'd ideally have to incrementally shove more of the reamer inside the instrument each time to compensate for the wear. This would make complex tapers, such as an hourglass or a taper that is curved difficult.

Tom

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