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Re: Backun for Selmer Series 10

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2019-09-08 01:38

Try ebay for a 65mm barrel. But avoid Buffet as the bores most likely will be a shade small.

Maybe a Bliss or a Fobes? Even a Yamaha might work. Needless to say a newer Selmer, but not the older models such as the 9 series or a CenterTone. Try to spend as little as possible in case the tuning is off. Hint - Often the sellers on Ebay will take less so send them an email and ask if they will take some amount less than the asking price. They may counter offer.

As for a Selmer HS* mouthpiece these are decent mouthpieces, however the tuning may be off a bit as the bore is tapered of course and can get a bit too small. This might be a really good time to find a really great mouthpiece as well. Most players will tell you to find a great mouthpiece and then work at tuning your clarinet. If you want a decent mouthpiece with a good bore consider the Selmer Concept. This will be consistent to the bore of your Selmer clarinet. These Concept mouthpieces sometimes need to be readjusted for a freer feel. If needed contact me later. I've made some people happy.

I feel you are fine with getting the correct barrel and if you enjoy the HS* mouthpiece stay with it. However, you might not want to do any tuning to your horn. Again the mouthpiece and the barrel can surely effect the tuning of your horn. This gets very complicated very fast. It amazes me sometimes how the bores of the mouthpieces, barrels, and the horns, can effect the tuning of your instrument as a whole unit. Even a soft reed can tune flat! It's nuts.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

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