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Re: An interesting NEW barrel from "Clarinets by Copeland"

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2020-07-24 01:06

Hey David,

But that's what bothers me about the result. My mind was insistent upon getting a better result out of the wood. Jonathan mentioned the delrin first and wanted me to try that. When I saw the wood model I assumed that would be the clear winner. What I expected was a better resonance (more vibrancy in the sound) than what I have original to the horn (Greenline....neither wood nor plastic). And that is why I was initially, for lack of a better term, disappointed. I just didn't get the expected "bump" in the sound.

I tried the delrin more out of fairness (and friendship), not expecting any difference in result (or perhaps even less color to the sound). That's what made it so weird for me, and a very pleasant surprise. And yes, the dimensions externally and internally were virtually CNC machined identical.

I too believe in the acoustics of the architecture being the prevailing producer of the clarinet sound rather than material. In fact Jonathan and I had a brief discussion about the old silver metal bodied clarinets.

I don't think there's nearly as large a change with barrels as I experienced with plastic ligatues with Legere (that is in a class by itself), but this barrel is certainly worth trying for someone in the market for one.

Further, I have found that a particularly large disparity in dimension from the 66mm adds considerably to the price (you have to redesign several dimensions once you get to that point) but since I need quite short barrels.........I am happy with the added expense.

..................Paul Aviles

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