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MoBa barrels and bells questions

Author: Musikat
Date: 2021-04-26 05:41

I am in the market for a new barrel. My embouchure and playing have changed with the work I have been doing during quarantine and I play a lighter reed that now makes my 67 mm Chadash barrel play either dead on or slightly under pitch. So I am looking for a new 66mm barrel.

I have always loved the way the MoBa barrels look and am thinking of trying one. It is also my birthday next month and I am thinking of treating myself to a bell as well, but more for the aesthetics than anything else.

So, I have two questions. Looking the MoBa barrel on the Backun site, there are two "styles" that say they fit Buffet instruments. One is standard fit, and the other says "large bore for more free blowing." Does anyone know what the real difference between those is? My setup is a 1977 R13, a Gregory Smith 1+ mouthpiece and either Behn Aria 3.5 or 4, or Pilgerstorfer Dolce 3.5 reeds, if that helps.

The second question is about bells. How much difference do they really make one to another? I can get a used standard Backun bell with that same "look" for much cheaper than an actual MoBa bell. Is it really worth $500+ to get the MoBa? Will a standard one sound much different or do anything better or worse than the one that came with my instrument?

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