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Re: searching for the "perfect" barrel

Author: MarkS
Date: 2021-05-18 20:53

Musikat, Compared to the stock barrels, the response is significantly better and the resistance slightly less. On my B-flat-clarinet, I notice more improvement with the Behn adjustable than I have noticed on my A-clarinet. I think that is because on the A-clarinet, I had already switched to the Fobes cocobolo from the stock barrel. I would say there is some smoothing crossing the breaks, but that was not a primary reason why I was looking at new barrels.

I have not needed quick changes of barrel length in the few weeks since I bought the Behn, but it seems very well designed to do just that. Behn has a video on his website showing how to disassemble and reassemble the barrel. Watching that video might help understand how easy it is to adjust. (I disassembled it by accident before I fully understood how it worked. Having to put it back together really made me understand how simple and clever the design is.)

After using the barrel for a short period of time, I do not think there would be much chance of accidentally twisting the dial when taking it on and off.

--Mark

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