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Re: searching for the "perfect" barrel

Author: Musikat
Date: 2021-05-19 23:40

Mark, I did go ahead an order the Behn adjustable and it came yesterday. I did the exact same thing (immediately opening it too far and accidentally disassembling it). Thank goodness for that video! I played it at an outdoor rehearsal last night and it seems to be good for tuning and so far I like the response and tone as well. I am going to play it for the next few days (including an indoor concert recording session) so I should get a good idea of how it will do. It does seem to move a bit when I twist it to take it on and off, but I guess once I know better how to judge which length I typically use on sight I will be able to eyeball it and get it back where it belongs if it moves.

Leonard I really wanted to love the Backun MoBa barrel. I tried it for several days, including in an outside rehearsal, but the tuning and response just don't do it for me. Maybe someday I will be somewhere with several to try at once and I can find one that works better, but for now I think I am sending it back. The Behn is just a lot easier to play and tune with, and very practical for orchestra as well.

Slightly off topic but I was a little put off by Backun's response when I ordered a MoBa bell from their annual sale recently (all sales final). It doesn't fit my Buffet correctly. It is tight and the socket is too short, leaving a gap between the bottom joint and the top of the bell. I thought maybe they sent me the wrong fit, but I was told that I should take it to a tech, who "for a nominal fee" will ream it so it will fit and that "sometimes that is necessary." Really? If it is designed to fit Buffet instruments why do I have to get it fixed before I can even give it a good try? I guess that does go to show there are big variances in the production of some of these things so perhaps another barrel will work someday.

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