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Eb Backun barrel advice

Author: Musikat
Date: 2021-07-28 01:49

I ordered a Backun Selmer fit for my Noblet, because the standard fit I tried was extremely loose. It came the other day, and that fit was also quite loose, but less loose than the standard fit. I put several layers of plumber's tape on and tried it.

The one I ordered is a grenadilla 43 mm (the shortest in the Selmer fit). Once warmed up it plays pretty much dead on in tune pushed all the way in. I had a chance to play it in a rehearsal in an air conditioned room and it was a bit of a struggle to keep it from going flat, but it was mostly manageable.

Clearly I need a shorter one for situations where the band might go sharp (or to match piccolos, lol). Here is my question: Is it better to send this back and order a standard fit in a shorter length, then have my tech put thick cork on to make it fit? OR, since I already know this one plays in tune, is it possible for my tech to sand it down a millimeter or a mm and a half to make it shorter? Is that ever done? My concern is that a different barrel might not play so well in tune (knowing that they are all different, even from the same manufacturer).

Thoughts?

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