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Re: New Eb clarinet plans

Author: Hunter_100
Date: 2023-08-31 17:40

Changing the barrel to one with a taper will help a lot with the flat throat tones. The stock noblet barrel is cylindrical and, in my opinion not a good match when paired with most mouthpieces. I believe it is the same effect that causes people to use moenig barrels on BB and A instruments.

I had trouble finding a barrel for my noblet so I made my own, but others on this forum have reported that some of the aftermarket options can fit with slight modification to the tenon corks.It may be worth exploring for your situation. In my experience the barrel won't sharpen the altissimo that much, that seems to be more a function of the instrument design. Some slight variation to fingering helps a lot on my noblet. I can share my fingering suggestions if you tell us what the problem notes are.

Also if you have never cleaned your toneholes, it may be good to check that. That will flatten a lot of the throat notes and maybe effect the altissimo.

Post Edited (2023-08-31 17:42)

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