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RE: Barrels?

Author: paul
Date: 1999-07-20 17:15

Now, watch out for the length of the barrel. I have two stock Buffet barrels for my Festival. One is the A=440 and the other is 1 mm shorter for an A=442 tuning base.

I believe that the A=440 barrel is about 66 mm or so in height. I don't have it with me and a ruler with me, so don't hold me to the exact measurement. Either way, I know that the A=442 barrel is 1 mm shorter, tuning to the higher reference frequency.

Also, keep in mind that, like my stock barrels, any barrel will need to be adjusted from at least the top joint to get the entire horn to play in tune. I have to pull my A=440 barrel out about 1/2 mm and the A=442 out about 1/4 mm to get the horn to play right in tune. Hopefully, the adjustment for any other barrel is out (instead of "in", which is impossible) a fraction of a mm in length. Does this mean that the barrel manufacturers intentionally make their barrels slightly sharp (slightly short in length), so the player has room for adjustment on their individual horn? Does this assumption make sense?

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