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Re: barrels

Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2009-10-07 03:28

It really isn't that a barrel is made to be played on both clarinets it's more that some barrels simply play well on both clarinets for certain players. In other words, it depends on the players, their mouthpiece and their clarinets. My Backun barrels play well on both my Buffet clarinets but some other barrels I've had didn't. It's a very individual thing. One player in my BSO section uses the same barrel on both, the other three of us use different barrels on each. I've done it both ways at one time or other. Now I use a Selmer Bb and a Buffet A clarinet so I can't use the same barrel. I need a much shorter Bb than the A. Usually the problem is that a Bb barrel is a little more opened in the bore than an A barrel because an A clarinet usually has a smaller bore but some barrels simply play well on both for certain players. I know some players that won't even consider doing that because they measure the barrels before playing them and insist that the Bb and A must be different, period. Each to their own. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com

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