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Author: Varied
Date: 2013-01-12 10:51
I have just bought myself a metal clarinet made by Thibouville Freres from a charity shop. I bought it as a restoration project as it would come in handy when busking, but as with many (most?) metal clarinets it is missing the barrel, so I am wondering where I might find a replacement. The clarinet is a five-piece (or rather, it should be!) with the following on the bell:
Thibouville Freres
Brevete SGDG
Ivry la Bataille
There is cork on the end of the upper joint for the barrel to fit over. If anyone knows where I might look for a replacement barrel then I would be very grateful, as it would be a shame to have to leave the thing unplayable. I would also welcome any information about this make of clarinet.
Post Edited (2013-01-12 10:56)
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Author: Tony F
Date: 2013-01-12 12:35
If somebody could provide the measurements it would not be too expensive to have a local machine shop turn one up for you.
Tony F.
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Author: Steven Ocone
Date: 2013-01-13 13:38
It may look weird, but you could probably modify a plastic or wood barrel to fit. You would need a cylindrical piece with an outer diameter that fits in the lower barrel socket and a hole that matched the outer diameter of the clarinet.
It just occurred to me that you could cut off the upper tenon on an old clarinet and ream it to match the top off the clarinet. Not a hard repair for a repair shop.
Steve Ocone
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2013-01-13 14:46
I'd go for having one machined. Not too much work involved. The distance from the mouthpiece receiver to e.g. the throat "A" tone hole should be more or less consistent across brands and makes (wood vs plastic etc), so that should give you the rough dimensions of the barrel.
I'd have a prototype of ABS or Delrin made, and if that proves satisfying, have it duplicated in metal (if you strive for optical perfection)
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Ben
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Author: Varied
Date: 2013-01-13 17:18
Who would you suggest going to for such an operation? I don't mean specific names, but what sort of business would do it? Also, how much would it be likely to cost? I don't want to spend a lot because I don't know if the clarinet plays well.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2013-01-13 18:44
My first contact would be a woodwind repair shop, unless you know a capable plumber, car/motorbike mechanic or otherwise well-equipped (lathe) engineer who understands what you're after. (step #1 would be a proof of concept, not an ultimately refined product, until you know the rest of the instrument is working okay).
Come to think of it, if you can produce reasonable measurements (bore diameter, length, outer diameter of the corked tenon etc) you may find someone in the classifieds in here.
Edit: I have no clue about your local wage level; I'd expect it to be say 15mins worth of turning down a piece of plastic on a lathe (for a plastic prototype of known dimensions, that is).
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Ben
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Author: Varied
Date: 2013-02-02 06:39
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I just thought I'd update you on how this turned out. I managed to find a local woodwind repairer who was willing to have a go, even though it was not something he'd ever had to do before. It turns out that he had an old metal clarinet barrel that he was able to butcher to fit my instrument, producing excellent results for a very reasonable price.
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