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Re: moening barrel??

Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2006-01-12 16:55

(Disclaimer - I am a maker of the Forte' clarinet)
There is some background information by the late David Hite at :
http://www.jdhite.com/mouthpieces/shop1.htm about Moennig barrels and their dimensions. We extensively studied the dimensions and relationship of these dimensions transposed to other barrel tapers and playing characteristics when developing the new barrel for the Forte' and the taper relationships for the "Moennig Formula" hold relatively true to other barrel lengths - e.g. 64.5 mm for the Forte'. Some of the newer multiple taper barrels impart different characteristics which seem to add synergy to the effects of the classic Moennig design but are more instrument specific and not as generalizable in improved playing characteristics as his basic taper design.
L. Omar Henderson

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