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Author: GBK
Date: 2008-05-08 20:29
On the R13, the bell for the A clarinet is slightly longer ...GBK
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-05-08 20:55
It was only when I had a pair come to me for some work that I realised the bells are different lengths.
The only other clarinets I've seen this on are B&H 1010 where the A has the longer bell.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2008-05-08 21:22
The amount of the choke (the reduction in the size of the bore at the top of the bell) is also different for the Bb and A R-13 clarinets. The bells are thus not interchangeable.
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Author: Koo Young Chung
Date: 2008-05-08 23:44
Thank you all.
I have one more question.
If you use Bb bell on A clar,is it noticeably different?
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2008-05-09 01:03
The next time you're sitting around with another clarinetist with an R13 Bb bell...switch and see what you think. (Switching bells of same "species").
There can be a great deal of difference. Perhaps your Bb would sound better with an A bell? Maybe!
James
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: C2thew
Date: 2008-05-09 02:47
My friend uses a backun bell and interchanges on his Bb and A clarinet, though he has some teflon tape wrapped around the lower joint to prevent the discrepancy when switching. so there isn't much of a difference, just have to adjust the tenon corks so that the bell is interchangeable. no sense in dropping another 4 bills for another bell. At this point, your pretty much micromanaging
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