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Re: Barrel Question

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2011-11-18 21:25

The internal bore dimensions SHOULD be as close to the instrument's original specifications as possible. A larger bore diameter (and same length as original) would play flat ........... in the notes closest to the top of the horn (ie throat notes) and would play havoc on the rest of the clarinet's internal pitch. In short, make sure you let the seller know what YOUR clarinet is first, and let them tell you if they can match it. Just as an example, Buffet "A" clarinet barrels are slightly narrower internally than the "Bb" barrels (although many play the "Bb" on the "A" anyway - small difference).

Most modern French clarinets (at least) have very similar tenon dimensions, so yes, a new cork is probably the fix.

No, there should be no problem putting a wooden barrel (whose dimensions match your plastic clarinet) on your plastic clarinet. The only concern might be one of temperature and humidity if you were to try and play this horn outside at 40 degrees fahrenheit, the barrel could face a cracking hazard.

................Paul Aviles

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