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Standard Buffet barrel length

Author: Garth Libre
Date: 2012-08-09 18:56

First let me say I do not own a pitch detector device like a Korb. For pitch I use a fairly quality made electric piano and a pair of CD players. When I match my pitch to the clarinestists on the CD's that are made to be played along with or with the piano set to neutral. I am a noticably flat when I play the R-13 with a barrel that seems to measure 66.2 with a good caliper (end to end). When I play along with the same CD on my Yamaha I am noticably sharp. I need to pull out about 1mm. The Yamaha barrel seems to measure 66.0 exactly.

The R-13 barrel has the same insignia that the other sections of the instrument have. My repair tech has an R-13 barrel that he said is a 66 and when I stand the two next to each other, his seems a hair shade shorter. My barrel does not say Chardash nor does it have any other distinguishing mark.

I do not have perfect pitch, and as a matter of fact I can't quickly tell whether I'm sharp or flat to a given pitch. I can tell something is off, and then I have to hear a standard held note, and then have to play my note. After that, I humm my note and then I will be able to feel if I have to come up or come down to match the given note.

So being perfectly in tune with a standard A440 is immaterial to me when I play by myself. I'm blissfully ignorant until I start to compare.

Is my R-13 barrel that measures 66.2 mm an oddity? Am I measuring these things correctly? (end to end).

Garth, 305-981-4705. garthlibre@yahoo.com

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