Author: Alseg
Date: 2013-11-29 20:03
Offsetting the bore, as long as it is not overdone, allows you to change the tonality by varying the rotational axis of the barrel. (aka finding the so-called sweet spot).
Porosity is a variable, and sometimes the rougher bores produce better sounds than the ones that are like glass.
The inner bore part of the socket can be elevated and render a better seal than one that is perfectly perpendicular to the sides. In a free-hand turned barrel, tool markings might be evident. (Mine would be an example).
Of course, of greatest importance is--- how does it play?
Perhaps, if dissatified, you can return it. Since it was, as you say, "at comparatively low price," I know it is not from me or any of my barrel buddies.
Disclaimer: I make and sell custom barrels.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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