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Eb barrel help!

Author: ChiTownClarinet
Date: 2014-05-16 03:38

I recently purchased a Leblanc LL Eb clarinet made c. 1974. It's pitched very high, probably higher than A = 442. I can't even bring it down to 440 by maximally pulling out the barrel.

I measured the barrel (the original one to the instrument) and it's 40 mm. From what I see eefer barrels generally start at 41 mm and go to about 43 mm; I don't even see 40 mm being made anymore.

I have three Clark Forbes barrels on trial from WWBW (41, 42, and 43 mm). However, the barrel and body tenon do not fit; it is extremely loose. The barrels are fine with the mouthpiece (VD 5RV) but it absolutely will not work with the body of the clarinet.

Would a barrel tuning ring help? I'm not exactly sure what they are for. If so, what size would I need and where could I get one? Am I better off to just return the eefer and get a more recent model? I'm worried other barrel models may present the same fit issues.

Thank you!

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