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Re: about pre R13 the tuning ，barrel，mouthpiece

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2014-07-30 00:31

pzh97 wrote:

> I have a Bb clarinet which serial number is 20747.
> Question:
>
> The original barrel has a big crack,so I replaced with a r13
> barrel but the tuning was strange.So what kind of barrel should
> I choose?The pre R13 barrel seems different from the barrel
> today?

Pre-R-13 clarinets had straight cylindrical barrels. I don't think Moennig here and Buffet in Paris started to taper the barrels bores until after the R-13 had become popular here. But since then, R-13 barrels have had a reverse taper. So you might start by looking for barrels that aren't tapered. I'm not sure which clarinets are made with straight cylindrical bores. Buffet Toscas, I'm pretty sure. Probably some of the other major brands' models. Or you could have someone make a custom barrel for you.
>
> The mouthpiece ...er The mouthpieces seems to have different
> bores.So ...someone suggested that I should try a
> Chedeville...I wonder what mouthpiece should I use???

Did that person think you could just snap your fingers and have a Chedeville pop into your hand? Real Cheds have become fairly rare and sell for very high prices. Players spend their lives searching for mouthpieces they *suspect* might have been made from a Chedeville blank. You probably will just have to experiment with mouthpieces. Many modern ones are *supposed* to be based on old Chedeville models, and a line of modern mouthpieces is still sold under the Chedeville brand.

Karl

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