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Re: Behn Barrel again...

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2015-09-12 22:09

The previous recent discussion of Behn's products you recall reading here might be "Brad Behn Blows it off the charts" from ClarinetRobt on 2015-07-18. He was talking mostly about trying some of Behn's latest mouthpiece designs which he does not mention by name but could be the Epic and Sono models. Evidently these mouthpieces gave him better projection over the brass and overall blend in his peformance ensemble than the mouthpiece he had been using (Fobes Europa with thick rails) .
I haven't tried Behn's new slimline rubber barrels, but a rubber barrel I have tried is Henderson's "Chedeville" model. It tends to focus the sound and increase the central resonance beyond what I get on any of the exotic wood barrels. The wooden ones tend to spread and dull the sound but also add an element of lushness (what your auditors might mean by "rich") that the rubber does not have. Finally, I suppose it all depends on what is most appropriate for the music you are playing and the ensemble you're playing with--a range of colors to suit the occassion.

If Behn's new barrels markedly improve intonation on Buffets that alone might be a good reason to use them.

Post Edited (2016-01-25 03:34)

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