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Synthetic barrel suggestions

Author: gsurosey
Date: 2016-08-21 06:04

Hello,

I bought a Backun Alpha clarinet last month so I could have a non-wooden instrument for outdoor concerts and pit work. As I need a longer barrel than the 65mm that comes with it, I'm looking for suggestions. I played my last outdoor band concert of the summer at the end of July and it was so hot out that we tuned to A442. Good for me as I was better able to do that than tune to A440 in a cooler environment and the stock barrel (pulling it out 1mm flattened the throat tones noticeably in relation to the rest of the clarinet). I tried a Muncy black diamond barrel, but didn't like the intonation. I play with a Johnston mouthpiece.

I want to stay synthetic as adding a wooden barrel adds the potential for cracks, and avoiding cracks is why I bought the clarinet in the first place. Backun doesn't make a longer synthetic barrel (I asked them). Anyone play this clarinet with a non-stock synthetic barrel?

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Rachel

Clarinet Stash:
Bb/A: Buffet R13
Eb: Bundy
Bass: Royal Global Max

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