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Re: How do you try barrels?

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2017-05-27 07:14

Be really careful of all after market barrels and make sure you can return them without a "Restocking fee." Often a store may charge up to 20 percent. So ask before you buy.

I was kind of a student of Hans Moennig. Learned a lot from him. When he ordered barrels from Buffet often they weren't right and he had a temper. He would have to ream them out correctly. So my advice is to avoid Moennig barrels unless you can find one on ebay or from someone that got a barrel directly from Hans. You may find one, they are still around and in good condition.

I just bought 2 adjustable Chadash barrels last week in person with Guy. I did test several of his before finding that one that rang and played in tune. These are reverse bores, same as the Moennig barrels but you can adjust the pitch. Several of them were good, but I did find 2 that really popped. Some were on the dead side. The ones I got from Guy are fat, so I may mill them down a bit in certain areas. This might help the vibrations of the barrels. Guy is hard to carry on a conversation with. So be careful and be ready to say no if the barrels don't work for you. He doesn't like hearing the word NO.

I've tried other brands, Bob Scott makes some decent ones. Don't like the Backun's, but some people do. I think a lot of people agree with me, because you can find these on ebay for as little as $25.

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