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Author: jthole
Date: 2017-07-15 14:28
My Buffet Crampon BC20 came with a 64mm barrel (no wonder that I had to pull out a lot). With a "one mm and a bit" wooden ring between the barrel and upper joint it plays very nice in tune (also much better throat tones), so a 65mm barrel would probably do the same. I tried a 65mm Buffet E13 barrel, but didn't care for the sound; too stuffy.
Are there any reasons why a longer barrel would be a better long term solution than using a tuning ring? Probably a modern barrel would need to be adjusted for the 1960's BC20, because I guess the taper would be different (did not measure it).
My objections against a tuning ring are that it's slightly clumsy, and easy to lose. But the price of a small piece of wood is lots lower than a new barrel ;-)
Thanks for your opinion!
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Tuning ring, or longer barrel? new |
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jthole |
2017-07-15 14:28 |
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Ed Palanker |
2017-07-15 17:20 |
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2017-07-15 17:29 |
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2017-07-15 19:06 |
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WhitePlainsDave |
2017-07-15 20:55 |
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jthole |
2017-07-16 23:29 |
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2017-07-17 00:04 |
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2017-07-17 03:23 |
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