Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-08-19 22:54
m1964 wrote:
> It was a trade- in and it looks like the clarinet was not
> played recently.
> Would the tuning improve as I play more?
>
There's really only one way to find out. Assuming it isn't your primary A clarinet, use it at home during practice and see what happens over a week or two.
> Otherwise I have a choice of either cutting the original 65mm
> barrel or buying a 64 mm barrel.
I'd suspect that, even if the pitch comes up as you play on it, you may still want the flexibility of having a shorter barrel available, so I don't think that would be a bad investment.
>
> Does anyone know much higher the tuning will move if I get the
> 64mm barrel?
>
I'm inclined to agree with Paul that a 1 mm difference isn't going to move the overall pitch as much as 10 cents, so you'd have to cut a barrel down in any case if playing on the clarinet doesn't bring the pitch up. I just wouldn't cut the only barrel I own for the clarinet, especially if it's the original barrel. Buy a 64mm barrel, and if it doesn't do the job, have that cut further. The repair person who does the cutting might have an opinion about how much.
The pitch that results from pairing a specific barrel to a specific clarinet depends on both the length and the shape of the bore. You probably should stick to barrels with a Moennig taper and that are marked for A clarinet. Also, look to see if the barrel you have goes all the way down to the shoulder of the top joint - the end of the tenon. If it wasn't the original barrel, it's possible (though you probably would have noticed) that the barrel can't go all the way in because the socket is too short for the tenon, which might affect the pitch.
Karl
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