Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-08-21 02:30
m1964 wrote:
> When/if I am back to work and feel that I can benefit from an
> upgraded barrel, I will try Backun. As it is, even the
> clarinets I have are overkill for my use.
>
When/if you decide to explore 3rd party barrels, don't focus on a particular name - different bore designs produce different timbral results and may respond differently from each other. A Buckun (since you picked up on his name from Ed's comment) isn't necessarily something that everyone would consider an upgrade. It depends on what result you're looking for, and Buckun (or Fobes, or Chadash or any of several others) may make some players ecstatic and others not so much.
You should try a number of different off-the-shelf alternatives, or you can work with someone like Allan Segal, who does excellent made-to-order work. And sometimes, when all is said and done, the barrel that was designed by the instrument manufacturer to work with their clarinets turns out to be optimal.
Karl
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