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Re: Do I need a shorter barrel?

Author: Max S-D
Date: 2019-08-25 23:38

In the last few years I've made some changes to my embouchure and equipment that have brought my pitch down quite a bit. Back when I played more closed mouthpieces with harder reeds (and bit a lot), I needed to pull out a 67mm barrel usually 2 or 3mm to get to A440. Now, on the same R13 with a more open mouthpiece and a more medium-strength reed, I am pretty much dead on A440 with a 66mm barrel, so I think I might need to find a barrel a bit shorter to be ready for situations where people are tuned a little bit higher than 440.

If you'd like an affordable way to try a high quality barrel, I'd recommend the Fobes HDP Synthetic barrels. I picked one up for an older clarinet that needed a replacement barrel when I didn't want to spend too much money. It seems almost as good as my wooden Fobes (excellent) and even then it might be psychological. I threw it into my R13 case and accidentally put it on instead of the wooden one in a hurry one day and didn't feel anything amiss.

I tried a few of a few different sizes and found them to be very consistent. I was having a hard time telling them apart, to be honest.

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