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Re: Mpc for small bore clarinet

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2020-01-22 04:22

Hello Dan,

Yes this is a common problem with clarinet bores.

A Moennig barrel could help, but there are issues now. Our friend Hans is long gone. Hans would really complain about how his custom barrels were made by Buffet and he would get pretty upset, because he'd have to use his own reamer to fix these. Well now Hans Moennig has left us so there is no quality control, so you may have to test about 10 or more to find one that works.

There is Guy Chadash who makes these and they are very good. They come in 2 styles, adjustable and fixed, the adjustable barrels don't fit in the barrel slots of clarinet cases. So you have to figure out if they will fit where the reeds night go and the swab, and all of the other things we put into our cases. Reed knives. cork grease. His reverse bore fixed barrels do fit.

You can also try smaller length mouthpieces. Vandoren has them and some of us custom mouthpiece makers also have them that tune to .442 on a normal bored clarinet.

Then at this stage Hans would adjust the clarinet itself. Fine tuning the horns. This is sometimes a lost art and not too many repairmen are left. But they are around! Email me if you need a few names. I'd go with Guy, have him set up your horns. Also, Guy does have reamers for the actual clarinet. Based of the gold years Buffet's. Take care Dan and keep us posted with what you do.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

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