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Re: Mpc for small bore clarinet

Author: m1964
Date: 2020-01-22 17:35

Dan Shusta wrote:

"...I'm currently looking at Ridenour's hard rubber straight bore barrel which has been getting some pretty good reviews from what I've read. However, it only comes in one size---64mm. Mine is the standard 66mm. So, it would help, but, I don't know how much..."

My own experience with shorter barrel was that cutting it down from 65mm to 63.5mm brought tuning up by about 20c. That was on a A R13 Prestige clarinet.
Maybe getting a cheap barrel and cutting it would give you an idea how long a new barrel should be.

Another consideration: is the problem related to bore size discrepancies only or is there another variable such as warped bore or altered bore?
Does the clarinet plays in tune by itself?
The R13P I mentioned above, was low in tuning across the board but, in addition, every note on the upper joint was higher in relation to notes on the lower joint. And still, it had a very nice tone/timbre and was very easy- blowing…

Good luck.

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