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Author: HarryBiscuit
Date: 2020-10-10 23:49
I've had no reason to be anything other than very happy with my P&S Zoom barrel on my pair of Yamaha CSG-IIIs.
Every now and then I switch back to the stock barrel, just to check no small problems with the P&S have been growing unnoticed over time, though this so far has never been the case. To be honest I find no noticeable difference between the two if both are fully pushed in/at minimum length... *maybe* the stock is just a tiny tiny bit less resistant for the top notes, but even now I've still not entirely convinced myself that that isn't just minute differences in embouchure, reed placement, or whatever.
In any case if (as is almost always the case) the barrel needs to be pulled out then it's no contest at all - with the P&S I know my that clarinets, once accurately tuned, will play just like they do in any other scenario.
Just occasionally after a longer playing session I notice that the barrel stiffens up a little, possibly due to expansion of the inner sleeve, or maybe water getting between the sleeve and the lower body of the barrel. Either way, the next time I get it out of the case it's back to normal again.
As far as CSGs are concerned both the A and Bb barrels are identical in the first place, but this often isn't true for other makes. I can only imagine you may have seen zoom barrels designed separately for A and Bb if the make in question has different bore diameters?
Harry
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rtaylor |
2020-10-08 18:23 |
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Re: Zoom barrel long term user experiences? |
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HarryBiscuit |
2020-10-10 23:49 |
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