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Re: Boosey & Hawkes - Barrel & Bell lengths

Author: Ian.S
Date: 2020-10-22 05:14
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Hi Chris P. Your name sticks out on this site as someone very well informed. I enjoy reading yours and other's posts on here as I'm learning to play clarinet. I bought a Besson Westminster (which I learned from you was the same as a B & H Edgware) for £130 and spent £85 getting it serviced. Because I already play other instruments, I've already recorded a little bit already playing chalumeau, throat and clarion but I'm not doing the altissimo much atm. Sounds very nice through a large diaphragm condenser mic with a hall reverb. My question is about whether or not to change the barrel. What will the fatboy style barrel shape do for my sound ? Is there any need to have one ? And if so, what is the dimension I need to get as I see there are different lengths but are they all the same hole size to slot straight onto the Westminster ? Anything that can be added (within reason cost-wise) to improve the sound is worth doing isn't it ? I also changed to a homemade string ligature. I'm not sure it has changed the sound much but I find the supplied metal ligature so horrible I can't use it. I like the fact string is old-school and basic despite being more time consuming. Does it look acceptable as it seems to be holding very firmly. Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks. Ian.S

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