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Re: Tame that eefer! (Barrel/Extension Question)

Author: crazyclari
Date: 2023-11-01 06:04

Hi,
I have a custom-made Leblanc Eb badged from the factory as an L300 but really a LL and have been lucky enough to have had a dealership and tried lots of barrels for the horn.
Currently have;
Standard barrel
a couple of Concerto II barrels
Backun cocobolo
Backun tulipwood
Backun tulip wood bell and grenadilla bell
Concerto bell
Standard bell with no bell ring as per the L300 of the day

I tuned and voiced the horn to which in my opinion it responded very well, tuning wise now I have not tried any better. I think the tuning from the factory was well short of the potential of the horn. I did a lot of work here. IMHO these horns once they are tweaked are great....

Regarding barrels/bells I am now using the tulip wood barrels/bells. sound is a bit rounder, likely less projection. In my opinion a good compromise given the nature of the horn. The tenon socket on the Leblancs is much shorter than the socket on the buffets. So I use spacers for the Backun barrel. I have also bought longer barrels and turned down the tenon to remove the gap. As a general rule in my opinion this gap can have a bigger impact than on Bb (for good or bad, usually bad)

As with most Eb horns the top end has its moments. From the E on with most instruments they go flat. I have tuned the E so that it is a tad sharp with the bis key. For me in quick runs it takes away the painfully flat E if you cant use the Bis key, still flat though. I use the short F (overblown D/A) and two side keys for the F# as for me mechanically it allows me to get around problems.

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