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

Author: crazyclari
Date: 2023-11-02 10:48

These are great horns once tweaked. As noted they tend not to have the flat notes that the polycylindrical designs seem to have. E.g. your flatter throat E and notes above. Top B and C tend to sit quite well.

I did not mention imo the tuning is better as well with the Backun. There are two bores one for selmers and one for Buffets. I believe the selmer bore is very slighty larger, but am open on that one. I am using a selmer tulip wood barrel and bell on my D. I have tried the Selmer on the Eb and found little if any noticeable difference tuning wise. The tone on this particular barrel is sensational.

If you get the chance have a play with a number of different lengths. Clearly you will have little wiggle room with the length but again slight changes can make certain notes much better and the ultimate compromise is up to you.

Of note also is that the leblanc barrels are a bit shorter than the buffets ones and the selmer ones are longer again.

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