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Author: Fabiuswind
Date: 2012-05-25 00:09
Being new, I am looking for information...why would my Selmer Signet Special come with two barrels? One is wood and one plastic, not that the plastic one was original. That is the way the case is laid out as well.
Thanks
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2012-05-25 19:22
Many clarinets (usually the higher level models) are provided with 2 or more barrels which normally differ in length by 1 - 2 mm to give some latitude in tuning the instrument, especially when played in warmer or colder conditions than normal.
There are other reasons as well but the above is the main one.
Instrument cases often provide a spare space for the extra barrel(s).
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Author: Tony F
Date: 2012-05-26 01:48
If the instrument was bought new, the response given is probably correct. If it had a previous owner, it may just be that he/she had replaced the original barrel for whatever reason and both were passed on with the instrument. Use whichever one works best for you in your environment, but if you later get tuning issues with a change in season/ temperature, try the other one.
Tony F.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2012-05-27 03:02
When I bought my Selmer Signature, the professinal model, 4 years ago it too came with two length barrels but they are both wood and orignal Selmer Signature barrels. They come with two so if you need to play at a higher pitch, like in many places in Europe, you would need the shorter barrel but if you play around 440 you would need the longer barrel. All depends on you mouthpiece of course. ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2012-05-27 16:36
Perhaps it's also worth mentioning that when a used clarinet comes in its original case with spaces for two barrels, but the clarinet has only one barrel, that probably doesn't mean a barrel is missing. Over the years, and especially during the period when clarinets were being made in a choice of "high pitch" and "low pitch" versions, the roomier cases often came with an empty extra space for an extra barrel, in case the clarinet player needed to add one later. You can see photos of cases made that way in many vintage musical instrument catalogues, which usually advertise the instruments themselves with just one barrel as the standard option (with an option to add another length of barrel for extra money on some models).
Lelia
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