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Re: Open G ok, High C sharp

Author: Grabnerwg
Date: 2016-02-03 05:41

If you are not already doing so, try a barrel with a reverse taper bore. That is, where the bore in the barrel is not cylindrical, but cone shaped, with the wider diameter by the mouthpiece and the more narrow diameter by the upper joint of the clarinet.

(Buffet markets such a barrel with their "Moennig" style barrels. Also I believe that most if not all Chadash barrels are reverse taper.)

The reverse taper bore affects the size of the twelfths in the upper portion of the clarinet, notably D-A, E-B, and F-C, making them smaller (closer together).

Often times, the use of such a barrel will narrow the corresponding twelfths enough to bring a sharp clarion B and C into tune.

This is a very old trick, but worth trying.

Walter Grabner
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