[Dixielandjazz] Clarinet barrel

[LARRY'S Signs and Large Format Printing]

I tried one of the Bradleys and as I recall it was the one that screws in
and out.  I found that it wiggled as I played.  I tried a click barrel and
found that to be OK.  They make two of them.  One is a cheap plastic affair
and the other is a cheap plastic affair with metal locking rings that locks
in place better.

My clarinet is a Selmer 10G and is ageing.  The bore was large when I got it
causing it to be flat.  I used the click barrel all the way in most of the
time so I finally said heck with it and had an extra barrel cut down which
cost me $15.

Some players are very picky about the bore size of the barrel and with a
large bore horn the original barrel seemed to play better and sound a little
bit better being matched up to the horn.
Larry - St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Haesler" <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
To: "dixieland jazz mail list" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:19 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Clarinet barrel


> Dear friends,
> (This one for clarinet players only. Technical stuff.
> Others may want to delete now.)
> My mate John McCarthy, another of Australia's great reedmen, is trying to
> buy a Bradley adjustable (59mm - 69mm) barrel for his clarinet.
> He saw one advertised in a printed cattledog from about 1998.
> However, I have tried, on John's behalf, to track down this Bradley model
> for him, via Google, with no luck.
> Have Bradley gone out of business?
> Other makers have models which start at 61mm.
> I am assured that there is an audible difference between 59mm and 61mm
> clarinet barrels.
> Any help locating a source for this particular Bradley barrel would be
> appreciated.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
>
>
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