[Dixielandjazz] Click Tuning Barrel - more

[Russ Guarino]

Larry,

Thanks for the tip.  I will keep a sharp eye on the unit.

When I first started using the barrel, it was way too tight and I had to lube the cork a lot to get it on.  I then shaved the cork to let it fit better.  I can certainly see that it might crack under that kind of pressure. It still may be too tight.  I'm going to recheck.

Russ Guarino

Larry Walton Entertainment wrote:

> Be careful with your barrel. There is one weak point and that is inside
> on the bottom where there are ribs in the plastic resembling flutes in
> card board. mine has cracked. the plastic is only about 1/16" thick and
> has developed a sharp edge that wants to gouge the cork even though it
> is reasonably smooth on the inside. I think that it's expanding on the
> cork causing a gap that the cork wants to expand into. It must be tiny
> but unless I push it straight on and off it wants to scrape the cork.
>
> I didn't notice any change in sound with or without the barrel on my 10G
> Larry
>
> Russ Guarino wrote:
> > Barrie,
> >
> > I have been using the "Click" barrel for about four months now and have been very satisfied.
> >
> > The barrel did not change the tone of the instrument in any way, a concern that worried me before getting the devise.  I still get the pure, clean, robust sound the 10G Selmer delivered initially.  Yesterday, I loaned the barrel to the clarinet player in the guest band at our monthly "Hot Jazz" meeting who was having some trouble getting into tune.  It worked for her too, using an older Selmer horn and a crystal mouthpiece.
> >
> > I used the factory barrel for a long time and just tolerated the flat intonation as it wasn't too bad.  The mouthpiece I use is the Selmer HS** and perhaps is the reason I play flat with the factory barrel.
> >
> > The "Click" barrel is noticeably shorter than the regular barrel and I have been playing  the bottom  position although I recently had the experience of having to lengthen the barrel in a dry warm day.  [ We don't get many of those in Monterey, California ].
> >
> > The way to move the barrel, I learned after much fussing around, is to hold the barrel in the left hand, palm up and "thumb" the roller with the  right hand, palm down.
> >
> > The other model I tried had a ring at the top that  twisted clock and counter clock wise, like a bottle cap, but I never could get it to work.
> >
> > The Click barrel gives me great pleasure when I get precisely in tune.  I tune by ear to the keyboard, A = 440.  I notice my improv is always much improved when I am dead on with intonation.
> >
> > By the way, there have been some really good discussions about clarinet tuning by Larry Walton, Steve barbone and others. Check the past mailings for some good tips.
> >
> > Russ Guarino
> > Clarinet Maverick.
> >
> > Barrie Walter Marshall wrote:
> >
> >
> >> This has probably been asked before, I see the Click Tuning Barrel mentioned now and again, I have trouble with tuning now and again, and I like gadgets, are there any comments from clarinet players out there as to its worth, if I do decide to try one I think I will get the locking one, the purchase of this relies on the positive or negative replies to this question, I have read reviews and they vary greatly, I want words from the horses mouth so to speak!
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Barrie
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