[Leica] IMG: The truth about clarinet barrels

[Bill Pearce]

In my days as a neurotic clarinet player, alternate barrels were all either 
from the manufacturer of made by a skilled repairman from grenadilla, same 
as the instrument. I do understand that there are now aftermarket barrels 
made of hard rubber/plastic/mystery black stuff, just as many mouthpieces 
are. Never could tell any tonal difference myself, but give a neurotic a 
choice and all will become complex. I can remember one reasonably skilled 
player that had strong opinions on oiling the keys and the proper choice of 
lubricants and applicators

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Nichols
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 7:00 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: The truth about clarinet barrels

Peter, I know that the internal dimensions and shapes of clarinet and
saxophone mouthpieces affect the richness of the tone, and I am sure
that changes in barrel material and bore can do the same.  In my day,
such experiments were not available to most musicians.  We did try a
number of mouthpiece designs to find one that suited our taste.

Thanks for expanding my knowledge.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

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