Author: JMason Date: 2019-02-20 07:15 I have the barrel you are asking about. This is from another post about tuning problems: I am 66 years old and I play in two different venues;church where the piano is tuned to 440 and most of the time feels like 50 degrees; second a jazz band where the sax player always plays sharp 442 or 443 and won't change so everyone else just tunes to what he is ...A "standard" "Klose-Boehm" clarinet would be a 17/6, with seventeen touchpieces and six rings. The "whitebread" 17/6 probably covers well over 95% of the French style clarinets currently in circulation. The most common extra key these days is the left hand Ab/Eb lever, which would bump this designation up to an 18/6.The bore in the photo is an Buffet RC Bass clarinet that belongs to my friend Maurice Reviol (he apprenticed at Schreiber making bassoons, under the tutelage of Francois Kloc, and has worked on bass clarinet prototypes with Jochen Seggelke etc).The Clarinet BBoard. Noticed some weird keys on Selmer Centered Tones, what was the purpose and the effect. It's a "full boehm" clarinet. These aren't very popular these days. These links might help you: That's not a full Boehm as full Boehms (Selmer's model 808 or with N.8 spec keywork) have 20 keys and 7 rings with the range to low Eb …The Clarinet BBoard New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In Newer Topic | ... Author: Iceland clarinet Date: 2008-06-29 04:16 I've never had to use one as I don't bite at all even with 7-8 hours playing pr.day for a week.The front of the clarinet will be facing up, and the palm of the hand will be gently cradling the back of the joint just below the register key. Then curve the fingers around the front of the joint and press the keys so that the bridge mechanism opens or lifts. Doing this allows you to slip the lower-joint bridge key under the upper-joint ...Author: mw Date: 2004-03-26 20:56 Congrats on being a Finalist. I understand it's a prerequisite to winning most jobs. Clarinerd - not to step on this Thread, but I'd love to hear - possibly in a separate Thread - what your preparation (& practice regimen) has been for an Audition like the one held in Buffalo.Clarinet - Practical Grades. Practical Grades are face-to-face exams that focus on all-round musical knowledge and skills, including performance. Exams are available at Grades 1 to 8. In the exam you perform three pieces, play scales and arpeggios and take sight-reading and aural tests. About Practical Grades.Otherwise, the most common end bore width on mouthpieces for German or Reform Boehm system clarinets seems still to be 15.0 mm. So at least the aim is to tune better with larger bore clarinets - but experiences from those who have tried these would still be of interest. Reply To Message.Date: 2022-11-22 18:57. Schreiber also made Buffet E11 clarinets in the key of A, thereby making A clarinets more affordable and accessible to players who couldn't stretch to a pro level A clarinet for orchestral use (just as B&H made Edgware A clarinets which the E11 is the successor of after B&H ceased clarinet production).If you still have your old clarinet, temporarily use the barrel from that (if it fits the 10's tenon). Send the barrel maker your 66.5mm as a model and ask him to make a 65mm or 65.5mm barrel with the same entry and exit bore specs. For my money, I'd ask to have a hard rubber lining inserted to ensure stability.For Sale French Ledoux late 50's Bb clarinet new. petrosv. 2. 2024-03-25 22:51. LOT of 5 Pro Bb clarinet Mouthpieces + Ligs new. petrosv. 0. 2024-03-25 22:43. FS: Selmer Series 9 Low Eb Bass Clarinet, Fresh Overhaul new.Jul 14, 2011. #2. Selmer Signature. SELMER SIGNATURES. Recently I had the opportunity to setup a set of Selmer Signature clarinets, both the Bb and A version of these instruments. They both had wonderful accoustics and playing capabilities. Their projection seems wonderful, and the overall balance from top to the bottom of the clarinet was very ...Brilhart was a fine alto saxophonist who started his career in the 1920s, playing with a lot of bands that became very popular. In the '30s, he began making mouthpieces on a fairly large scale, larger than any other "specialty" mouthpiece maker of the time. Many well-known players used Brilhart MPs.A Workbook for Developing Clarinet Technique By Joshua Gardner The purpose of this is to workbookpresent the performance fundamentals necessary to develop satisfactory technique on the clarinetThe exercises include. long tones, scales, arpeggios, thirds, and various single and multiple exercises. With proper articulationThe 444N (medallion bell model) came out in the early 30s and was advertised as a total redesign to state-of-the-art tuning and machining standards. There was more refined keywork and action, improved intonation, and features like post locks and set screws. 444N was the standard 17/6 Boehm.Revolutionary Ramp and bore taper geometry for fuller, more centered tone. Alter baffle for added projection and articulation nuance. Medium-long facing for greater flexibility. Expertly-designed and made in the USA from foreign materials by a team of top musicians and engineers. This item: D'Addario Reserve Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece, Black (MCE ...Date: 2008-09-09 11:42. Put the reed flat on a table (glass preferred) and see if it's truly flat. To do that you put a finger on both edges (not at the tip, but at the center part) and see if …The SoFi credit card is an excellent no-annual-fee card offering unlimited 2% cash-back for those who are already using SoFi services. We may be compensated when you click on produ...Author: kdk ★2017 Date: 2022-07-31 12:25 Wookie001 wrote: > I'm looking for a good Boehm Bb Clarinet ligature that produces > a big sound with good projection and is suitable also forI was talking to a professor of clarinet some years ago. He told me that music doesn't change. Me being a composer, I didn't believe him. So then watch high school bands and marching, I realized that, for public school, kids r still being taught what I played 35 years ago.An easy check is the bore size. Imperial 926 = 15.05mm (O.593") and 1010 = 15.25 mm (or 0.600") I own an ex Royal Marines pair B&H of clarinets c 1946 and both the Bb and A are. Imperials (926) but with the smooth body rings and with no metal rim to theeeeir bells.The time value of money is a finance concept used to value cash flows over different time periods. Receiving money in the present is more valuable than receiving money in the futur...Author: Jimis4klar Date: 2020-07-30 16:47 Both of you, please believe me, try Marca superieuere! Just give It a little bit of time to break in and to get used to It(didn't take much to me) after some rubbing becoming lighter strength(to be playable) the sound produced with this reed was as I mentioned before.. and I'm very excited about It!A google search takes me straight to the answer on the clarinet BBoard. So I reckon a google search is still the best option. Reply To Message : Re: ChatGPT: Author: Dan Shusta Date: 2023-09-24 22:44 Deleted due to having misread SunnyDaze's previous post. Post Edited (2023-09-25 01:30)Week 1: Play the clarinet for no longer than 15 minutes per day. Once you're done, be sure to completely swab the bore very carefully to remove moisture. Week 2: Extend the playing time to 30 minutes per day, again following-up with swabbing the bore. Week 3: Once again increase the playing time, this time to 45 minutes.Author: kdk ★2017 Date: 2022-07-31 12:25 Wookie001 wrote: > I'm looking for a good Boehm Bb Clarinet ligature that produces > a big sound with good projection and is suitable also forThe New BBoard is now up! Hopefully you'll like this one better; it should load faster, and it allows searches through the old postings. I've kept the older postings around; I'll delete them as time goes on. Sorry for the temporary inconvenience; hopefully this will be a better solution. If not, we'll go back to the old system. Cheers,The bell was made often from this material because of it's high damping coefficient near to wood and it's resistance against damage. The second the material is easy to form and cheap. The influence of bell material is less than 1 or 2% of all sound capabilities. It's not mandatory to do the bell from wood...The Clarinet BBoard New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In Newer Topic | Older Topic ... Date: 2003-07-25 00:52 throughout my clarinet playing i purchased a m13 lyre followed by a b45 because everyone kept saying a b45 is good and is a overall good mouthpiece for any kind of music. through months of ...The Krass has a dark tone at the low end and gets brighter at the high end with a little buzz to the tone. Buzz can be controled with the selection of brand of reed. I found that high register very easy to play on the Krass. Reeds are like Ice cream. Everybody likes a different flavor.An instrument of this age, however, may be "high pitch"; this means it is something like A=452, nearly half a semitone higher than modern pitch. If the note you get is halfway between E and F on the piano, then probably this is a high-pitch A clarinet. (Some people on this BBoard use "high pitch" to mean an instrument built to A=442.I used to play a B40D for a while and the BD7 is not quite as dark, but is much easier to play. I use V12 3/3.5 on the B40D and V12 3.5/3.5+ with the B40/B40Lyre/BD7. The BD4 felt like a tighter, more direct sounding BD5 and I thought it was easier to play, more responsive, and had more color available. For testing everything in the fest, I ...Small bore Selmer C85 Series mouthpieces are made for a new generation small bore clarinets like Recital, Signature, Omega Paris etc. These mouthpieces will play sharp in the throat tones on a Selmer CT. Any large bore mouthpiece is a better match for a Selmer "Centered Tone" than Selmer C85 Series mouthpiece.Schumann published them alternatively for clarinet or cello, and there are many very fine cello performances -- maybe more than there are on clarinet. They are written for A clarinet, but the first piece in particular is often transposed on Bb, to avoid a single nasty slur -- the one from top line F up to C# and then down to C.Feb 28, 2022 · The Clarinet BBoard. ...late 50s Selmer centered tone...just for fun... Hello all in the clarinet world... Buffet S1, R13s, plastic bundy, Selmer 33 bass in Rome, Italy back in '05...Navy Recruit Band...at 61 years of age, I'm reflecting on a life in music...specifically with the clarinet where it all began at the age of 9 in 1970... Author: Brenda. Date: 2004-11-25 11:21. Peter Hadcock's book "The Working Clarinetist - Master Classes" contains commentaries on all the mentioned excerpts except Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. I've used his suggestions for "Capriccio Espagnol", Borodin's "Prince Igor", Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" and Kodaly's "Dances of Galanta" and found ...Date: 2009-10-23 23:39. Ed: the system known as "simple system" is in fact an early Albert design, an improvement on the earlier 13-key clarinets that were descendants of the Muller clarinet. A true 'simple system' has the patent Csharp key. Albert then went on to improve the original "simple system" primarily by adding the Barret action (two ...The onle numbers on the clarinet are A4216. I can't find any patent #'s. There is a metal paperbacked sticker in the case that has CBCo. Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. That's all.-----Based on length, the clarinet should play at modern US pitch (A=440). If 'adjustable' means you can slide the barrel in and out, then it may be a student model.5. Brad Behn does have an extensive CNC machinery complex for creating "his own blanks" for his Sono and Epic line of mouthpieces. He has, however, recently formed a subsidiary company to produce an "in house" line of clarinet mouthpieces which he calls the Prescott line. Brad has assured me that the Prescott is a completely finished, ready to ...They are both marvelous, with a price of around $235. maybe a bit less wholesale. I'll bet few folks on this board even knoow they exist, Ted Johnson studied with Stowell as a native of Oak Park, IL and played in the Cleveland Orch. for about a zillion years. He has been making these for a few years now in retirement.Bushmills, in Northern Ireland, is known for the famous whiskey distillery of the same name in the town. But there's more to it than that. In Northern Ireland nothing says cozy lik...The Clarinet BBoard. Has anyone ever noticed how weaker players tend to be put on the second and third clarinet parts by band conductors in high school and non-music faculty bands? And then they are always telling the second and third clarinets to play out, or that those parts are weak.Measure the Upper Joint (top/bottom) Bore & have clarinet in front of you or make note of the Upper Joint's alternate Bb (BIS) key as the Yamaha pro models have a different key design as opposed to Intermediate (Model 32, 34 & 52). Call Yamaha in CA @ (714) 522-9011. Ask for Woodwind Support - they have 2 or 3 very knowledgable w/w techs.As a clarinet teacher, my safe bet for a refined sound is the Vandoren 5RV Lyre. I suggest M13 Lyre (there's a difference between M13 and M13 Lyre). Another thing to keep in mind, idea reed strength CAN change based on the mouthpiece. M13 Lyre is generally really good for harder reeds.Modern clarinet playing is multi-dimensional and a good musician will use a palet of colors well suited to the music at hand, and varying constantly during the piece. For instance, one will oscillate between dark and brillant, will adjust the pitch to match the harmonic context, will extend his dynamic range upward and downward in subtle ...The Clarinet BBoard. From my last post about the barrel for my Full Boehm I'll quickly sum up whats going on. I picked a 17/6 U99XX series 10 on Ebay for a decent if not great price. Now with the 'B' barrel on my Full Boehm X6295, …The Clarinet BBoard. Long time reader of this board with lots of information learned over the years. This time, a Google search didn't help me. Sometime ago, I came across a Buescher True Tone Bb Clarinet at a thrift store in town. I had it re-corked and re-padded and the instrument actually plays nicely.It is described to have an all new bore family and that it is inspired by an early professional clarinet the "BC20." "Introducing the new Buffet Crampon clarinet: Tradition. Featuring a new cylindrical bore design, the new clarinet harkens back to the purity of sound produced by the BC20, with a tone hole placement inspired by the Tosca design.The solution to your gardening woes may already be in your kitchen.Join the discussion on The Clarinet BBoard, a forum for clarinetists, teachers, and technicians. Share your tips, questions, and experiences on clarinet playing, …Medicine Matters Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine Nadia Hansel, MD, MPH, is the interim director of the Department of Medicine in th...Roman says: > appr. 66cm for Bb, appr. 60cm for A. One or the other of these figures must be incorrect, as the A will be longer than Bb. Don Berger notes the conversion from English to metric units: > Multiply by 24.5 mm/in for the equivalent metric lengths. There is just a transposition here; it is 25.4 mm/in. Dave.The A barrel must be larger than Bb. The normal scope of a Bb is 63-65 mm and of an A is 65-67. The middle is 64 y 66 but this depends on many factores including player and environmental factors. I know a Bb clarinetist that has a 67mm as barrel and is happy. [email protected] Clarinet Sale. View our selection of Clarinets for sale. From student to professional models, we can help you find the band or orchestra instruments that you need.Originally published in The Clarinet 47/2 (March 2020). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members. “International Spotlight” showcases perspectives from the global clarinet community.The time value of money is a finance concept used to value cash flows over different time periods. Receiving money in the present is more valuable than receiving money in the futur... Author: LarryBocaner ★ 2017. Date: 2005-09-15 19:53. When the NHK Symphony from Tokyo played a concert at the Kennedy Center a number of years ago I went backstage afterwards to talk to the clarinet players. When I asked the bass clarinetist what make instrument he played, he responded "French made--Rubrock." On Facebook there are several clarinet forums, including Clarinetists' Advanced Chat, The Clarinet Blog, Clarinet Equipment, and one dedicated to the memory of Ralph McLane and Harold Wright. Reply To Message. Re: Other clarinet forums. Author: Fuzzy. Date: 2021-01-13 08:00.The Yamaha A also tunes a bit better, not a lot. The upper register blends better with the flutes, oboes, french horns. These instruments tend to go a tad bit sharp up high, maybe 442, the R13's tend to drop say from 440 to 438. Not much really, but it is noticeable. The CSVR A clarinets hold the pitch at 440.Date: 2022-11-29 11:25. While it's great that most USA orchestras use the curtain (blind auditions) for all rounds now, there is a catch that really makes it not a fair fight. Experience is important, of course, so many players are invited to start in either the semifinals or sometimes the final rounds.The left hand low E/F# pinkie keys are Buffet style (fit into a hole). The register key is also Buffet style. 2. Andre Chabot, same style left pinkie keys, but strange register key. Shiny finish on the keywork. 3. Brittany, Selmer underneath lever left hand pinkie keys, but the same strange register key of #2. 4.The Clarinet BBoard. To clarinetists in the USA one of the most elusive of known mouthpiece makers has been the Italian Licostini. His mouthpieces turn up in Europe in an ever changing, perhaps bewildering variety of model names never further described in measurement or playing characteristics, and he evidently has no American distributor …2. Pascual Martínez Forteza: Acting Associate Principal: University of Southern California. Boston Symphony Orchestra. 3. William R. Hudgins: Principal Clarinet: Boston University School for the Arts. 4. Thomas Martin: Associate Principal Clarinet and E Flat: Eastman School of Music. Philadelphia Orchestra.The Clarinet BBoard. Clark Brody, principal clarinet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1951 until 1978, died on Saturday, November 3. He was 98. At the invitation of Music Director Rafael Kubelik, Brody joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1951 as principal clarinet where he continued in that position under Music Directors Fritz Reiner ...I've just come across a Selmer Low C bass clarinet serial number X6720. I believe it is model 35 but they don't put the model number on their basses. I suspect it is from the 70s but they didn't have a listing on the Selmer web page. I play one that I believe is model 31 or 33 number U648.The Ethnic Clarinet: Posts: 1808 : Last Post: 2024-03-08 02:00: Ethnic styles - klezmer, Macedonian, etc. The Fingering Forum: Posts: 14227 : Last Post: 2024-04-03 22:12: Run by Tim Reichard, this is a place to discuss fingerings for all woodwind instruments, from tin whistle to contrabassoon The Oboe BBoard: Posts: 30375 :On Facebook there are several clarinet forums, including Clarinetists' Advanced Chat, The Clarinet Blog, Clarinet Equipment, and one dedicated to the memory of Ralph McLane and Harold Wright. Reply To Message. Re: Other clarinet forums. Author: Fuzzy. Date: 2021-01-13 08:00.Measure the Upper Joint (top/bottom) Bore & have clarinet in front of you or make note of the Upper Joint's alternate Bb (BIS) key as the Yamaha pro models have a different key design as opposed to Intermediate (Model 32, 34 & 52). Call Yamaha in CA @ (714) 522-9011. Ask for Woodwind Support - they have 2 or 3 very knowledgable w/w techs.RESERVE EVOLUTION Bb CLARINET MARBLE MOUTHPIECE. FROM $145.99. Stay confident and calm with the most precisely manufactured Bb clarinet mouthpieces in the world. Browse a variety of high-quality Bb clarinet mouthpieces on our website.Find fingering charts for Boehm-, Albert-, and Oehler-system clarinets and Kinderklarinettes in this comprehensive guide. Learn the fingerings for trills, multiphonics, and other …The tapered barrel works to address one particular issue in small bore clarinets: to narrow the twelfths. This is a problem because we generally use mouthpieces that have larger bores than the upper joint cylinder. The tapered barrel keeps the twelfths from coming out so much sharper than the fundamental.A very uncommon type of clarinet is the Basset Clarinet. Basset clarinets feature extra keys so that lower notes can be played on a soprano-sized clarinet. The most common basset clarinet is in A, but there are also versions in C, Bb, and most rarely, G. You can also get Basset horns which are also considered clarinets.Author: Joseph Brenner, Jr. Date: 1999-11-22 02:40 FYI: Portnoy is a student of Daniel Bonade. When Hans Moennig became dissatisfied with the quality of clarinets he was receiving from Buffet Crampon et cie, he dispatched Portnoy to Mantes, France, to read Buffet the riot act--"Either stop your fooling around with barrel and bore dimensions or I start buying from somebody else!"I've added them to several clarinets that never originally had them, but it's far more costly to do that compared to clarinets already fitted with them at the factory. 1 - Selmer Signet 100. 2 - Yamaha YCL-631. 3 - Masspacher (Couesnon) C clarinet (also added the LH3 forked Eb/Bb) 4 - Ridenour C and Yamaha YCL-24.Student Clarinet Sale. View our selection of Clarinets for sale. From student to professional models, we can help you find the band or orchestra instruments that you need.They are both marvelous, with a price of around $235. maybe a bit less wholesale. I'll bet few folks on this board even knoow they exist, Ted Johnson studied with Stowell as a native of Oak Park, IL and played in the Cleveland Orch. for about a zillion years. He has been making these for a few years now in retirement.Selmer (Paris) Clarinets. Professional clarinets since 1885 The Series: is the letter in the serial number itself and not the model. Series. Example: Selmer, Series 10S, #B0478 is a B Series made in 1980. We have no information on Selmer clarinets made before the L Series. Selmer Paris clarinets in various years through the 1980s had markings.Otherwise, the most common end bore width on mouthpieces for German or Reform Boehm system clarinets seems still to be 15.0 mm. So at least the aim is to tune better with larger bore clarinets - but experiences from those who have tried these would still be of interest. Reply To Message.They are both marvelous, with a price of around $235. maybe a bit less wholesale. I'll bet few folks on this board even knoow they exist, Ted Johnson studied with Stowell as a native of Oak Park, IL and played in the Cleveland Orch. for about a zillion years. He has been making these for a few years now in retirement.Author: SecondTry Date: 2022-03-13 22:21 Getting a tenon cork replaced on my Soprano clarinet not too long ago, for $100 mind you, reminded me of a story by my near balding father in law, and how the barber takes just as much (unnecessary) time with his haircut as he does with another client with a full head of hair.
There's something about the way the great Bari sax player holds the clarinet that reminds me of the way Robert Marcellus used to hold it. With fondness and respect! Mulligan sounds really great on the clarinet with his glass mouthpiece (one of the old vintage O'Briens?) and the same puffed out embouchure he used on the big saxophone.. Beastality compilation
Modern clarinet playing is multi-dimensional and a good musician will use a palet of colors well suited to the music at hand, and varying constantly during the piece. For instance, one will oscillate between dark and brillant, will adjust the pitch to match the harmonic context, will extend his dynamic range upward and downward in subtle ...Author: Max S-D Date: 2022-09-21 20:59 I think the thing to remember is that all of the clarinet parts have to be played well. Having strong players on each part is a way to make sure that gets done and then the conductor can "reward" the strong players who takes the 3rd clarinet part with some fun solos on the Eb clarinet.Can the Yamaha YCL-255S Bb clarinet play altissimo? Aug 9, 2022; RascherFan; Other Makes and Models. Threads 87 Messages 722. Threads 87 Messages 722. Champion Clarinet. Aug 15, 2023; BarrySachs; 1; 2; Next. 1 of 2 Go to page. Go. Next Last. Filters. Show only:How long does a car's radiator last? Visit HowStuffWorks to learn how long a car's radiators lasts. Advertisement An automobile engine wastes a lot of energy in the form of heat. L...Author: Terry Stibal. Date: 2004-12-01 17:15. The early synthetic clarinets were made of a mixture containing natural rubber, sulphur (for the vulcanization aspect), carbon black (for the color) and lead (for God alone knows what reason; back in the day, there was added lead in a lot of industrial products).The current cases dating from the late '90s are made of vacuum formed hard black plastic with a black lining. I've a feeling the '135' (and the '8' above that) is the model number which is stamped on the front above the throat A key, and not the serial number. Former oboe finisher. Howarth of London. 1998 - 2010.Date: 2022-11-29 11:25. While it’s great that most USA orchestras use the curtain (blind auditions) for all rounds now, there is a catch that really makes it not a fair fight. Experience is important, of course, so many players are invited to start in either the semifinals or sometimes the final rounds.BE SURE TO GET ONE WITH A BARREL. If anyone is interested in checking them out, the auctions are listed below: $809.00 1407318913 Henri Selmer Silver B Flat Soprano Clarinet. $515.06 1411102165 Selmer Metal Clarinet. $515.00 1407568769 Selmer Paris B-400 clarinet. $405.00 1411463179 Vintage All Silverplate Selmer Paris Clarinet.Frank Yiannas, who worked on the response during the 2022 formula shortage, explained why the agency's response was insufficient It’s been just over a year since the US Food and Dr...Join the ClarinetPages Forum to share your passion for clarinets and other woodwind instruments. Find information, advice, and videos on clarinet history, models, repair, and more.Hell, I used one tonight; we're doing In To The Woods, and I got shanghaied into playing the weird clarinet part which switches to A clarinet for no apparent reason (i.e., it doesn't use the extended range, and the key isn't that extreme). I'm going to have to buy a double stand, since I gave my little folding pegs away to young clarinet players over the past fifteen years.3781 posts · Joined 2000. #16 · Mar 28, 2008. I found a lot of interesting stuff on the Australian Clarinet & Saxophone Web site too. If you're into vintage hardware, and who isn't, our own Steve Sklar's ClarinetPerfection.com has a lot of info. There's not much in the way of a forum or discussion, but some very interesting reading.Irrevocable trusts are an excellent tool for estate planning, especially for grantors who want to reduce their taxable estates. But they must designate them as irrevocable and choo...The Clarinet BBoard. Recently, I had the pleasure to play Brad’s newly introduced EPIC Ligature. His approach in developing this screw-less ligature parallels his craftsmanship and dedication to quality as he has and continues to incorporate into his mouthpieces , barrels and bells.Date: 2005-01-21 14:06. Hank.. Like you, I also picked up a used clarinet, a Vito V40, on eBay for the approximate cost of a box of reeds. It too, only needed minor adjustments (tenon corks, two pads) to make it play perfectly. Cosmetically, it is not "shiny new" but will give a beginner a good starting instrument.Greek Style Clarinet. Author: Fanatic. Date: 2005-08-23 09:31. Hi all, I´m new on this board and my english is not really good but hopefully good enough to understand each other. I´m playing Boehm Sytem Clarinets ( Bb & G or SOL ) and I´m interested in all kind of Balkan music & 1/4 tone Scales. Ok.Bb Clarinet backup = another "T" facing but with a longer lay (more of a European style setup) and a 3 3/4 Signature Legere reed. Bass Clarinet = Vandoren B45 (an old mouthpiece) with a Legere 2 1/2. Bb Contra-Bass Clarinet = a no name mouthpiece with a Legere 2 1/2. Let me say one final comment about your selected reed strength.They became the entry level Custom model in the mid '90s to make way for the YCL-64 which is now the YCL-650. Build quality on the CX is the same as the other Custom series clarinets and I think they have a 14.65mm bore. Former oboe finisher. Howarth of London.Author: JMason Date: 2019-02-20 07:15 I have the barrel you are asking about. This is from another post about tuning problems: I am 66 years old and I play in two different venues;church where the piano is tuned to 440 and most of the time feels like 50 degrees; second a jazz band where the sax player always plays sharp 442 or 443 and won't change so everyone else just tunes to what he is ....