DEG Tuning Barrels; E. Daniels opinions of

George Geschwend

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Jan 28, 2001, 6:07:36 PM1/28/01

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I just received two different DEG Accubore E. Daniels clarinet barrels
(model P 65 mm a model R 66 mm).for trial. ..I like the model P 65 mm
pretty much.I ordered the model P because it was supposed to project the
sound better. I have not tried the model R 66 mm yet. The only thing I
don't like is they are made of some sort of hard rubber material. I
play through a microphone most of the time so the sound won't be as
"woody" as I'd like anyway. So unless I would be recording it wouldn't
matter. Does any body have anything to say good or bad about these
barrels?

George Geschwend

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Jan 28, 2001, 6:14:44 PM1/28/01

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Sound won't be as woody? How does woody sound?

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Mark Charette

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Jan 29, 2001, 1:25:46 AM1/29/01

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Clark Fobes makes a wooden barrel with hard rubber insert - what kind of
sound would _that_ make ...

Mark C.

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George Geschwend

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Jan 31, 2001, 3:07:41 PM1/31/01

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Let me clarify what I mean by "less woody" = more like a plastic clarinet...to my ear a little brighter, frail --that is the best way I can describe it. My grenadilla wood barrel has a different timbre or tone color that I would best describe as more resonate and darker than the DEG Barrel.I like the grenadilla wood barrel that came with my Selmer Series 10,but it is abnormally short (60mm long!!! don't ask). So, I decided to go barrel hunting!!!

At this point I am satisfied with the DEG because it does alow me to play louder and be heard in the mix of amplified instruments (which is why I got the barrel). It is a trade off though; more volume of sound for less of my desired timbre on my clarinet. Just a harmless opinion and nothing else; I am not trying to smight the DEG people. For the price ($59.95) it seems to do the trick. I just wanted to see If anyone else was currently using or had used the Eddie Daniels Accurbore barrels,and had any feelings one way or the other about them.

Rich R

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Feb 2, 2001, 12:51:30 PM2/2/01

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George,

Several in our Jazz Band use the Accubore barrel. I use the Click
Barrel myself. The ones using the Accubore are Sax players doubling on
Clarinet. They are very pleased with the tuning barrel and really
notice little difference between that and the wooden tuning barrel.

I used one of the barrels when my Click broke down and found it was
good. Used it on my Selmer and Yamaha clarinets. I really noticed no
difference from that of the wooden barrel (Yamaha Clarinet) in that
environment.

With the Click barrel I do notice a slight change in the tone from that
of the wood barrel on my Yamaha. For The Selmer the percieved
defference is less. I am not really sure whether it is me or for real,
because the difference is not noticble by the other musicians in the
group. So it may just be my imagination.

This may also be the case with your "less woody" sound. It may just be
a feel (difference in backpressure you feel in your throat), but I also
did feel a slight difference with the Accubore. Not sure if this does
or does not help. I may suggest that in a Jazz/Swing environment the
difference (if any) may not be of any concern. For a classical
environment (actually academic environment) I really have no answer.

Rich R.

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