Clark Fobes Bb Clarinet African Blackwood Barrel

<p><strong>Fits the following instruments:</strong><br><br>Buffet, Yamaha (not CSG), Leblanc, Selmer (vintages 10G and earlier)</p><p>The barrel joint is an extremely important aspect of the overall acoustical design of the clarinet. It has a profound affect on modal ratios (pitch) and tonal coloration. We can think of the barrel as the "interface" between clarinet and mouthpiece.<br><br>Barrel design was dramatically improved with the innovation by Hans Moennig of the inverted cone bore. This is a shape that is suited well to the paradigm of polycylindrical bored clarinets (most Buffets) and the larger bore style mouthpieces preferred by American players.<br><br>FOBES barrels feature an inverted cone style bore and are designed to work in conjunction with FOBES mouthpieces. Improvements you can expect with a FOBES barrel are:<br><br></p><ul><li>Closer twelfth intervals</li><li>Slightly lowered pitch in the tones of the left hand, upper register</li><li>Focused throat tones</li><li>Increased resonance and response</li></ul><p>All FOBES barrels are made from aged African blackwood with NO RINGS for better resonance and warmth.</p>