Barrels
To be able to help all our customers find the optimal combination for their sound ideals, SCHWENK & SEGGELKE offers a vast range of barrels, of various designs and inner bores. Furthermore, we will gladly help you find the best possible mouthpiece and reed combination for you and your instrument!
The barrels functions as the link between the clarinet’s tone generator (mouthpiece and reed) and resonator (upper joint, lower joint, and bell). By choosing different barrels, the following aspects are adjustable on a small scope:
- the pitch of the clarinet (about 3-4 Hz)
- the intonation ratio
- the adaptation to different mouthpieces
- the sound quality and, to a certain degree, the air resistance
Choice of Wood
We use grenadilla wood, boxwood and mopane. If you would like to know more about the properties of the woods used, please click here.
Models
Currently, we offer the following model types:
- including two metal rings silver-plated or gold-plated
- as pictured above, but with a larger belly (only for A/B clarinets; without illustrations)
- with two carbon coils
- with a metal ring at the bottom and a carbon coil at the top
- with two wooden rings and a larger belly
We offer the following lengths and bore variants in combination with our mouthpiece types:
Pitch of clarinet | Bore (barrel) | Mouthpiece | Length (barrel) |
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High-Ab/G | 10,5 mm | Mouthpiece SCHWENK & SEGGELKE, tennon diameter 16 mm/length 15mm |
40 - 45 mm |
Eb/D | E (12,6 mm) M (13,2 mm) X (13,5 mm) U (tapered towards the clarinet’s body to 13,2 mm) |
German models tennon diameter 19 mm/length 15 mm |
39 - 44 mm |
French models tennon diameter 20 mm/length 15 mm |
37 - 42 mm | ||
C | 14 mm | German b flat models tennon diameter 23 mm/length 18 mm |
48 - 52 mm |
French b flat models tennon diameter 22,5 mm/length 17,2 mm |
50 - 54 mm | ||
A/B flat french bore |
E (14,5 mm) T (tapered towards the mouthpiece with a 14,7 mm zyl.) U (tapered towards the clarinet’s body with a 14,7 mm zyl.) TX (like T but 14,85 mm) UX (like U but 14,85 mm) TL (like T but 15 mm) |
German b flat models tennon diameter 23 mm/length 18 mm |
62 - 64 mm |
French b flat models tennon diameter 22,5 mm/length 17,2 mm |
63 - 67 mm | ||
A/B flat german bore |
E (14,5mm) M (15 mm) MX (15,2 mm) X (15,5 mm) |
German b flat models tennon diameter 23 mm/length 18 mm |
55 - 61 mm |
French b flat models tennon diameter 22,5 mm/length 17,2 mm |
56 - 62 mm |
Combinations
3 types of wood x 5 model variations x 16 different bores x 32 lengths equal 7680 possible combinations! (Please understand that given this rather large number, the number of pieces in stock is limited and waiting periods may arise.)
Custom made barrels
Note: Of course, we are able to custom-make barrels for clarinets made by other manufacturers. It, however, requires time and the following information:
- which mouthpiece would you like to use?
- which length should the barrel be?
- which measurements does the clarinet’s upper tenon have?
- which bore, wood, and design would you like the barrel to have?
Should you be unable to provide this information, please come to our workshop for a personal consultation. To make an appointment, please contact us here.
Prices
Our current prices for the products mentioned above can be found here.
Should you have any questions or special requirements,
please don’t hesitate to contact us!