Besides the mouthpiece, the barrel has perhaps the greatest affect on the playability of your clarinet. In addition, the barrel is the first piece of the clarinet to "blow out", and by this, I mean that the dimensions of the barrel change from their stock values. This...

All instruments deteriorate over time, and gradual changes in feel, tuning, spring tension, etc. can easily go unnoticed to the player. This guide is meant to help recognize the most frequent aspects of the clarinet to come out of adjustment, which are usually...

Choosing the right clarinet barrel is critical. Besides the mouthpiece, the barrel has the greatest effect on playability of any part of the clarinet. A barrel which plays incredibly well on one instrument may not play well with another. Even though the clarinet...