Hand-Crafted Clarinet Barrels by Wesley Rice
Made to exacting standards from the highest quality materials, these barrels will improve every aspect of your clarinet playing. They will make any clarinet sound better, and can even breathe new life into an old clarinet!
- Improved Resonance from Ringless Design
- Better Focus from Reverse Taper Bore
- Enhanced Response
- Improved Tuning (See Chart Below)
These barrels are made from beautiful unstained Grenadilla wood with a ringless design for better resonance. The bore uses a reverse taper, which focuses the sound and makes your clarinet easier to play.
Delrin Clarinet Barrel
Delrin is a dense composite material which possesses acoustical properties similar to grenadilla wood. The design of the Delrin clarinet barrel is identical to the wooden clarinet barrel and is made to the highest standards of accuracy.
On some clarinets, a Delrin clarinet barrel will actually sound better than a wooden barrel, so it's always a good idea to try a few of each. Since Delrin is a composite material, you will never have to worry about the barrel warping, cracking, or changing over time.
Testimonials
"...The barrel you made me is really beautiful. It places the clarinet "dead on" in tune. Thank you. As we discussed over the phone the clarinet was impossible to keep in tune; problem solved..."
"...Your barrel takes this instrument to an even higher level..."
Wooden Clarinet Barrel
Delrin Clarinet Barrel
"...I feel that clarinetists should give serious consideration to your handmade barrels as I have found them to rank most favorably in side by side trials with well-established leading competitors."
Trial Policy
Because of the high standards of manufacture, all of the barrels above are practically identical. However, certain ones will play better with certain instruments. Because of this, your best option is to purchase multiple barrels and keep the best one. I would recommend trying a few wooden and a few Delrin barrels - at least two of each. Simply send back the unwanted ones, and your card will be credited.
Barrels are available for trial for seven days after their arrival. Barrels returned in good condition and postmarked within this trial period will be credited back to your card (minus a $5.00 trial fee for each barrel).Tuning
The Wesley Rice Clarinet Barrel has a smoother tuning curve than a stock barrel. Overall, the notes that were flat with a stock barrel are closer to being in tune, and the sharp upper register notes are brought down. This results in easier tuning with ensembles, and more attention can be given to other areas of your playing.
