Recently, I had the privilege of going to a wonderful Jazz camp (Camp Heebie Jeebies in Seeley Lake, Montana for those of you who are interested) and while I was there, I was told about a type of barrel that I might want to look into by one of my instructors (John Goodrich if any of you know him).

The problem is, I can`t remember the exact name of the barrel and most sites on the net I visit don`t have pictures of the barrels they do sell, so I can`t confirm it is the right barrel. My local store would have to order the barrel in for me because they do not normally sell barrels.

The barrel itself is metal (At least on the outside, not sure about the inside). It kind of has a rampart-like surface on the outside... From what I was told, this design of barrel acts "like a radiator... It helps to keep the instrument at a good temperature to prevent it from getting very far off of the pitch..."

Any help is greatly appreciated...

Up!

Are these the DEG Accubore tuining barrels? There is a "series C" for Yamaha, Leblanc & Selmer clarinets and a "series B" for Buffet. They are made of aluminum.

No...

This is actually really hard to describe lol...

All around the outside it kind of looks like a rampart... If that helps...

I am surprised that many of you don`t know what this is... I saw several clainet players using these down at a jazz festival 1 month ago...

Well... Keep looking!

Why don`t you try and contact that instructor? Perhaps by looking at websites, you will find it.

www.wwbw.com

I have checked www.wwbw.com and many other places... The problem with contacting John Goodrich is he travels often, so it is very hard to get to reach him, but thank you for your help anyway!