{"id":2201,"date":"2023-01-18T12:06:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elephantfootclarinet.com\/?page_id=2201"},"modified":"2023-02-26T11:35:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T11:35:24","slug":"sizing-fitting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elephantfootclarinet.com\/index.php\/sizing-fitting\/","title":{"rendered":"Sizing &#038; Fitting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need help selecting length and bore for your barrel? Read our guidance below or <a href=\"http:\/\/elephantfootclarinet.com\/index.php\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact us<\/a> for further assistance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p><b>Length<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-angle-right\" style=\"color:#333333\"><\/i> The barrel length determines the general intonation of your instrument<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-angle-right\" style=\"color:#333333\"><\/i> The standard clarinet barrel lengths are 65mm and 66mm (the longer length is typically used throughout summer months when the clarinet tends to be sharper)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-angle-right\" style=\"color:#333333\"><\/i> We recommend you select the same length of your current barrel if you are satisfied with the overall tuning of your instrument<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-angle-right\" style=\"color:#333333\"><\/i> We recommend you select a different length if you want to correct your current tuning: a longer barrel if you are sharp, or a shorter barrel if you are flat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Bore<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-angle-right\" style=\"color:#333333\"><\/i> The barrel bore size largely affects the tuning of your instrument&#8217;s upper joint (your left-hand notes)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-angle-right\" style=\"color:#333333\"><\/i> Clarinet barrel bore sizes vary by brand and model<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-angle-right\" style=\"color:#333333\"><\/i> Learn more about the effect of the barrel bore size on your tuning <a href=\"http:\/\/elephantfootclarinet.com\/index.php\/clarinet-bore-sizes-tuning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-angle-right\" style=\"color:#333333\"><\/i> We recommend you refer to the following table to help you identify the most suitable bore size<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-table su-table-responsive su-table-alternate\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>14.5mm<\/td>\n<td>Some Selmer models (including Recital)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14.65mm<\/td>\n<td>Most Selmer and Backun models<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14.85mm<\/td>\n<td>Most Yamaha and some Buffet models (L\u00e9gende and Tosca)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15mm<\/td>\n<td>Most Buffet models (including R13, RC, Divine, Festival)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need help selecting length and bore for your barrel? Read our guidance below or contact us for further assistance. Length Bore<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elephantfootclarinet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2201"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elephantfootclarinet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elephantfootclarinet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elephantfootclarinet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elephantfootclarinet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2201"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/elephantfootclarinet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2312,"href":"https:\/\/elephantfootclarinet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2201\/revisions\/2312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elephantfootclarinet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}