Tuning Rings

Our tuning rings are made from solid brass and sized at 0.5mm, .75mm and 1.0mm. We have found that solid brass rings provide increased resonance and projection. Available for Bb/A clarinet, or Eb clarinet.We also sell tuning rings for the bell joint, available in a set with Bb/A tuning rings. The set includes 1 bell ring with the three sizes of barrel ring. We currently do not offer bell tuning rings for Eb clarinet - instead we recommend our Eb clarinet extension. Why use a tuning ring? When you pull out the barrel or the middle joint you create a gap that acts like an enlargement in the bore, which always affects the pitch adversely. In the case of Buffet clarinets, the pitch of throat E and F drop significantly when that gap is present, more so than the tones above and below. Also, most manufacturers make barrel joint sockets with a gap of anywhere from .005" - .010" between the barrel joint and the top joint of the clarinet. Adding a ring will reduce this descrepency. I find that w