Morrie backun biography channel

          2 Clarinet Tuning and Voicing with Morrie Backun and Ricardo Morales....

          A family business with humble roots as an instrument repair shop, Backun Musical was founded by Morrie Backun in Be sure to visit the.

        1. Backun Musical Services evolved out of necessity, not by design.
        2. 2 Clarinet Tuning and Voicing with Morrie Backun and Ricardo Morales.
        3. Morrie Backun shows Jessica Phillips some of the backstage repairs she can make to her clarinet in a pinch.
        4. A family business with humble roots as an instrument repair shop, Backun Musical was founded by Morrie Backun in Years later, our family.

          5. Backun Musical Services

          Backun Musical Services Ltd. (BMS) is a Canadian manufacturer of clarinets in bass, B♭ and A and accessories, based in Burnaby, British Columbia.

          History

          In 2000 clarinetist and entrepreneur Morrie Backun opened a small repair shop for woodwind instruments with two employees.

          After having been commissioned by J. Wesley (Wes) Foster, Principal Clarinet of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to overhaul one of his clarinets, Backun was unable to complete the project, as the original barrel of the instrument was missing.

          After consulting with Foster, Backun set out to make a barrel from cocobolo wood (Dalbergia retusa), which became the first Backun Barrel. After a short period of making only barrels, Backun then set out to design a clarinet bell in 2001 and mouthpieces in 2004.[1] Gaining international renown for clarinet barrels, bells and mouthpieces, in addition to designing and modifying clarinets by other makers, Backun was approach