Klarinet Archive - Posting 000742.txt from 1996/08

From: Elizabeth Lim <ejlim@-----.AU>
Subj: wood vs plastic
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 21:00:09 -0400

Buffet Crampon's top of the line models -RC Prestige and Festival- don't
have dyed wood. I understood whilst visiting the factory in France that
the best wood is claimed by these models because of this, especially
because it is important that the different parts of the instrument, i.e.
bell, barrel, upper and lower joints, are uniform in appearance.

I have also come across students of mine with Leblanc Noblets that had
mixed plastic and wooden parts.
--
Elizabeth Lim