Klarinet Archive - Posting 000195.txt from 1997/01

From: Paul Lindemeyer <paulwl@-----.NET>
Subj: Conn Propeller Wood Clarinet?
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 15:32:23 -0500

During the 1940s, the Conn Company made clarinets of light brown wood
supposedly bought from Hamilton Standard, a maker of aircraft
propellers.

What kind of wood was this? Was grenadilla unavailable during World War
2? Where does it come from? Are these particularly good or particularly
not-so-good instruments?

Thanks in advance.

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