Klarinet Archive - Posting 000257.txt from 1997/09

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: ending the GreenLine plastic/composite thread
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 14:06:35 -0400

It is possible that I may have misjudged many opinions!

Let me rephrase that: I find the composite plastic to sound much closer
to a wood clarinet than other plastic clarinets.

Roger

On Sat, 6 Sep 1997, Mark Charette wrote:

> Roger Garrett wrote:
> > Most people will agree
> > that the material itself is important in providing a resonating
> > chamber....and the Composite Plastic quality is much closer to a wood
> > clarinet in this regard than other plastic clarinets.
>
> Roger,
> I think you'd find a great many people who'd *disagree* with
> you on acoustic principles. Aesthetically, though, wood is great.
>
> Check
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