Klarinet Archive - Posting 000108.txt from 1998/05

From: BooseyH <BooseyH@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: Wood 101
Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 12:39:20 -0400

Dear Cindy,

The difference between the appearance of grenadilla and rosewood is first the
color. Grenadilla is dark black and sometimes has clear flaming. Rosewood is
clear brown and can be dark brown with a lot of fiber. With respect to one
another, rosewood is less dense than grenadilla wood. I don't know about the
North American market, but in Europe, rosewood and other "precious" woods are
used rarely with a few exceptions. One being chamber music because of the
matched tone and sound color with the other woodwinds like bassoons, flutes,
and french horns. I know you asked about clarinets, but there are also oboes
made of rosewood and other materials that are used for the same purpose. This
wood comes from Honduras, generally, and also Brazil.

I hope this helps.

Musically Yours,
Francois Kloc
Woodwind Product Specialist
Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments, Inc.

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