Klarinet Archive - Posting 000768.txt from 1998/09

From: "Dee Hays" <deerich@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Solid Aluminum Clarinets?
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 20:56:41 -0400

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From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
Date: Monday, September 21, 1998 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Solid Aluminum Clarinets?

>Personally I'd like to see a composite graphite clarinet. Lightweight,
>low thermal conductivity, low thermal expansion, relatively easy to
>manufacture, strong, and pretty easy to do finish work on (after
>spinning, cutting, shaping, and boring).
>
>The finished product could look just like wood, too!

Now there's an interesting idea. How does the raw cost of the material
stack up? I don't get the chance to work with this material in my field.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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