Klarinet Archive - Posting 000139.txt from 2000/05

From: "Kevin Callahan" <kionon@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Metal clarinets
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 18:15:39 -0400

>From: Lars Kirmser <syrinx@-----.com>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: Re: [kl] Metal clarinets
>Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 10:13:40 -0700
>
> >Before WW2, metal clarinets were mass produced by thr thousands to fill a
> >huge growing market for tough, durable, low maintainance clarinets
>(schools
> >mostly

<snip>

>As to the reason for metal clarinets, it was (as I
>understand history) an attempt at duplicating the same (extremely
>successful) transition that the flute went through (from wood to metal)
>only a few short years earlier.

That's what I thought, considering once the metal flute took over, there
seemed no going back for that part of the market.

Kevin Callahan
The cheese stands alone
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