Klarinet Archive - Posting 000736.txt from 2000/08

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Plastic vs. Wood
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:40:08 -0400

From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.com>

> At 04:26 PM 8/23/2000 -0000, Mark C. wrote:
> >Brent,
> >Howarth offers all of their clarinets in a choice of wood or plastic
> (Anatone). It's been mentioned a couple of times recently.
> >
> Unfortunately, they are not readily available, and we have not even
> ANECDOTAL information on how succesful they are.

Your point? The question was:

"Other than the greenline, has any of the "major" manufacturers produced a
"professional level" instrument (even one prototype) from a material other
than wood? "

The Howarth is readily available (I could have ordered one from Howarth last
month at ClarinetFest had I been in the market - I don't know if any were in
their booth since I didn't really look). I haven't read any anecdotal info
either, but that was hardly germane to this particular question.

Mark C.

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