Klarinet Archive - Posting 000351.txt from 2002/05

From: w7wright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Metal clarinets
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 13:25:06 -0400

<><> Gary Van Cott wrote:
I think metal clarinet and quality are pretty much mutually exclusive
terms.

<><> Dan Leeson wrote:
What makes you say this, Gary?

I don't know what Gary's opinion is, but mine is that metal clarinets
are built for the inexpensive market, and hence their keys are pot
metal, the barrel is a straight cylinder, etc etc.

I expect that a metal clarinet could be built to play well (but perhaps
not identically to wood) (and would cost more than $450) if someone
wanted to do so.

Cheers,
Bill

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