Klarinet Archive - Posting 000446.txt from 2004/01

From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: Re: [kl] Rosewood
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:47:20 -0500

David=A0McClune wrote:

> Do a search on exotic wood. There are many
> suppliers in this country and some even
> promote 'instrument' sized wood.

Thank you for the hint. It's often said that the wood in a clarinet
costs very little. One dealer advertises (and this is at retail
prices) a complete "clarinet wood set" of blackwood for $85.

The same dealer also offers three different "rosewoods" from Madagascar,
India, and Bolivia. I'm not to the point where such details make a
difference yet, but I can't help wondering if the name "India" or
"Madagascar" or "Bolivia is more significant than the differences
between individual pieces of wood regardless of their origin?

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Klarinet is a service of Woodwind.Org, Inc. http://www.woodwind.org

   
     Copyright © Woodwind.Org, Inc. All Rights Reserved    Privacy Policy    Contact charette@woodwind.org