Klarinet Archive - Posting 000451.txt from 2004/01

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Rosewood
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 14:14:23 -0500

Ormondtoby Montoya wrote:

> David McClune wrote:
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>
>>Do a search on exotic wood. There are many
>>suppliers in this country and some even
>>promote 'instrument' sized wood.
>
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> 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?
>
Would not the climate, particularly the rainfall to say nothing of the
heat and humidity, affect the character of the wood?

Dan

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