Klarinet Archive - Posting 000488.txt from 2005/06

From: David Niethamer <niethamer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] beginner's clarinet
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 01:38:35 -0400


On Jun 24, 2005, at 11:19 AM, sarah elbaz wrote:

> Would you like to play a plastic flute?
>
There is in fact a carbon fiber (plastic) flute now available that is
quite good and quite pricey. Those flutists that can afford one or have
played it are quite happy with it.

My understanding is that student level plastic clarinets are not
usually made to the same high standards as a professional model wooden
clarinet made by a major manufacturer. It's the standard of manufacture
that determines the quality of the instrument, and not the material
alone. As we've discussed here before, the Buffet Greenline is,
strictly speaking, a "plastic" (composite material) clarinet. Not that
Buffet admits this in public.

David B. Niethamer
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/index.html

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