Klarinet Archive - Posting 000530.txt from 2005/06

From: "Keith" <100012.1302@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] metal clarinets
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 07:03:03 -0400

Dan,

So it had the C#/G# tone hole in the wrong place, just like a wooden
clarinet! Seriously, this is an advantage of one-piece clarinets, that there
are no compromises in the middle of the instrument - this tone hole, and the
bridge mechanism. And the joint makes it weaker. I don't know why plastic
clarinets aren't moulded in one piece, as it makes a lot of sense. (More
expensive mould of course, and this is costly).

Keith Bowen

>
> Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:23:18 -0700
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
> Subject: RE: [kl] metal clarinets
> Message-ID: <FJEKIMDEOJFJPBKBMDOPMECJDIAA.dnleeson@-----.net>
>
> There was one on ebay about two months ago, and it was gorgeous.
> Came apart in 5 pieces just like a wooden clarinet.
>
> Dan Leeson
> DNLeeson@-----.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick Williams [mailto:dickwilliams@-----.com]
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 5:12 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] metal clarinets
>
> In the late 40's I knew a guy with a pair of Selmer metal
> clarinets. They came apart just like the wooden ones. I have
> tried for years to find one (knowing that people consider
> metal inferior). I have had no success.
> Dick Williams

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