Author: Todd W.
Date: 2004-12-02 22:11
Gordon (NZ) --
After reading Margaret's (mags) latest post a couple of times, I'm pretty sure she is referring to a wooden clarinet (even though just before that she was writing about mouthpieces), since the composition of her clarinet was the thrust of her original post.
As to wooden mouthpieces, Greg Smith, for one, has been making them. I believe our Clarinetgrammy plays on one.
Margaret --
Your non-wooden clarinet should be fine for now; you'll be able to learn and play well on it as long as it's kept in good adjustment. If you don't have one, you should get a teacher soon. He or she can advise you when it might be time to "upgrade" to a wooden instrument. The general consensus (but not a unanimous one) is that it's an upgrade because many wooden clarinets have better design and workmanship than some student-level non-wooden clarinets.
As far as the composition of your Hanson (made in Great Britain?) ebonite clarinet is concerned, and its relationship to Resonite, you could try asking (via e-mail, perhaps) the makers.
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