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 Clarinet Materials
Author: am0032 
Date:   2006-06-30 14:17

Lately I have been hearing alot about different materials used for mouthpieces and clarinets. Hard rubber seems to be the material of choice for most mouthpieces and Brad Behn now has a hard rubber to replicate that of the great mouthpieces of the past. If hard rubber is such a great material, why aren't more barrels, bells, and clarinets made of this material?

Secondly, grenadilla wood is the most common material used to make clarinets. I've heard that the main reason grenadilla wood is used is because it is easy to machine and a relatively stable wood, not its tonal properties.

Lastly, cocobolo wood is known to be not as stable a material as grenadilla. Has anyone had experience with cocobolo products changing signifigantly over time?

I wanted to get some thoughts on the hard rubber, grenadilla, cocobolo materials that are used for the different parts of clarinets.

Adam
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