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 Re: Why arent plastic clarinets made with wooden dimensions?
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2008-04-08 09:13

Howarth have made several pro model clarinets in plastic (and what with the jet black shiny plastic and the silver plated keywork, they do look nice), using the same dimensions as their wooden counterparts as the joints are turned and bored in the same manner.

But it's the general attitude of buyers that they don't want to pay the same price for a plastic bodied clarinet as a wooden one (as plastic is usually considered cheap or for student instruments) - even though the manufacturing cost can be much higher with plastic instruments due to some of the difficulties of working with plastic compared to wood.

I've only compared all plastic cors anglais with all wooden ones (of an identical model, body material being the difference), and there's an obvious difference in sound between them - the all plastic ones being more brash or raw (or 'open') in tone in comparison to all wooden ones which have more resonance when played with the same reed and crook.

I know my plastic Yamaha YCL-24 is a student model, but it's pretty much based on a Selmer Series 9. It plays just as well as the Selmer, but lacks the tonal depth. Though that's not to say it has a poor tone in comparison - it's just a different tone, but still very much a clarinet tone and one I can live with and wouldn't be afraid to use it in an orchestral setting.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

Post Edited (2008-04-08 11:08)
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