Author: TomS
Date: 2014-08-01 03:08
A really well designed clarinet made out of hard rubber or some plastics sound as least as good as wood and you will have fewer problems, IMHO. Some research suggests that hard rubber may actually have a better sound that Blackwood. This is, of course, highly subjective and you will get a lot of lively discussion. So, I'd say, don't be afraid of a non-wood instrument such as the Backun Alpha or the Ridenour Lyrique instruments.
I suspect many of the less expensive wooden instruments use really poor material, so you might find plastic or hard rubber a better performer in a given price range.
What matters to your sound is (in this order): you, reed, mouthpiece acoustics, instrument acoustics. The instrument material has less to do with the "sound" but the acoustical design can be very important in the matter of tuning and response.
A seasoned professional can take just about any setup and make it sound pretty good, but an old, not well trained and rusty guy like me needs all the help he can get! Therefore, I am in constant search for items that make for better results with less work ...
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