Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2015-02-04 18:42
Boxwood warps quickly and continuously. (I've seen a photo of a recorder warped 45 degrees.) This is OK for keyless instruments and (marginally) for 5-key clarinets, but not for more complex keywork, particularly with long vertically-oriented keys or posts. For a while, I owned a Fox 5-key Bb http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/Classical_clarinet.html, but it required frequent oiling and even then became unplayable. I eventually sold it back to him.
In particular, I've been told that Bill McColl's boxwood R13 needs adjustment every few hours and that he no longer uses it, for that reason.
Kal Opperman made me a boxwood barrel, which plays great but warps so quickly that it needs re-reaming every month.
The only boxwood instruments I have are recorders and a 1-key flute, all of which are lined with epoxy. Even then, they've warped a bit.
Too bad Tony Pay is gone. He's performed on many boxwood instruments.
Ken Shaw
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