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Re: Clarinet Staining Hands

Author: Barry Vincent
Date: 2018-05-11 03:19

They are now staining their wooden Clarinets with a substance much like black boot polish. This is because they are running out of the old high quality 'mpingo' granadilla woods. The type that had real 'heft' in it's density and was a lovely intense dark brown that gradually turned to a lovely granadilla black. This high quality African 'Black Wood' has been seriously depleted over the last 30 years or so. They are now using second grade wood for most of their Clarinets but don't tell anyone. They most likely still have stocks of this high grade stuff but they reserve this for the very top end Clarinets.

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Post Edited (2018-05-11 03:21)

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