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Re: Giving a clarinet a new lease of life by changing the upper joint

Author: Kalashnikirby
Date: 2019-10-03 20:22

Dear ruben,

Thanks for your feedback! The person you work with, as in, your boss? Well, no doubt this opinion can be found everywhere and that’s one reason why ebonite instruments aren’t really common. I‘d ask: Habe they tried on their own? Then I‘d be inclined to believe them.
The Zoom barrel of course contradicts that, with Backun on the other hand offering different wood options for their barrels.

Backun even made their carbon clarinets with an wooden inner bore. So we have very different concepts on the market right now, sadly there’s hardly anyone truly commited to sustainability. I mean, I’ve overhauled 3 bundy altos, and if only their keywork (especially plating) was made with a little more quality in mind, they‘d be great instruments. Given their age and intended use it’s pretty fantastic they’re still in use anyways. And that is exactly what no one cares to make today to be sure, those altos were only conceived to supply school bands with cheap instruments.

In conclusion, this is kind of a 1st world problem, there’s apparently no real demand for procedures to make the upper joint more durable (apart from Ridenour instruments, but let’s not again discuss wood vs ebonite...). Maybe Grenadilla simply lasts long enough already. And renember, „true“ Wurlitzers nowadays reach crazy prizes, despite their age. Uebels from the 50s are also pretty great and not that cheap, though they’re antiques in the clarinet world.

Post Edited (2019-10-03 20:24)

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