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Re: Resonator pads

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2022-06-22 05:13

It's always hard to pin down the very first time something has been done. Much easier to say "the first I heard of," so the first use of resonator pads on soprano clarinets that caught my attention was on the very expensive, thin walled Buffet Elite model that came out in the 1970s, as I recall. Later on, Selmer used them on the lower joint of its St. Louis model clarinet. In England, Peter Eaton offered resonators on some of his high-end handmade clarinets. Some of the Leblanc Opus clarinets designed by Ridenour had resonator pads and some did not. None of these innovations seems to have become mainstream or something most players expect to have on a Bb or A clarinet. Collectors of old metal clarinets might have something to say about this. I dimly recall some old metal models that had resonators but cannot remember the brand names or models.

Post Edited (2022-06-22 05:30)

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