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RE: Opinions about metal clarinets?

Author: Willie
Date: 1999-08-06 22:11

I woundn't show up at a concert band or or orchestra with a metal "lightning rod" 'cuz the conducter will probably impale you with his baton. They want a horn that has a definate clarinet sound as that is the voice you are expected to make when you sit in that section. However I have heard jazz played on a "good" metal clarinet that sounde pretty darned good. It was different but not bad. I have three. The Holton is gold laquered like a sax (looks great but sounds crappy, an Olds that looks like silver (sounds like metal} and an Elkhart that is silver and it sounds pretty good. However it just doesn't have that beautiful mellow tone of a good wooden horn.

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