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Author: emie_em<3
Date: 2011-07-27 01:29
I have a Vito clarinet (no idea on the model) that I'm not sure if it's wood or plastic. It's about 5 years old or so. The exterior looks to have a wood grain, but the interior looks to be made of plastic, so I'm not sure which it is. It's also heavier than other plastic clarinets I've seen, but not as heavy as the wood clarinets I know of. I have a feeling that it's plastic. Anyone able to tell if it's wood or plastic?
Post Edited (2011-07-27 01:33)
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Author: TJTG
Date: 2011-07-27 01:41
I would say to put your piney finger in the bore and just feel around. If it is as smooth as glass it's plastic. Even the most well polished clarinet will show its grain on the bore. Try playing it for 10 or 15 minutes, then feel the inside of the top join. That should be enough time to raise the bore slightly and let you know... There are other methods but that is completely non-evasive.
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Author: emie_em<3
Date: 2011-07-27 02:22
TJTG wrote:
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> I would say to put your piney finger in the bore and just feel
> around. If it is as smooth as glass it's plastic. Even the most
> well polished clarinet will show its grain on the bore. Try
> playing it for 10 or 15 minutes, then feel the inside of the
> top join. That should be enough time to raise the bore slightly
> and let you know... There are other methods but that is
> completely non-evasive.
Thank you! With that, I found out that my clarinet is definitely plastic then.
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Author: Barry Vincent
Date: 2011-07-27 03:22
Seeing that it is a nonexpensive student instrument , an evasive way of finding out if it's plastic / wood / rubber is to heat up a needle and make contact with one of the flat ends (tenons) Make sure you're wearing gloves of course. The result is the distintive smell of plastic or rubber, wood will not have much of a odour with this small test. The actual damage is minimal despite what some drama queens here may say otherwise.
Anyway, most of the more expensive instruments would not be made of plastic or rubber (Ebonite) although some of the professional clarinets of the 30 s & 40s where apparently made of Ebonite.
Skyfacer
Post Edited (2011-07-27 03:23)
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