Author: Franklin Liao
Date: 2010-08-13 06:51
Dr. Omar Handerson's comment on Delrin is interesting, since Stephen Fox actually found his Delrin construction to sound wholly darker than his Grenadilla clarinet... in his own words:
"it was quite a shock to discover how radically different they are in character, to the player and even to the listener. The one made from blackwood feels and sounds brighter, with more incisive response; the one in Delrin feels and sounds stronger, darker and heavier, with less immediate response. Of course, one of each is not a large enough statistical sample to prove the point authoritatively, but it is enough to get one thinking, and to put to rest the simplistic “body material can’t possibly have any effect” assumption."
I am still thinking of getting a C clarinet made in Delrin actually.
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