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Re: Playing a metal clarinet

Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2013-02-08 12:08

Paul,

a metal clarinet body has a thermal expansion coefficient that is very close to the keywork's coefficient, hence the possibility of binding keywork is very small as they expand and contract in very similar magnitudes. Plastic "works" far more than metal.

I've played in freezing (-15°C) temperature with both plastic (Bundy) and metal clarinets, and the Bundy would bind while the metal one would not.

--
Ben

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