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Author: Bandnerd413
Date: 2014-06-18 08:42
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My friend plans on buying a clarinet and wants to know if it is wooden. Unfortunately all I have is this picture of it and I was wondering if you guys knew about it?
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2014-06-18 11:12
so it does to me.
Of course, there are clarinet with wooden bodies and plastic bells or barrels, and vice versa. (my Amati 251 has a plastic body and a wooden bell, one of my Noblets has a hard rubber body and a plastic bell)
Compare the body joints with that wooden bell and you'll know.
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Ben
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2014-06-18 11:12
(double post again...bloody smart phone...)
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Ben
Post Edited (2014-06-18 11:13)
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Author: Funfly
Date: 2014-06-18 16:19
Set a flame to it,
If it melts it's plastic
If it catches fire it's wood.
![[toast]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smiley15.gif)
Martyn Thatcher Mature Student Cheshire U.K.
Clarinet - Yamaha SE Custom
Alto Sax - Yamaha YAS 480
Guitar - Yamaha FG 375-S
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2014-06-18 17:27
You're showing your age Funfly. The float test replaced the burn test years ago. 
It's an old F. E. Olds clarinet. (At least the bell is, can't tell about the rest of it from the picture.) The bell is wood. Can't tell about the rest of it from the picture. Wood or plastic doesn't make much difference here. Tell your friend it isn't worth more than about $60 unless it has a valuable old mouthpiece in the case.
Best regards,
jnk
Post Edited (2014-06-18 22:58)
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2014-06-18 18:21
Grenadilla doesn't float.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: cyclopathic
Date: 2014-06-18 21:54
http://www.clarinetpages.net/vintage-odd-brands/olds-ambassador
http://www.clarinetpages.net/vintage-odd-brands/olds-studio
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2014-06-18 22:56
Chris P. wrote:
"Grenadilla doesn't float."
Depends on what you're trying to float it on, doesn't it? ![[rotate]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smiley25.gif)
Best regards,
jnk
Post Edited (2014-06-18 22:57)
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Author: Ursa
Date: 2014-06-18 23:46
Looks wooden to me. Tho photo also shows a severe case of nickel plating flaking off of the keys. I suggest that your friend NOT consider this clarinet at ANY price.
The Olds "Opera" was made by Buffet and is valuable--the other wooden Olds clarinets were made by Malerne and possibly others, and retain little value in today's market.
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Author: Tom Ridenour
Date: 2014-06-18 23:58
It's wooden. I'd bet heavily on it....
Hold one end of either joint up to the light and look down it.....if it's really shiny and smooth, light may sort of bounce around inside it, it's plastic.
Can do the same thing with mouthpieces or barrels.
Ted R.
Ridenour Clarinet Products,
rclarinetproducts.com
sales@ridenourclarinetproducts.com
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