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Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids

Author: ClaV  Date:   2015-07-27 15:25 Bakelite density is ca. 1.36 g/mL (cm cubed). Grenadilla (Dalbergia melanoxylon) density is 1.2-1.25 g/ml. Delrin (one of the favoured synthetic thermoplastics for clarinets) density is 1.4 g/ml. Delrin clarinets can be made lighter using thinner walls, since Delrin is strong. So the main reason that bakelite clarinets are heavier is inferior mechanical properties of bakelite (and molding process) that necessitated thicker walls. Those Soviet bakelite oboes and clarinets were one of the factors that there are so much less Russian clarinetists known compared to violin and piano players

Topics	Author	Date
Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-07-26 20:31
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Tony F	2015-07-27 04:06
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	ClaV	2015-07-27 07:02
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-07-27 07:03
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-07-27 07:42
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Chris P	2015-07-27 10:33
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids	ClaV	2015-07-27 15:25
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-07-27 16:47
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-07-27 17:09
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-07-27 21:21
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	ClaV	2015-07-28 07:06
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-07-28 14:34
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	ClaV	2015-07-28 16:56
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-07-28 18:09
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Chris P	2015-07-28 18:13
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	ClaV	2015-07-28 20:14
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	ClaV	2015-07-28 20:32
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Chris P	2015-07-28 20:39
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-07-29 06:30
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-07-29 07:01
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	ClaV	2015-07-30 01:44
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-07-30 08:21
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Ursa	2015-07-31 00:07
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-08-03 02:04
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-08-03 23:58
Re: Bakelite Clarinets / hybrids  new	Silversorcerer	2015-08-04 00:15

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