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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2023-06-02 21:27
Why did the orchestral flute market turn *from* wood (I'm assuming from the old flutes' appearance grenadilla) to metal? I have always understood from anecdotal stories that metal was potentially louder and would carry better in large orchestras and large concert halls. But clarinets made of metal are now dinosaurs that are found mostly on E-bay. Metal was replaced for student clarinets shortly after WW II by plastic. But back in the mid-20th century, when I was growing up, SecondTry's assessment is correct - plastic was considered adequate for a student, but good player needed a good clarinet - i.e. one made of wood, which back then meant grenadilla.
So, if flutes - even in the top orchestras - could make the opposite jump *away* from wood, I don't see a reason why clarinetists can't make a similar leap away from an endangered material that takes decades to replace (wood) to a material that can be manufactured at a scale to meet the demand.
I do worry in general about finding new uses for petroleum-based materials. Apart from the disposal problem, there are the forecasts that the supply of petroleum is finite and liable to run out within most of our lifetimes. But there might be a great future for instruments made of materials produced from plants that can be farmed and replaced in a matter of a year or two. The problem may be that someone would need to be financially equipped to do this kind of research.
Karl
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