Wood or Metal Clarinet Article

[Gandalfe]

Although the prediction that metal clarinets would become de rigueur proved to be false, this is an interesting read. Note, it was written in The Melody Maker in the late 1920's by a well known clarinet player, Ralph Dunbar.

 

[pete]

One of my favorite clarinets was metal. Two of my other favorite metal clarinets are the ones Gandalfe owns.

 

[Notes_Norton]

My little sister had a metal clarinet. It sounded very clarinet-ish which surprised me at the time (we were both quite young then).

I was silver color, so I suspect brass with a silver plate, but I could be mistaken. It was a very long time ago.

Notes ♫

 

[Gandalfe]

One of my favorite clarinets was metal. Two of my other favorite metal clarinets are the ones Gandalfe owns.

I sold the lovely Albert metal clarinet to an avid user. I only that the Selmer Paris one left and I haven't touched it in years.

 

[gurzil]

I sold the lovely Albert metal clarinet to an avid user. I only that the Selmer Paris one left and I haven't touched it in years.

Speaking of metal albert clarinets, there are current ones (and boehm) made by Martin Foag.

Hohe Klarinetten - Foag

musik-foag.de

And if you keep digging, you find the contra-alto with cable keywork. Metal bodied, naturlich.

Fertigstellung Kontraaltklarinette

Die Entwicklung unserer Kontraaltklarinette bis tief A im Deutschen System ist abgeschlossen. Sie wurde aus Metall gefertigt und hat ein Oberflächenfinish in schwarz mit versilberten Klappen. Die durchdachte Klappenmechanik ist einzigartig. ...

musik-foag.de

 

[pete]

I sold the lovely Albert metal clarinet to an avid user. I only that the Selmer Paris one left and I haven't touched it in years.

If you send it to me, I'll ...

1. Pay for shipping.
2. Play it daily.
3. Actually publish another instrument article.