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historical woodwinds
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Period
instrument replicas are available covering the history of the clarinet
from its invention to the turn of the 20th century. Other woodwinds
are also being added. They are based on exhaustive examination and
measurement of specific instruments in museums and private collections,
and are built with a commitment to both authenticity and performing quality.
The instruments described on the following pages are some representative
designs.
Baroque clarinets in D and C (2-3 key) Classical clarinets in Bb, A and C (5-12 key) early Romantic clarinets in Bb and A Baermann
system clarinets in Bb, A and C
Body material is normally boxwood. Pearwood is a practical, historically authentic and slightly lower-cost option, especially for student and amateur use. Grenadilla was sometimes used for flutes as early as 1800, though for clarinets not until the 1840s in France and the 1890s in Germany. (Exploration is being carried out towards offering a Classical clarinet with a synthetic body, which would be ideal for music schools; please check back for further developments.) Keys on earlier (pre ca. 1850) instruments are brass, on later instruments nickel silver (or silver for flutes). Where applicable, realistic synthetic ivory is used for socket rings. Mouthpieces of the correct types (usually resin castings) are supplied with all instruments. Pitch standards are normally A415 for Baroque reproductions A430 for Classical instruments and A440 for Romantic models (based on convenient simplification of the real historical situation!), though any pitch can be specified. For information on ordering, click here. |