[Dixielandjazz] Metal Clarinets

Mike mike at railroadstjazzwest.com
Sun Sep 2 20:41:59 PDT 2007


I read some time ago that Lester Young used to play on a metal 
clarinet. What are the sound qualities and benefits to having a 
metal versus wood? Were most of these metal ones an Albert 
system type? I think I remember hearing that metal clarinets are 
long out of production.

Mike




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