[Dixielandjazz] Metal Clarinets

[Mike]

Yes, I saw a guy playing on the street(Disabled Veteran) 
sometime back and he said he hates plastic clarinets but his 
wooden buffet was stolen. I think he was saying the tone wasn't 
as warm as a wood one or something to that degree.

Mike


Andy.Ling at Quantel.Com wrote:
> 
> I think most metal clarinets were the Boehem system. The main
> advantage was that they didn't crack an so could withstand
> much more abuse than a wooden one. This has been largely
> superseded by the modern plastic clarinet.